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 BestWeek - May 15, 2017 Edition
Although the U.S. House squeaked through a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, market watchers say lawmakers have still failed to fix the biggest problem facing health care ins...
Source: BestWeek   Date: May 15, 2017
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 Special Report: Surplus Lines Profits Rebound as Catastrophes Ease, But Rates Go Flat
Surplus lines insurers enjoyed some relief in 2013, with relatively light catastrophe losses after the devastation inflicted by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The aftermath of the storm...
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Source: Special Reports   Date: September 12, 2014
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 Special Report: U.S. Surplus Lines - Segment Review. Surplus Lines Results Stumble Amid Sandy Losses, but Premium Growth Continues
Surplus lines insurers in 2012 posted one of the worst years overall in recent memory, as the underwriting performance of U.S. domestic and domestic specialty surplus lines compani...
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Source: Special Reports   Date: September 23, 2013
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Calling All Voters: BestWeek Surveys Seek Input on Presidential Race and Election Issues
...Week is conducting surveys on the upcoming November elections. One will focus on which candidate insurance professionals favor in the presidential race. The other seeks input on ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 20, 2012
Update: Genworth US Life Products President: New LTC Program Is Supplemental Coverage
...Clarifies the headline and adds new information to the ninth paragraph). The long-term care insurance program contained in the new U.S. health reform law is essentially ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 13, 2010
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Genworth US Life President: New LTC Program is Supplemental Coverage
The long-term care insurance program contained in the new U.S. health reform law is essentially supplemental coverage that isn't as comprehensive as what the private industry ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 12, 2010
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BestWeek Survey Shows Obama Closing Gap on Industry Support
The insurance industry may be heavily Republican, but Sen. Barack Obama appears to be making inroads among insurance professionals. In BestWeek's final pre-election poll, the ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 3, 2008
BestWeek: Industry Pros Say U.S. Can't Compete With Bermuda, Survey Finds
Golden Bear Insurance Co. in Stockton, Calif. "Reinsurance cessions, on the other hand, are handled behind the scenes, without the insured's knowledge, so alien reinsurers who have ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 24, 2008
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BestWeek: Insurance Professionals See Taxes, Health Care as Key Presidential Issues
Insurance Agents & Brokers of America. Life insurer employees constituted 8.3% of responses. ACLI spokesman Jack Dolan said his group was encouraged to see the importance ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 18, 2008
Whether Insurers or Consumers are Rating Doctors, Consumerism Sparks Controversy
Edward Kaplan, national health practice leader with the Siegel Co., an employee benefits consulting firm. With doctor-ranking programs, insurers are trying to achieve ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 12, 2007
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Medical-Malpractice Claims Numbers Hold Steady, But Claim Sizes Are Up, Aon Says
Aon Corp (NYSE:AOC). The study, Aon's seventh annual look at medical-malpractice claims and losses, found the overall number of medical-malpractice claims hasn't increased for the ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 27, 2006
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Most Baby Boomer-Era Voters Support Universal Health Insurance, AARP Poll Says
House to Democrats next month. AARP's poll surveyed likely voters age 42 and older, finding that nearly all (93%) are registered to vote, and that an overwhelming majority (86%) ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 10, 2006
Best's Review Survey: More Respondents Oppose Federal Catastrophe Backstop
October issue of Best's Review. Best's Review is published by A.M. Best Co. for insurance professionals, including home office executives, agents, brokers and others who are ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 29, 2006
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Survey of Small-Group Health Market Called First of Its Kind
... Lemieux of AHIP's Center for Policy and Research. (By Chris Grier, Washington correspondent, BestWeek: Chris.Grier@ambest.com)
Source: BestWire   Date: September 26, 2006
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Study: Individual Health Coverage Nearly Impossible to Attain
August 2005, was better and more thorough. Though the AHIP survey was of insurance companies, not people paying for and seeking coverage, AHIP said its survey "reflects the ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 14, 2006
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Public Support for Stronger Building Codes Gives Insurers Hope for Legislation on the Issue
Insurance Research Council. And insurers said this may help get such codes adopted and enforced across the country. "We are happy people have come to recognize that building codes ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 5, 2006
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Survey: Voters Overwhelmingly Favor Small-Business Health Plans
The survey was welcomed by U.S. Senate sponsors of the Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, which passed the Senate's Health, Education, Labor, and ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 31, 2006
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U.S. Tort Costs Reach Record $260 Billion in 2004, Tillinghast Report States
Tillinghast forecasts growth rate in U.S. tort costs would increase from 5.9% in 2004 to 6.5% in 2006 and 2007. The firm believes 2005 costs could reach $277 billion. The report ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 14, 2006
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Rio Grand Valley; Texas Gulf Coast Top Nation's Civil Justice 'Hellholes'
Lisa A Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, said in a statement. New to the list this year is Cook County, Ill., due to what the ILR describes as its ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 13, 2005
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Some 80% of U.S. Employers Keeping Retiree Drug Coverage in 2006
Hewitt Associates of 300 of the largest private sector employers found. For example, by 2010, only 50% of employers expect to maintain coverage and accept the subsidy; 22% said ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 13, 2005
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