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  • Anger greets decision not to fund MS treatment trials Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:57AMMultiple sclerosis patients and some doctors are angry that the federal government is taking a wait-and-see approach toward funding clinical studies on the so-called "liberation treatment."
  • Thai-ASEAN News Network Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:53AMThe prime minister has ordered governmental agencies to help promote an increase the number of insurance policy holders with a target of more than 20 percent of the population as the private sector suggests tax incentives to achieve the goal.
  • Race for State Rep: This week's question -- cuts to local aid Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:56AMGiven the state’s current fiscal realities, would you consider making further cuts to local aid? Why or why not, and if not, how would you avoid them?
  • Generate required level of awareness about insurance benefits to poor: Mukherjee Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:30AMFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday asked the insurance companies to create awareness among the poor and vulnerable section of the society especially the people living in rural areas so that they can avail the benefits of financial services.
  • Affordable Ohio Health Insurance Plans Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:28AMColumbus - Many leading insurance companies offer affordable Ohio health insurance plans. Health insurance websites that represent major healthcare providers provide information on various plans so that consumers can compare the benefits offered and find the one that best suits their needs.
  • Don't lie: Your Life Insurance Depends On it Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:58AMYour medical decisions won't block a life insurance claim, but fraud's another matter. Don't do it.
  • Feinberg Let BP Go Back On Its Word to Compensate "All Legitimate Claims" Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:07AMRead Rep. John Conyers's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com
  • Rep. John Conyers: Feinberg Let BP Go Back On Its Word to Compensate "All Legitimate Claims" Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:47AMSince the Deepwater Horizon exploded on April 20, ending the lives of eleven men, injuring many others, and causing the largest environmental disaster in United...
  • BLM offers firewood cutting permits in county Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:09AMResidents of Lyon County will be able to cut firewood in the BLM's Red Canyon Firewood Cutting Area, a 30-acre site approximately eight miles north of Wellington.
  • Don't lie: Your life insurance depends on it Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:40AMCould the medical decisions you make tomorrow inadvertently void the life insurance policy you purchase today?
  • Saul Friedman: The Downside of Medicare--And Alternatives Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:01PMThose of us of a certain age sing the praises of Medicare, which thanks to the recently passed health reforms, according to the latest...
  • AIG Weighs Scaling Back Taiwan Life Unit After Sale Is Rejected Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:58PMAmerican International Group Inc., the insurer selling assets to repay a bailout, will consider scaling back operations at its Taiwan unit after a planned $2.15 billion sale of the business was rejected by local regulators.
  • E-mail letters, Aug 31, 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:48PMWhen Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., appeared to be in hot water over his various dealings, Colorado 3rd District Rep. John Salazar, also a Democrat, was quick to distance himself from Charlie.
  • Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Prepares as Hurricane Earl Approaches East Coast Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:51PMCOLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the National Hurricane Center issues a hurricane watch for the North Carolina coast, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company claims representatives and agents are preparing to assist customers should Hurricane Earl become a weather-related disaster. As weather alerts and reports from around the country track the storm patterns, Nationwide has people and resources ...
  • Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Prepares as Hurricane Earl Approaches East Coast Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:47PMCOLUMBUS, Ohio----As the National Hurricane Center issues a hurricane watch for the North Carolina coast, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company claims representatives and agents are preparing to assist customers should Hurricane Earl become a weather-related disaster.
  • Fitch Affirms CIGNA's Ratings on Acquisition Announcement; Outlook Negative Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:35PMCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed CIGNA Corporation's (CIGNA) 'BBB+' Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and related ratings (see full rating list below). The rating actions follow CIGNA's announced acquisition of Vanbreda International. The Rating Outlooks on CIGNA and its subsidiaries remain Negative. The rating rationale for today's action is Fitch's belief that the acquisition's ...
  • Fitch Affirms CIGNA's Ratings on Acquisition Announcement; Outlook Negative Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:22PMCHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has affirmed CIGNA Corporation's 'BBB+' Issuer Default Rating and related ratings . The rating actions follow CIGNA's announced acquisition of Vanbreda International.
