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Bloomberg: Insurers Defend $329 Billion Muni Exception Amid Debate

By MSturdevant On May 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Bloomberg reports that property-casualty insurers are battling a measure before Congress to tax income on municipal bonds. Here is the top of the article:

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Aetna Shareholders Vote Down Measures To Change Board Leadership, Further Disclose Political Spending

By MSturdevant On May 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment

A few Aetna Inc. shareholders took the health insurer to task Friday morning during an annual meeting in Tampa, Fla., over the way it structures its board leadership, how it discloses political spending and the manner in which it ran the annual meeting.

The majority of shareholders, however, sided with Aetna’s board in supporting its [...]

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Bloomberg: Hartford Financial Said To Seek Sale Of Japanese Annuity Unit

By Courant Business Editor Sandra Csizmar On May 16, 2013 · 1 Comment

On the heals of their annual stockholder meeting, Bloomberg is reporting that Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. may be looking to sell their Japanese annuity unit.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., the insurance company pruning operations after an activist investor urged it to split up last year, hired Deutsche Bank AG to seek a [...]

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The Hartford’s Shareholders Approve Of Board, Executives’ Compensation During Annual Meeting

By MSturdevant On May 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Shareholders of The Hartford Financial Services Group voted to approve executives’ compensation, the board of directors and to appoint Deloitte & Touche as the company’s independent accounting firm.

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Liability Claims From Dog Bites Are Increasingly Costly For Insurers

By MSturdevant On May 15, 2013 · 5 Comments

Liability claims related to dog bites are getting more expensive, according to an analysis of claims data released Wednesday by the Insurance Information Institute and State Farm.

The number of dog-bite claims fell by 1.4 percent last year to 16,459 from 16,695 the year before, but the costs of settling dog-bite claims continued to rise, [...]

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HealthyCT Is First Connecticut Insurer To File Rate Requests For Public Exchange

By MSturdevant On May 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment

The first Connecticut health insurer to file proposed rates for health plans that will be sold on a public exchange, HealthyCT Inc. is requesting monthly rates ranging from $156 to $1,501 per person for small-group plans, according to regulatory documents.

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Insurance Regulators Still Waiting For Proposed Rates On Health Exchange Plans

By MSturdevant On May 6, 2013 · 3 Comments

Connecticut insurance regulators are still waiting — one week after a suggested deadline — for insurers to file proposed rates on health plans they intend to sell on the state’s public exchange later this year.

All health insurance plans are regulated by the state Insurance Department, which has the authority to approve, modify or deny [...]

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Cigna’s Operating Income Up, Net Income Down On Charges

By MSturdevant On May 2, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Cigna Corp. reported stronger operating income as it grew membership in almost all lines of business, though net income was down on charges related to its run-off reinsurance business.

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MetLife Improves Operating Earnings On Stronger Investment Income, Growth In Markets Abroad

By MSturdevant On May 1, 2013 · 1 Comment

The nation’s largest life insurer, MetLife Inc., reported stronger operating earnings for the first quarter compared with last year as the company cut expenses, improved investment income and saw growth in new markets abroad.

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Analyst: “The Hartford Remains Our Top Pick”

By MSturdevant On April 30, 2013 · 2 Comments

I reported The Hartford’s earnings yesterday when they were released after the markets closed, and that story is here.

Sterne Agee analyst John Nadel says today in a note to investors:

Not only has HIG fully hedged its VA [variable annuity] equity and Fx exposure, declaring Talcott capital self-sufficient even under severe stress, but the [...]

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