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RSU torn over controversial insurance company - Eyeopener
The Ryerson Students Union s (RSU) insurance broker has been accused of quoting them the wrong price, then adding extra fees after the union agreed to sign up with them. The broker has been known for handing out rewards to student executives who

Site Presented By - Salon
Of all the the thoughts that crossed my mind during the evening in 1988 when I saw The Sugarcubes and heard Bjork’s Icelandic wail for the first time in a Haight-Ashbury club called The I-Beam, not once did I imagine the possibility that 20 years

Torchmark Earnings Shine Light on Trend - Street.Com
Torchmark ( TMK Quote - Cramer on TMK - Stock Picks ) , the life and supplemental health insurance group, announced its third-quarter results Thursday evening, revealing net income of $63.2 million, down 53% from the same quarter a year ago but in

October Unsurprise Have you heard the latest stunning, mildly - Slate
Time is running short this year for an October Surprise, one of those late-breaking news developments that upsets the presidential race. In 2000, just days before Election Day, we learned of George Bush’s 1978 DUI charge . Karl Rove has said that the

Max India sees 6-bln-rupee loss in FY09 in insurance biz - Reuters India
NEW DELHI, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Max India Ltd (MAXI.BO: Quote , Profile , Research ) is likely to post a loss of 6 billion rupees in its life insurance business in the current financial year as it ramps up investment in expanding the unit, its chairman

Torchmark Earnings Shine Light on Trend - Street.Com
Torchmark ( TMK Quote - Cramer on TMK - Stock Picks ) , the life and supplemental health insurance group, announced its third-quarter results Thursday evening, revealing net income of $63.2 million, down 53% from the same quarter a year ago but in

MVP Health Care Goes Live with ikaSystems Sales/Broker Portal - Businesswire.com
Rapid Implementation of Web-Based Quote to Card Technology Makes It Easier and Faster for Brokers to Sell MVP Insurance Products SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–In partnership with ikaSystems, MVP Health Care , a regional, not-for

PREVIEW-Amedisys Q3 set to soar on patient growth, TLC buy - Reuters
BANGALORE, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Home healthcare provider Amedisys Inc (AMED.O: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) is expected to post a 35 percent jump in quarterly earnings, in line with market estimates, helped by a rise in patient admissions

Health insurer Humana posts sharply lower 3Q profit as investment - Chicago Tribune
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ Humana Inc. said Monday its third-quarter profit tumbled nearly 40 percent, dragged down by a bitter dose of investment losses and an expected decline in premiums from its Medicare prescription drug plans. The health insurer

Loews to inject $1.25 bln into CNA after losses - Forbes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Loews Corp, a conglomerate run by the billionaire Tisch family, will inject $1.25 billion into its CNA Financial Corp (nyse: CNA - news - people ) commercial insurance unit after soured investments and hurricane claims led to

Parents press states for autism insurance laws - MSNBC
CHICAGO - In Washington state, Reza and Arzu Forough pay more than $1,000 a week for behavior therapy for their 12-year-old autistic son. In Indiana, Sean and Michele Trivedi get the same type of therapy for their 11-year-old daughter. But they pay

All in a day on the campaign trail - Detroit News
OBAMA: The Resort at Singer Island in Singer Island, Fla.; Planet Fitness Gym in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Palm Beach Community College in Lake Worth, Fla., Neighborhood Unisex Salon and Obama campaign office in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; The Deli Den in

Health care growing concern for Kansans - Morning Sun
Ray Morehead and Jason Townsend rolled the dice on health care. Both self-employed, they chose to go without health insurance to have extra money in their pockets. “I’m in good health in general, so I just didn’t think it was worth the money,” said

An assessment of McCain’s and Obama’s health insurance proposals - Los Angeles Times
When it came to promoting his health insurance initiative, Sen. John McCain’s timing seemed unfortunate. In an article in Contingencies, an actuarial journal, the Republican presidential nominee highlighted a central tenet of his plan — deregulating

Newtek Business Services to Announce Third Quarter 2008 Financial - MSN MoneyCentral
NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Newtek Business Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:NEWT) (www.newtekbusinessservices.com), a provider of business services and financial products to the small- and medium-sized business market, today announced it will

