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• Aegon first quarter profits drop

  By The Associated Press  |  May 8, 2013

  Aegon NV, the Dutch insurer that does most of its business in the United States under the Transamerica brand, says first quarter profits fell sharply due to stock market losses.

• Wisconsin Senate to take up dental insurance changes

  By Associated Press  |  May 7, 2013

  The Wisconsin state Senate plans to vote on a bill with bipartisan support that would allow dentists to charge more for certain services not covered by an insurance plan.

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  Americans delaying dental care

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 7, 2013

  Some consumers trying to save a few bucks in the poor economic climate have an unfortunate solution: delaying dental care.

• Blue Cross warns costs higher for NC individuals

  By Associated Press  |  May 3, 2013

  North Carolina's largest health insurer says the federal health insurance overhaul law kicking in next year will mean higher costs for about a third of its customers who pay for their own coverage and lower or stable prices for about two-thirds.

• ING US up slightly after blockbuster IPO

  By The Associated Press  |  May 3, 2013

  Shares of ING U.S. Inc. rose slightly in their first day of trading following the company's $1.3 billion initial public offering.

• Marsh & McLennan reports first-quarter bump

  By The Associated Press  |  May 3, 2013

  Marsh & McLennan Cos. said Thursday its first-quarter net income rose 19 percent, helped by better results at its risk and insurance services business.

• Prudential Financial posts first-quarter loss

  By The Associated Press  |  May 3, 2013

  Prudential Financial Inc. posted a first-quarter loss as the life insurer took a hefty charge tied to the value of the Japanese yen, but its adjusted earnings topped market expectations.

• AIG reports big first-quarter dip

  By The Associated Press  |  May 3, 2013

  American International Group said Thursday that its first-quarter net income fell 31 percent from a year earlier, when the insurer benefited from $3.3 billion in investment income.

• Who’s panicking?

  By Bonnie Brazzell and Gil Lowerre  |  May 1, 2013

  While crisis management has seemed to become the new “business-as-usual” for the world, the newest elements are blatant attempts by our leaders and the media to stampede us. They want us to panic. While panic might serve their purposes (political backlash and selling papers, respectively), it’s rarely good for the...

• What’s the price of lettuce?

  By Marty Traynor  |  May 1, 2013

  We can probably all agree that lettuce, as a product, is a commodity. If there is a head of lettuce sitting on your kitchen counter, it could have been purchased at any store, with any provider’s brand name, and there is nothing to differentiate it from another head of lettuce...