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Humana Among Insurers Winning U.S. Medicare Payment Increase

2013-04-02 14:58:01| Beverages - Topix.net

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Humana Inc. and other medical insurers won an increase rather than a reduction in U.S. payments for Medicare Advantage plans starting next year.

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Report: Most Insurers not prepared for climate change

2013-03-07 06:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

USA Today: Most insurance companies do not have comprehensive strategies to cope with climate change despite mounting weather-related claims, says a report to be released Thursday. Of 184 companies surveyed, only 23 had such strategies, and 13 of those that did were foreign-owned, according to report by Ceres, a Boston-based non-profit that promotes eco-minded business practices. The report says the most prepared tend to be the largest companies with scientists on staff and those that insure property rather...

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Buffett: Insurers' Bonds Are Wasting Assets

2013-03-04 12:26:18| Food - Topix.net

The billionaire chairman and chief executive officer praised managers of Berkshire's insurance businesses for posting their 10th straight year of underwriting profit in his annual letter to shareholders on March 1. He then struck a cautionary note about competitors with worse records.

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Parties, insurers and Orrick come to blows over Bratz award

2013-02-22 04:22:03| Toys - Topix.net

Now that an appellate court has reversed more than half of a $310 million judgment against Mattel Inc., Bratz doll manufacturer MGA Entertainment Inc., its insurers and its former law firm are fighting over who gets the remaining money.

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