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Speakers Urge States To Tame Swaps Market
By Jim ConnollyWitnesses testified at a National Conference of Insurance Legislators hearing that state insurance legislators should act to put credit default swaps under the jurisdiction of state insurance regulators.
January 23, 2009
NAHU, AARP Welcome Passage Of COBRA Expansion BillThe National Association of Health Underwriters and AARP both are welcoming House committee approval of a bill that would help laid-off workers pay to continue their health benefits.
January 23, 2009
Personnel Changes: UnitedHealth, MassMutual, OthersUnitedHealth Group Inc. has hired Larry Renfro to take over as chief executive officer of its Ovations unit and executive vice president at the parent company.
January 23, 2009
Lawmakers Consider Dramatic COBRA Expansion - UpdatedThe House Ways and Means Committee today marked up a bill that could subsidize the cost of continuing group health coverage for laid-off workers and cut workers' share of the premiums to 35%.
January 23, 2009
Rating Agencies Bless Scottish Re DealHannover R?ckversicherung A.G. has agreed to acquire a block of U.S. individual life reinsurance business from affiliates of Scottish Re Group Ltd. through a reinsurance and asset purchase deal.
January 22, 2009
Settlement Firm Steps Up Financing SearchAdvanced Settlements Inc. has set up a global capital markets department to help it find new financing sources.
January 22, 2009
Bank Affiliate Makes HSA DealUMB Healthcare Services has acquired a block of 315 health savings accounts and a block of 308 medical savings accounts from Benefit Administrators.
January 22, 2009
Should Government Plan Members Seek Care Overseas?A medical travel company says Medicare and Medicaid plans should consider helping participants go outside the United States when non-U.S. health care is less expensive.