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January 21, 2008

Insurance chief wants his veto power restored

The state Insurance Commissioner is seeking legislative permission to limit or veto health-insurance premium increases for individuals and families -- a power wielded by the previous commissioner until 2000, the year after health insurers quit the individual

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January 20, 2008

Employers offer new perk: pet health insurance

NEW YORK -- At a time when employers are scaling back on costly health benefits, pet insurance is gaining popularity as an employee benefit. Veterinary Pet Insurance, the nation's largest pet insurer, saw its corporate accounts balloon from 15 to 1,600 in the past six

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Workplace trends: Health insurance will cost more; military families have new benefits

The 2008 workplace likely will feature three themes: rising health insurance premiums, expanding workers rights and reforming immigration. Although not increasing as fast as in previous years, health care premium costs are expected to swell. Mercer Health & Benefits, a part of the global consulting company, projects that private-sector premiums in 2008 will increase by 6.7 percent, based on a

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Health Insurance & Medical Insurance Quotes Affordable Health

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January 19, 2008

Californian insurance agents urge for affordable health care coverage

Insurance agents in California urged lawmakers to make the fixes that will be necessary to achieve the goal of affordable health care coverage for all Californians, as the State Senate is preparing to consider the compromise health care reform

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Task force proposes health insurance pool

OLYMPIA - What if workers could buy health insurance from an insurance pool funded in part by their employers but tailored to their specific needs? That's one idea to emerge from the Washington State Blue Ribbon Commission on Health Care Costs and Access, which released a five-year plan this

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Democrats cite economy in calling for veto override on children's health insurance

Democratic lawmakers on Friday cited the slowing economy as a reason that the House should override President Bush's veto of a bill that would increase spending on a popular children's health insurance

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BestWeek: Insurance Professionals See Taxes, Health Care as Key Presidential Issues

Taxes, health care and retirement security top the list of issues insurance industry professionals would most like to see the presidential candidates address in the 2008 campaign, according to an exclusive A.M. Best survey highlighted in BestWeek U.S./Canada, with more than four out of five respondents dubbing those important to their lives and

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