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An ex-employee and a co-conspirator are charged with stealing close to $1 million from the supplemental insurer over a year and a half.

Regulators at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have directed The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., to provide additional details on $2.1 billion of securities that have traded at less than half of what the company says they're worth for more than a year, Bloomberg reports.

Fitch downgrades AEGON N.V. and AEGON Americas, affirms Pacific Life; S&P reacts to AIG’s board chairman change.

Board is seeking nominations for appointments to its consumer advisory council.

Hard drives were stolen from a facility the health insurer had leased from a call center, impacting almost 1 million members.

Forrester analyst doesn't believe social business intelligence is simply a fad, and that it holds value for insurers.

The government released interim final regs aimed at creating a system of checks and balances for internal and external appeals processes of health claims.

Health insurers using “accounting tricks” to undercut the MLR law, charges political action group.

As also seen in the United States, technology isn’t the only deciding factor for UK brokers placing business, according to a new survey.

Feinberg says compensation committees should be able to cancel payments to executives in extreme circumstances.

The forum was created as a way to allow clients a place to connect and discuss changes within health care reform.

Insurer ponders investment strategies as it prepares for a positive coming year.

Insurers’ position strong in spite of some valuations being reviewed for credit quality, Fitch Ratings reports.

Directors' and officers' liability insurance (D&O), along with errors and omissions (E&O) coverage and fiduciary liability, constitute property and casualty (P&C) insurers' most direct underwriting exposure to the financial crisis, says Moody's Investors Service.

The American Medical Association says the lack of complete EHR systems on the market makes it hard for physicians to implement and use the technology before the Jan. 1, 2011 deadline.

Creating a council to detect systemic risks and building a consumer financial protection bureau are just two of the major challenges now facing regulators, says a panel of experts.

Conning Research says premium rebound will lag economic recovery.

Federal Insurance Office and rule-making phase are front-of-mind as Obama signs landmark legislation.

"All told, these reforms represent the strongest consumer financial protections in history," the President said.

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