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2009-01-03 Mansfield Today - Environmental Justice, insurance coverage for autism, Hospice services are subject of new laws effective

The law requires health insurance companies in the state to cover physical, speech and occupational therapies for autism spectrum disorders if their policies cover the same treatment for other conditions. Autism spectrum disorders impair a child and rsquo;s ability to relate to others and can range in severity. and ldquo;It is essential that we open more doors to treatment as soon as possible, and rdquo; Gov. Rell said. and ldquo;This law offers hope to families living with a condition that experts say is treatable with early diagnosis. and rdquo;

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2009-01-03 PR-CANADA. net - Economic Stress Taking Toll on Peoples Health

In Illinois, AARP is advocating for health care quality measures to establish needed reforms in the insurance industry, helping to ensure people are not denied coverage because of pre-existing health conditions, their age or other factors. AARP will also press for the expansion of health insurance through Medicaid to cover people between the ages of 50-64. At the national level, AARP is working on several measures to ensure health care is affordable and accessible.

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2009-01-03 Hanover Insurance Group completes sale of unit

Hanover Insurance Group completes sale of unit

Hanover Insurance said it will likely take an additional usd. 8 million loss during the quarter ended tied to the sale. The loss is primarily the result of investment-related purchase price adjustments. Hanover Insurance said it will provide further details on the charge when it reports fourth-quarter results.

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. said Friday it completed the previously announced sale of its remaining run-off life insurance business.

Hanover Insurance in July said it would sell First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Co. to Commonwealth Annuity and Life Insurance Co. , a unit of

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2009-01-03 Survey: Downturn stress impacting health - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

Over the last five years, health insurance premiums for families have increased by 65 percent, according at AARP release. The average cost of health insurance for an American family now exceeds the yearly income of a minimum wage worker.

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2009-01-03 U. S. Insurance Industry

Significant catastrophe losses of 2008, coupled with decline in the investment income and sizable investment losses resulting from the ongoing turmoil in credit and equity markets, will continue to affect earnings in the coming quarters. Also, losses in the investment portfolios since the beginning of 2008 have significantly reduced the capital adequacy of most insurers. The only positive trend visible as of now is slight improvement in the insurance pricing after continued deterioration during the last couple of years.

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U. S. Insurance Industry - Ongoing turmoil in the financial markets has resulted in a highly challenging environment for the U. S. insurance industry, a trend that is expected to continue in 2009. - Stock stocks investment investment portfolio stock portfolio model portfolio quotes stock quotes usd. 100 000 challenge stock challenge stock picks investment blog investment blogs S and P 500

2009-01-03 Brown and Brown looks west for growth - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

Preferred has approximately usd. 1. 3 million in annual revenue and concentrates on property and casualty insurance and benefits insurance primarily in Phoenix. It will combine its office with the existing Brown and Brown Phoenix office under John Slater.

Brown and Brown (NYSE: BRO), headquartered in Tampa and Daytona Beach, and its subsidiaries offer a range of insurance and reinsurance products and services, as well as risk management, third party administration, managed health care and Medicare set-aside services and programs.

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2009-01-03 Wall Street upbeat. Insurance policy. Blagojevich impeachment. North Dakota News

Wall Street upbeat. Insurance policy. Blagojevich impeachment. North Dakota News

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Wall Street is enjoying an upbeat start to 2009, despite a gloomy report on manufacturing activity. The Institute for Supply Management says its manufacturing index fell in December to its lowest point in 28 years. WASHINGTON (AP) The Treasur - KXNet Article

2009-01-02 Tampa Lawmakers Bill Targets Mental Health - News

Nonetheless, he said, "the problem with any insurance mandate right now is that it will, at least in the short term, have a direct effect on the cost of insurance for employers and employees. And when you have employers sitting at the board table every week, trying to decide how do we cut costs and who do we let go . its difficult in that environment to come forward with even a very well-intentioned and well-crafted mandate of this scope. "

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The economy is in recession and the budget outlook is bleak. Could 2009 turn out to be state Rep. Ed Homans lucky year anyway - News

2008-12-31 Layoffs vs. buyouts - Business - Belleville News-Democrat

According to a new study by Right Management, a Philadelphia-based human resources firm, the average U. S. employers voluntary buyout deal includes lump sum payments equal to between 1. 23 to 2. 76 weeks salary for each year of the employees service, plus medical insurance for a period.

Accepting a financial package to leave a job is considered a voluntary quit that makes a person ineligible for unemployment insurance benefits, said Michele Sutton-Riggs, of the Employment Development Departments UI program.

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With hundreds of public and private employers in the region downsizing, some, like Hewlett-Packard Co. , are laying off workers, while others, like the city of Sacramento, are offering buyouts. - Layoffs vs. buyouts

2008-12-31 Federal agency offers crop insurance for beekeepers -

Pugh said the best thing for a beekeeper to do is to sit down with a crop insurance agent and review the historical data. The program also does not insure against Colony Collapse Disorder, a mysterious phenomenon killing off hives worldwide. Beekeepers say they understand that the government cannot offer insurance against such a threat when scientists have been unable to determine its cause.

Beekeeper Daniel Weaver, who has worked for years to get an insurance program for beekeepers, said basing a program on production history would be almost impossible because of the nomadic nature of bee colonies.

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The buzz in the honeybee industry these days is about crop insurance -- now available to beekeepers in Pennsylvania and 20 other states for the first time. - Almonds Pennsylvania Agricultural Research and Technology Texas Agriculture New York North Dakota California Insurance Virginia Science and Technology Economy Business and Finance bnews