  • If I am not for myself: The Trials and the Triumphs of the Transgendered Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:42PM“If I am not for myself, who will be? If I am for myself alone, what am I? And if not now, when?” It is unknown whether the legendary Rabbi Hillel ever knew any transgender people, for certainly they were around in his time. Regardless, his famous (translated) quote seems to fit perfectly.
  • A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of CIGNA Healthcare of Utah, Inc. Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:08AMOLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has withdrawn the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” and assigned an NR-5 (Not Formally Followed) to the FSR and an “nr” to the ICR of CIGNA Healthcare of Utah, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT). The company is a former subsidiary of CIGNA Corporation [NYSE: CI]. CIGNA Healthcare of Utah, Inc. ceased ...
  • Vernon official relieved of duties pending city review of finances Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:58PMExecutive got $243,898 through a consulting firm headed by his wife plus an annual salary of more than $380,000. He claimed to have worked six months straight, including 13 hours on New Year's Day. One of California's highest-paid public employees has been relieved of his duties while Vernon officials conduct a "comprehensive review" of his and his wife's financial dealings with the well-heeled ...
  • Labour and Employment Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:29AMThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended ("PPACA"), requires group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide both an internal claims and appeals process and an external review process.
  • AWA director expenses made public Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:19AMEditors Note: This is the first in an open-ended series about public monies and benefits currently being collected by elected government officials.
  • Connectyx Technologies expands relationship with MASA for healthcare program Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:48AMConnectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has expanded its relationship with MASA Assist, one of the country's leading Medical Evacuation Companies with over 500,000 members.
  • Grief counseling requests rise in wake of state worker suicides Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:48AMState employee suicides triggered more than twice the number of calls for workplace grief counseling last year compared with 2008, a change that occurred during an unusual period of turmoil for the government's work force.
  • Study links poverty to depression among mothers Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:04AMMental health - Health - Disorders - Mood - Depression
  • Erie Indemnity Company Appoints John Kearns & George Dufala EVPs Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:22PMERIE, Pa., Aug. 25 -- Erie Indemnity Company (NASDAQ:ERIE) today announced the appointments of two e...
  • Medicare Expands Coverage of Counseling for Senior Citizens Who Want to Stop Smoking Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 5:19PMAug. 25, 2010 – More help for senior citizens who want to stop smoking will soon be available through a change being made at Medicare.
  • Yorba Linda compensation posts lacking in details Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:18PMYorba Linda's website listing of salaries, benefits and other compensation paid to City Council members falls a bit shy of a bull's eye on the transparency target. Council voted 5-0 to post city employee pay information after media disclosure of...
  • Life Partners Holdings Receives 4-Star Rating by Morningstar® Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:23AMWACO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LPHI given 4-star rating by Morningstar and ranked 20th fastest growing company in the world.
  • Life Partners Holdings Receives 4-Star Rating by Morningstar® Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:18AMWACO, Texas----Life Partners Holdings, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been given a 4-Star rating by Morningstar® research, receiving highest marks for growth, profitability and financial health.
  • Research and Markets: South Africa Insurance Report Q3 2010 - Non-Life Penetration to Rise From 2.44% in 2009 To 3.45 ... Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:35PMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/22d038/south_africa_insur) has announced the addition of the "South Africa Insurance Report Q3 2010" report to their offering. The South Africa Insurance Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, insurance associations, government departments and ...
  • Marian Wright Edelman: Children Need Emergency Help in this Deep Recession Now! Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:24PMChildren have only one childhood and it is right now. Millions of children in our nation require emergency attention in our recession ravaged economy as...
  • Research and Markets: South Africa Insurance Report Q3 2010 - Non-Life Penetration to Rise From 2.44% in 2009 To 3.45 ... Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:22PMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "South Africa Insurance Report Q3 2010" report to their offering.
  • Health insurance for college students generating coverage, controversy Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:34AMA national anti-abortion group is asking Gov. Bev Perdue to look into the details of a new [University of North Carolina] system requirement that all students have health insurance. Students for Life of America has asked Perdue to investigate a number of issues surrounding the UNC system's new health insurance program for students.
