Insurance Plans News

Pennsylvania Senate committee votes not to recommend Highmark IBC mergerThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:01PMThe Senate Banking and Insurance Committee voted 10-to-4 on Thursday to recommend against the merger of health insurers Highmark Inc. and Independence Blue Cross.

Grassroots Efforts Aim to Ease the Foreclosure CrisisThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 12:59PMFrustrated with the federal government, beleaguered Florida homeowners try to take matters into their own hands

Souza named president at OptumHealth unitThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 12:59PMGolden-Valley-based OptumHealth Inc. this week named Diane Souza president of its Specialty Benefits business, which provides dental, vision, life, disability and stop-loss benefits to more than 75,000 employers.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-20 19:22 Slovenia unlikely to privatise big financial institutions-PMThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 12:51PMPORTOROZ, Slovenia, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Eurozone member Slovenia plans to retain large stakes in main financial institutions and companies, centre-left Prime Minister Borut Pahor said on Thursday. "It is crucial that some important financial institutions, like Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB) and Zavarovalnica Triglav, and some other companies remain in majority Slovenian ownership," Pahor said at a ...

Stocks Continue To Show A Lack Of Direction In Mid-Afternoon Trading - U.S. CommentaryThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 12:48PM(RTTNews) - After failing to sustain an early downward move, stocks have shown a lack of direction over the course of the trading session on Thursday. The major averages have bounced back and forth across the unchanged line after reaching multi-year intraday lows in early trading.