Health care: Both candidates’ plans promise radical change - Miami Herald
WASHINGTON — Whether the next president is Barack Obama or John McCain, this much is assured: Each man is offering a health care overhaul that, if successfully implemented, might hasten the end of Americans getting health insurance through their

Businesses wary of Obama health plan - International Herald Tribune
AGAWAM, Massachusetts : Dave Ratner, owner of Dave’s Soda and Pet City, is pretty sure he is about to get “whacked” by the new state law that requires employers to contribute to health care benefits for their workers or pay a $295-per-employee

A.M. Best Special Report: Benefits, Pitfalls Mark Health Plans Of Both - PR Inside
www.ambest.com - The healthcare plans of both major presidential candidates contain proposals that, if implemented, might reshape the insurance industry. — Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, centers his approach on reforming the tax code and creating

Hamm for Insurance Commissioner - Minot Daily News
There are some similarities between Adam Hamm and Jasper Schneider. Both are young, up-and-coming members of their respective political parties, and both are attorneys. But the similarities end there, and only one is qualified to be North Dakota’s

Foreclosure crisis vexes government - San Diego Union-Tribune
That number, up from 1,200 a day a year ago, is a sign that the mortgage industry and government programs have done little to help troubled homeowners. The mortgage market’s troubles have proved to be far more serious and intractable than most in

China’s rural children die at six times rate of city dwellers - Daily Telegraph
A special study of China’s health system commissioned by The Lancet magazine throws light on the social costs of the country’s breakneck economic growth. It found that improvements in health care had slowed in recent decades despite the country’s

Almost Everyone Would Do Better Under the McCain Health Plan - Wall Street Journal
The McCain health-care insurance tax credit may well be one of the most misunderstood proposals of this presidential election. Barack Obama has been ruthless in his attacks. But the tax credit is highly progressive and will provide a powerful

Rhode Island, Leading Pack in Job Losses, Struggles On - The Ledger
JOHNSTON, R.I. The family resemblance shared by John Hallam, his brother Arthur, and their cousin Dennis goes far beyond their ruddy features these days. C. J. Gunther for The New York Times Dianne Ford says she has had no luck finding work. All

Medicare Officials Consider Regulating Insurance Agent Commissions - Redorbit.com
Medicare officials announced Friday that they will soon confront growing concerns about lucrative commissions paid by some participating insurance companies to their agents and brokers this year. A program called Medicare Advantage allows the elderly

Amid economic slump, Japan sees rise in working poor - Minneapolis Star Tribune
TOKYO - In one of the world’s wealthiest nations, Junpei Murasawa is a poor man. He skips meals to make ends meet. A bachelor, he lives in a tiny apartment in Tokyo, sharing a kitchen, toilet and shower with nine neighbors. He doesn’t have health

Lloyd Dean, Catholic Healthcare West - San Francisco Gate
Since 2000, Lloyd Dean has been chief executive officer of Catholic Healthcare West, a 41-hospital network based in San Francisco that is the country’s eighth-largest hospital system. Dean, 58, is not the most likely person to run a Catholic health

Hamm for Insurance Commissioner - Minot Daily News
There are some similarities between Adam Hamm and Jasper Schneider. Both are young, up-and-coming members of their respective political parties, and both are attorneys. But the similarities end there, and only one is qualified to be North Dakota’s

McCain campaign: Palin returned most GOP clothes - Boston Globe
WATERLOO, Iowa Republican John McCain said Sunday that one-third of the $150,000 that the GOP spent on clothing and accessories for his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and her family, “is given back.” McCain strategist Mark Salter said

McCain: 1/3 Palin Clothes Already Returned - CBS News
(CBS/AP) Republican John McCain said Sunday that one-third of the $150,000 that the GOP spent on clothing and accessories for his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin , and her family, “is given back.” McCain strategist Mark Salter said “about a

Prepared text of Obama’s speech in Denver - Rocky Mountain News
Colorado, in just 9 days, you ll have the chance to elect your next President. And you ll have the chance to bring the change we need to Washington. That s the good news. But we re going to have to work, and struggle, and fight for every

