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One Insurer Bets on Political Campaigns While Another Drops Out

While one company has gotten out of the business of insuring political campaigns, another is throwing its hat in the ring. Markel Risk Solutions, based in Glen Allen, Virginia, is offering campaigns a multi-line, admitted insurance product that will cover …

Winners, Losers in Senate Health Bill

Democrats in the Senate cleared the first procedural hurdle for sweeping healthcare reform Saturday by voting to open debate on the historic legislation. The Senate debate due to start on Nov. 30 is expected to last for at least three …

Most Americans Want Congress to Address Cost of Malpractice Lawsuits

Most Americans want Congress to deal with malpractice lawsuits driving up the cost of medical care, says an Associated Press poll. Yet Democrats are reluctant to press forward on an issue that would upset a valuable political constituency — trial …

U.S. Senate Gears Up for First Key Healthcare Reform Vote

Democrats in the U.S. Senate geared up for a fierce battle over a new healthcare reform plan Thursday as Republicans condemned the bill’s price tag and tax hikes before the first crucial test vote Saturday. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid’s …

East Coast States Totaling Damage from Nor’easter

It was a desperate, ultimately futile battle — machine against nature — and Ocean City kept it up long after the outcome had been decided. As wave after wave pummeled the beachfront during last week’s powerful nor’easter, more and more …

Senator Boxer Sees no US Accord in Time for Copenhagen Conference

Senator Barbara Boxer Tuesday predicted that the United States will not reach a consensus on carbon emission reduction goals for 2020 in time for December’s international global warming summit in Copenhagen. Boxer, who chairs a Senate environmental panel, cited disagreements …

IMF Head Eyes Global Currency Change; Presses China on Yuan

The imperative of greater global currency stability means the world can no longer rely, as it has done since the end of the gold standard, on a currency issued by a single country, the head of the IMF said on …

World Leaders Back Delay for Final Climate Change Agreement

U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders on Sunday supported delaying a legally binding climate pact until 2010 or even later, but European negotiators said the move did not imply weaker action. Some argued that legal technicalities might otherwise …

Clear Insurance Policy: A Closer Look At Document Language

Insurance companies are taking another rhetorical beating — this time as a part of President Obama’s promotional campaign for his health care reform proposals. Now a healthy dose of professional introspection can be valuable, if for no other reason than …

Clear Insurance Policy: A Closer Look at Document Language

Insurance companies are taking another rhetorical beating — this time as a part of President Obama’s promotional campaign for his health care reform proposals. Now a healthy dose of professional introspection can be valuable, if for no other reason than …