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WOOLEY SAYS FLEX BAND SAVED $38M

The Louisiana Department of Insur-ance reported that information provided by Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley to a joint meeting of...

GENERAL RE UNDER SCRUTINY:

General Reinsurance, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has been subpoenaed in an investigation of Reciprocal of America, a former...

LONG-TERM CARE INS. GUIDE AVAILABLE

A 2005-2006 Long-Term Care Insurance Comparison Guide has been published by the Louisiana Department of Insurance’s Senior Health Insurance Information...

LAWSUIT REFORM BILL MOVES TO SENATE

The Oklahoma House Media Services Division reported the House passed a lawsuit reform effort, approving a comprehensive measure designed to...

POLL: MAJORITY SUPPORTS TAX PLAN

A slim majority supports Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s plan to shift the tax burden on Michigan businesses from manufacturing and re-search...

AIA: TAX HIKE WILL HURT CONSUMERS

The Washington, D.C.-based American Insurance Association recently voiced strong opposition to Granholm’s proposal to shift hundreds of millions of dollars...

FUTURE COMMISSIONER MAY BE APPOINTED

Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner would be appointed by the governor instead of elected by the people under legislation that was sent...

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