Stark challenger couldn’t let him run unopposed - San Francisco Gate
Sunday, October 26, 2008 Raymond Chui didn’t even know that Esquire Magazine had endorsed his effort to unseat Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, until I e-mailed him weeks after the magazine hit the stands. Chui, a Republican whose family emigrated from

McCain campaign says Palin returned much of clothing GOP bought for - Minneapolis Star Tribune
WATERLOO, Iowa - Republican John McCain said Sunday that one-third of the $150,000 that the GOP spent on clothing and accessories for his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and her family, “is given back.” McCain strategist Mark Salter said

Safe seats become hot ones for Florida GOP - St. Petersburg Times
NEW SMYRNA BEACH Tom Feeney’s path to Congress was easy. As Florida House speaker in 2002, he used his power to carve a safe seat for himself. But after three terms in Washington and a fateful overseas golf junket, a once-rising Republican star

Fitch Rates Lakeland Hospital’s (Michigan) $123.65MM 2002, 2003 - CNBC
CHICAGO, Oct 24, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Fitch Ratings has assigned ‘AA-’ underlying ratings to the Hospital Finance Authority of the City of St. Joseph’s (Michigan) $123,650,000 variable-rate demand revenue bonds, (Lakeland Hospitals at Niles and St

Presidential candidates offering different choices in health plans - ksl.com
Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama both have a health plan that they say will help millions of Americans get health Insurance. If you’re having trouble understanding their health proposals you’re not alone. These plans are dense, complicated and

Small business health insurance: paying more for less satisfaction - BusinessWeek
Small businesses are less satisfied with their health insurance plans than large companies, and fewer small firms offer health plans today than at the beginning of the decade. That s according to research from PricewaterhouseCoopers out this week

State auditor - Daily Interlake
HELENA — The two former Montana legislators running for state auditor have plenty to say about the key issues in the race, from health insurance costs and availability, to the actions of the state Land Board. Republican Duane Grimes of Clancy and

Economic turmoil has New Orleans worried - Atlanta Journal Constitution
NEW ORLEANS Bill Vogel predicted the third year after Hurricane Katrina would be the toughest for his French Quarter gallery. He just didn t think it would be this bad tough enough for him to consider getting out. It s not just the pace

Georgia health insurance costs rise 7 times faster than pay - Atlanta Journal Constitution
The cost of family health insurance for Georgia workers rose seven times faster than their median pay over the past eight years, a new study says. The Georgia spread of premiums vs. paychecks is higher than the national average, said the report from

Nebraskans’ health premiums growing faster than wages - Lincoln Journal Star
Health care premiums are rising faster than Nebraskans wages at the same time they are bracing for a dip in the economy. A study released on Thursday shows that family health insurance premiums in Nebraska grew 3.2 times faster than wages from

Texas health care premiums rising faster than incomes; 24 sex suspects - Austin American-Statesman
A new report says family health care premiums rose almost six times faster than earnings in Texas from 2000 to 2007. The report released Thursday by advocacy group Families USA found that the annual health insurance premiums for family health

McCain and Obama health care plans at a glance - International Herald Tribune
John McCain: $2,500 refundable tax credit for individuals, $5,000 for families, to make health insurance more affordable. No mandate for universal coverage. Would no longer shield from income taxes those payments that businesses and their workers

In Global Recession, Health Care Reform Which Saves Money Is An - Huffingtonpost.com
It is now widely recognized that we are in a global recession of historic proportions, raising comparisons with the Great Depression of the 1930s. The failures of deregulated markets, whether in housing, banking or other industries, has become

Big Issue: Voters look for answers on health care - Battle Creek Enquirer
SENECAVILLE, Ohio Even if the issue doesn t often get star billing on the campaign trail, health care remains a huge issue for voters. It seems like everyone s got a story to tell about their medical challenges and how they do or don t

Report: Oklahomans’ health insurance costs outpace income growth - Tulsa World
Oklahomans health insurance premiums have risen three times faster than median income over the last eight years, according to a report released Thursday by Families USA, a national nonprofit group that promotes affordable health care for families

Obama treats health care crisis more realistically - Detroit Free Press
Congress kept us all guessing, but finally on Oct. 3 it enacted a rescue plan to prevent the crisis in the financial markets from becoming an economic disaster. But any relief that materializes from the bailout should not obscure the fact that there