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Penn Mutual Life Insurance Companys New York City agency, formerly the Planning Center for Professionals, is now Empire Wealth Strategies.

In addition to celebrating 25 years in the health care industry, NASCO ranked No. 7 in the Atlanta Journal Constitutions Top Workplaces of 2012 competition for midsize companies.

According to a new report from The Kaiser Family Foundation, preliminary estimates project that insurers will have to return $1.3 billion to customers this year, including $426 million in the individual market, $377 million in the small group market, and $541 million in the large group market.

Shares of Aetna Inc. sank 10 percent Thursday after the health insurer reported a first quarter performance that missed Wall Street expectations, and it failed to raise its 2012 earnings forecast.

As questions continue to loom around health care reform and its future remains uncertain, Rina Tikia, president of Tikia Consulting in Metairie, La., understands that her clients need a knowledgeable, dedicated partner more than ever.

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.