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Brown & Brown, Inc. Acquires Small Business Insurance Unit Of Conner Strong Companies
brown & brown, inc. today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the small business insurance unit of conner strong companies, inc. the small business insurance unit, with annualized revenues of approximately $9.3 million, provides commercial insurance and employee benefits to small businesses.
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Risk Management Strategies To Protect Your Small Business
when some business owners hear “risk management”, their minds go directly to insurance coverage. while having the proper insurance is vital, there are many situations that could cause harm to your business and should all be considered when formulating your risk management solutions.
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Cheaper Health Insurance Opportunity For Small Businesses
small businesses in colorado have something to look forward to, lower health insurance premiums.
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Pilot Program Tests Health Coverage In Duluth
a new program could provide health coverage for thousands of small business employees in northeastern minnesota.
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Wells Fargo Named Top Small-business Lender In Texas
wells fargo bank, na has been ranked the leading small-business lender in both the united states and texas, according to the latest community reinvestment act and small business administration data. (wfc)
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Small Businesses Must Look Beyond Price Shopping For Health-care Plans
small-businesses owners have a million responsibilities, and if you’re like many entrepreneurs, the administrative work can seem tedious. however, selecting group health insurance is a task that can’t be taken lightly. offering comprehensive, easy insurance is a powerful recruitment and retention strategy.
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Wall Street Journal Examines Steep Health Plan Premium Increases For Many Sm Businesses In 2009; New York Times ...
many small businesses could face "markedly higher" health insurance premium increases in 2009 compared with 2008, the wall street journal reports.
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Deductibles March Higher For Employer-provided Health Insurance
the average u.s. worker faced out-of-pocket expenses of more than $1,000 this year, an annual study finds. employers are dramatically shifting healthcare costs onto workers, so much so that the average annual deductible for an individual surpassed $1,000 for the first time this year, according to a new study.
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Groups Lobby For Kids' Health Care
an estimated 14,000 north dakota children are without health insurance because federal and state funding for coverage has been inadequate, according to families usa.
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Ehealth Announces Health Insurance Carrier Adoption Of "eapproval" Technology
ehealth, inc., parent company of ehealthinsurance services, inc., today announced that the ihc group, has adopted its epi-iii "eapproval" technology for initial deployment with independence holding group, inc. under the brand of companion life insurance company for individual and family insurance plans in six states, and with ihc's member company standard security life insurance company of new ...
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Teva Announces Agreement On Allegra Patent Challenge - Phramalive.com
jerusalem--(business wire)--nov 19, 2008 - teva pharmaceutical industries ltd. (nasdaq: teva) today announced that its subsidiary, teva pharmaceuticals usa, inc., and barr laboratories, inc. have signed an agreement with aventis pharmaceuticals, inc ...
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This Time Around, Health-care Revamp Has Wings - Wall Street Journal
washington -- the effort to overhaul the nation's health system will begin next year with one clear advantage over previous attempts: a wide variety of interest groups are rooting for it to succeed rather than plotting to kill it. that is a stark ...
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Seven Corners Announces First Insurance Program For International ... - Dbusinessnews.com
seven corners announces first insurance program for international medical tourism indianapolis (nov. 13, 2008) – seven corners announces the launch ... seven corners announces first insurance program for international medical tourism indianapolis ...
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Small-business Owners Cast Wary Eye On Obama - Columbus Business Journal
barack obama, campaigning in columbus two days before the election, promised quick work on the economy. michelle abreu finds herself in the same boat as many central ohio business owners now that barack obama is the president-elect. on one hand, the ...
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Texas Will Need 40,000 New Doctors By 2025 - San Antonio Express News
as the population of texas grows, led by an increase in the ranks of hispanics, there will be a need for at least 40,000 new doctors by 2025. about 20,000 of the 37,000 doctors now active in texas will have retired or left their practice over the ...
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A Health Care 'deluge' - Baltimore Sun
after just a few enrollment sessions, the county's new health access program for the uninsured attracted so many applicants that sign-up sessions were suspended so staff members could catch up. during the nine sessions, about 1,100 residents ...
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Subsidized Insurance Backed In Maryland - Washington Post
maryland health advocates unveiled a $15.5 billion proposal yesterday for universal health care that would subsidize insurance coverage for low-income residents with a payroll tax and increases to cigarette and alcohol taxes. the maryland citizens ...
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Health Task Force Wraps Up Work - Shawnee News-star
ways to improve oklahomans' health and reduce the number of uninsured oklahomans were submitted by state lawmakers thursday as a legislative task force wrapped up its work on what is expected to be a top priority in the 2009 legislature — health ...
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Coalition Pitches Insurance Proposal - Gazette
if higher taxes will save her money on her employees' health insurance, jan naylor says she's willing to support them. naylor has about 90 employees, but only 41 of them are covered by medical insurance because most cannot afford the 30 percent of ...
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Md. Health Care Advocates Unveil Universal Plan - Forbes
a maryland universal health care proposal was unveiled by coalition of citizen and business groups, calling for a statewide insurance pool and a requirement for all residents to buy health insurance. the proposal released wednesday from the maryland ...
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