  • Shikhar Balwani's This Week in India: India's private insurers run for cover Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 6:45PMCome September, and India’s life-insurance industry will undergo a major overhaul, as new regulations governing the popular unit-linked insurance products, or ULIPs, take effect.
  • Community activists, convicted felons hope Saginaw County will 'ban the box' inquiring about criminal past on job ... Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 3:15AMSAGINAW — As a convicted felon, Geoffrey A. Wentworth hunted for job after job.Each time, the 32-year-old Birch Run Township man said he disclosed his felony conviction — for unarmed robbery a decade ago in Saginaw — on employment applications,...
  • Military Update: Advisory panels say military benefits unsustainable Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 4:08AMA consensus is building among current and former military leaders and defense industry executives that rising military personnel costs threaten the viability of the all-volunteer force.
  • Pet insurance popularity on the rise Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:34AMPHOENIX — Pampering and caring for their beloved pets is still a top priority with pet owners. Hence, the increasing popularity of pet health insurance and veterinary discount plans.
  • No plan to cap conventional life insurance charges: IRDA Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 2:45AMThe Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has said it has no plans to cap the charges levied by life insurers on traditional savings policies.
  • Out of Work May Mean Out of Sorts Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 2:21AMTitle: Out of Work May Mean Out of Sorts Category: Health News Created: 8/19/2010 10:10:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/20/2010
  • Providing for pets in a will can be a complex affair Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 1:16AMYour little Lucky may not be so lucky. Die or get terribly ill, and Lucky’s luck may run out. In the eyes of the law, your pet is an ‘it’ and nothing more.
  • Timely approvals for new ULIP products: IRDA Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 1:13AMSpeaking to reporters after launching a new Health Plus Life Combi product jointly promoted by Star Health and Allied Insuranace Company Limited and Shriram Life Insurance Company here last night, he said during the last two days IRDA had received more than 60 ULIP product proposals for approval.
  • Neb. firm discusses wellness program Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 12:07AMAt Lincoln Industries, keeping employees healthy is a business strategy, its director of wellness, safety and life enhancement said Friday.
  • Legal matters for pet owners Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:27PMIn the eyes of the law, your pet is an 'it' and nothing more. Animals are considered property - just like a house, money or coin collection - and unless you've made provisions, your poor pet pooch could end up ownerless and living out its last days in a shelter.
  • List of Top 40 Maine workplaces released Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 8:11PMAUGUSTA — The Maine State Council of the Human Resources Management has named its 40 best places to work in the state.
  • CD8: Paton, Kelly Both Criticize California Court Ruling on Gay Marriage & Oppose Federal Benefits for Domestic Partners Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 6:26PMRepublicans Jesse Kelly and Jonathan Paton, who are facing off in the Congressional District 8 Republican primary that voters will decide next Tuesday, Aug. 24, both say a federal judge should not have ruled that Prop 8, the California law limiting marriage to one man and one woman, was unconstitutional. “It was an example of judicial activism that overturned the will of the people in that state ...
  • Schumer challenger Townsend warns of U.S. following Europe Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:19AMSARANAC LAKE - Jay Townsend knows it will be an uphill battle challenging a longtime, well-funded representative like U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer. "I recognize this is a tall mountain to climb," Townsend said.
  • Pence mum about plans to seek governor's seat Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 4:03AMVALPARAISO -- Although he refrained from commenting on plans for 2012, Rep. Mike Pence was clear Tuesday about his views for what he wants to do this year: help the Republicans win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Pence, R-Columbus, gave the keynote speech at a Porter County Republican Party fundraiser. As the third-highest ranking Republican in Congress, Pence has been mentioned ...
  • Ballot basics Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 12:25AMThis is shaping up to be one of the most important elections when it comes to personal finances, reports Annette Sampson. Election 2010 has been as notable for what hasn't been promised as for what has.
  • Interview with "Green Gone Wrong" Author Heather Rogers Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 10:16PMBrooklyn-based author and filmmaker Heather Rogers' latest book, Green Gone Wrong: How Our Economy Is Undermining the Environmental Revolution , takes a critical, on-the-ground look at popular market-based solutions to ecological destruction.