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South Dakota Ballot Measure Proposed on Health Insurance Restrictions

A proposed South Dakota ballot measure would prohibit insurance companies from restricting their customers’ choice of out-of-network health care providers. The proposed law, sponsored by three South Dakota doctors, would allow any health care provider to take part in an …

Fitch Downgrades Argentine Insurers Ratings after Sovereign Downgrade

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the long-term National Scale ratings of 12 insurance companies in Argentina, and has also revised the companies’ rating outlooks to negative from stable. Fitch said it took the rating actions following its Nov. 27 downgrade of …

China Eases Access to Insurance, Travel industries

China has eased restrictions on foreign companies in parts of its insurance, travel and delivery industries in a possible effort to reverse a slide in investment from abroad, an American business group said Friday. Some of the measures were promised …

U.S. Exports Seen at Risk as Russia Enters WTO

U.S. agricultural, aircraft and other exports to Russia could suffer unless Congress passes legislation soon recognizing the former Cold War enemy is now a fellow member of the World Trade Organization, trade experts and business groups said. After 18 years …

EU Trade Credit Insurers Considering Restrictions on Greek Coverage

Euler Hermes, the world’s No. 1 trade credit insurer, said it might restrict the cover it provides to exporters doing business with Greece, citing fears the debt-laden nation could be forced out of the euro. “Euler Hermes will most probably …