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February 8, 2010

White House, House GOP Clash Over Feb. 25 Health Care Talks, Premiums Vs … - FOXNews (blog)

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Washington Post
White House, House GOP Clash Over Feb. 25 Health Care Talks, Premiums Vs …
FOXNews (blog)
California's insurance regulators, which have no power to lower insurance prices, are already investigating the premium increases. Sebelius said Anthem Blue …
Obama Administration to California Insurance Company: Justify Your 39% Premium …ABC News (blog)
Kathleen Sebellius Blames Insurance Companies For The Effects of Obama's …Liberty Papers
Consumer Confidential: Anthem rate hike, credit-card debtLos Angeles Times (blog)
Reason Online (blog) -WalletPop (blog) -Washington Post
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Second chance to get healthcare right - The Hill

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Second chance to get healthcare right
The Hill
Second, make the insurance market work. Insurers should be prohibited from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions, turning people away, …
Ending Monopolies May Make Health Insurance AffordableeMaxHealth
From Common DreamsGather.com
Genuine HCR would have enlarged the Democratic Tent (as would genuine …Firedoglake (blog)
Lexology (registration) -St. Louis Post-Dispatch -University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily
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Hartford’s Life Insurance Profitable in 4Q - Morningstar.com

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RTT News
Hartford's Life Insurance Profitable in 4Q
Morningstar.com
Through its products, Hartford's life insurance segment is exposed to fluctuations in the capital markets and given the improvements in the markets compared …
Hartford Reports $557 Million Profit on InvestmentsBusinessWeek
Hartford posts first profit since mid-2008Reuters
Hartford, Lincoln Report ProfitsWall Street Journal
MarketWatch -ABC News -Forexyard
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Official: State Farm warned NHTSA on Toyota in ‘07 - Reuters

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Washington Post
Official: State Farm warned NHTSA on Toyota in '07
Reuters
Bloomington, Illinois-based State Farm is America's largest auto insurer, with 42.4 million auto insurance policies. That gives it a US market share of …
Financial Toll On Toyota May Get HigherWBUR

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California cracking down on health discount plans marketing themselves as … - Examiner.com

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California cracking down on health discount plans marketing themselves as …
Examiner.com
Health discount plans should not to be confused with health insurance plans that happen to pay poorly. For example, if a plan pays $100 for a surgery that …
Dental Plans Are NOT Dental InsuranceThe Wealthy Dentist (blog)
California Targets Medical Discount PlansConsumer Affairs
California Aims Reining In "Affordable" Health Insurance ProviderseMaxHealth
Los Angeles Times
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Group Claims Car Insurance Proposal Aims To Raise Rates - KGTV, 10News.com

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The Consumerist (blog)
Group Claims Car Insurance Proposal Aims To Raise Rates
KGTV, 10News.com
SAN DIEGO — To some, the proposed initiative known as the Continuous Coverage Auto Insurance Discount Act sounds appealing. But consumer advocacy group …
Mercury Insurance in trouble for high ratesabc7news.com
Consumer Watchdog and Steve Poizner behind battle against Mercury InsuranceExaminer.com
Backer of Auto-Insurance Measure Has Ugly RecordEast Bay Express
PR Newswire (press release) -San Francisco Chronicle -PR-CANADA.net (press release)
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On Health Bill, GOP’s Road Is a New Map - New York Times

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Reuters South Africa
On Health Bill, GOP's Road Is a New Map
New York Times
They would not require employers to provide insurance. They oppose the Democrats' call for a big expansion of Medicaid, which Republicans say would burden …
Factbox: Republican healthcare reform proposalsReuters
The latest Obama healthcare planLos Angeles Times
Democrats to introduce anti-trust legislation aimed at health insurance companies89.3 KPCC
Your Online Insurance News -Huffington Post (blog) -USA Today
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Hartford Posts First Profit in Six Quarters on Investments - BusinessWeek

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Hartford Posts First Profit in Six Quarters on Investments
BusinessWeek
In November, he announced the discontinuation of some life insurance products sold to companies. Hartford offers property- casualty coverage, …
The Hartford Reports Fourth Quarter 2009 Net Income of $557 Million, or $1.19 …MarketWatch
Hartford, Lincoln Report ProfitsWall Street Journal
Hartford posts first profit since mid-2008Reuters
ABC News -Hartford Business -Benzinga
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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of USHEALTH Group Inc.’s Subsidiaries - MarketWatch

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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of USHEALTH Group Inc.'s Subsidiaries
MarketWatch
… dedicated to serving the financial and health care service industries, including insurance companies, banks, hospitals and health care system providers. …
AM Best Affirms Ratings of First of Hawaii Group and Its MembersEarthtimes (press release)

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Health Care Reform: It’s Do or Die Time - Firedoglake (blog)

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Health Care Reform: It's Do or Die Time
Firedoglake (blog)
This is all laid out in a very recent piece that I co-authored with (now retired) insurance executive, Andrew Kurz. It can be found at, …
Cantor: Only Route To Health Care Reform Is For Dems To Embrace GOP PlanHuffington Post (blog)
Health care reform: the most recent twistLexology (registration)
Healthy hoosUniversity of Virginia The Cavalier Daily
St. Louis Post-Dispatch -Aspen Times -SDNN (blog)
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