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Employee benefits agency Digital Insurance has acquired Strategic Employee Benefits Services of Virginia, which serves the entire state from its offices in Richmond, Charlottesville and Roanoke.

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When it comes to benefits, most employers tend to focus on health insurance. While the coverage is certainly important, this often leaves ancillary benefits, such as dental plans, as an afterthought.

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.

The majority of middle-income Americans are satisfied with the quality of Medicare access and quality of health care, but in general most are concerned about its future.

HealthSpring Inc. shareholders have approved the insurer's planned acquisition by larger managed care provider Cigna Corp., moving the two companies closer to completing the deal.