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By Andy Stonehouse |
May 22, 2012
Though it can be helpful in wealth transfer, retirement advisors have been avoiding conversations about life insurance with their clients.
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By The Associated Press |
April 25, 2012
Insurance company Aflac Inc. stock soared at mid-afternoon trading Wednesday after the company reported that its profit more than doubled on a surprise increase in sales in Japan.
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By Tom Murphy |
April 18, 2012
An estimated 3 million dogs and 800,000 cats are covered by pet insurance in the United States.
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By Steve Brady |
April 9, 2012
It’s fairly common knowledge in the insurance industry that individual disability income insurance can be a tough sell.
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By Tom Murphy |
March 22, 2012
The nation's big insurers are spending millions to carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul even though there's a chance the wide-reaching law won't survive Supreme Court scrutiny.
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By Lindsey Tanner |
March 21, 2012
Few people want to be wide awake during their colonoscopy exams, but new research suggests too many are getting extra sedation treatment, costing as much as $1 billion yearly in potentially needless services.
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By Matt Volz |
March 6, 2012
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to approve an antitrust settlement involving two Montana health insurers now that one of the companies has been broken up as part of the deal.
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By David Crary |
March 3, 2012
Ever eager to provoke, Rush Limbaugh has now succeeded into drawing the White House into a skirmish. The spark: Limbaugh telling his talk show fans that a law student was a "slut" for her testimony to Congress about the need for birth control coverage.
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By Tim Talley |
January 13, 2012
Democrats in the Oklahoma Senate plan to file legislation this week that would require health insurers in the state to offer child-only insurance policies that covers anyone under age 18 — including newborns — not covered by family plans or Medicaid, two of the party's top senators said Thursday.
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By Nelson Griswold |
January 1, 2012
Integration. It’s the new buzzword and a major theme at most multi-line carriers.