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<item><title>***** Insurer Offers Option for Surgery in India - NYTimes.com (Google rank 2)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1229458323.2.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F11%2F21%2Fhealth%2F21abroad.html%3Fpartner%3Drss%26emc%3Drss</link><description>Nov 21, 2008 ... The health insurer Wellpoint is testing a new program that gives covered   patients the option of going to India for elective surgery, ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/health/21abroad.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:12:03 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Dutch Insurer May Tap Fund - NYTimes.com (Google rank 11)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1229458323.11.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F11%2F19%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2F19aegon.html%3F_r%3D1</link><description>Nov 19, 2008 ... Aegon, the Dutch owner of the American insurer Transamerica, said it had signed   up with the United States’ financial rescue program but ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/business/worldbusiness/19aegon.html?_r=1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:12:03 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Canadian Insurer Revises Its Stance on Auto Suppliers - NYTimes.com (Google rank 6)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1229458323.6.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F11%2F18%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2F18insure.html</link><description>Nov 18, 2008 ... Export Development Canada has stopped writing new polices to protect Canadian   auto parts makers in the event of a bankruptcy filing by ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/business/worldbusiness/18insure.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:12:03 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Dutch Insurer Considers Buying a U.S. Thrift - Mergers ... (Google rank 42)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1229458323.42.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fdealbook.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F11%2F18%2Fdutch-insurer-considers-buying-a-us-thrift%2F</link><description>Nov 18, 2008 ... Dutch insurer Aegon said it may buy a small thrift in the United States to   qualify for potentially more than $1 billion in U.S. government ...</description><guid>http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/dutch-insurer-considers-buying-a-us-thrift/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:12:03 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Bangkok Insurer Delays I.P.O. - Mergers, Acquisitions, Venture ... (Google rank 47)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1229458323.47.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fdealbook.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F11%2F17%2Fbangkok-insurer-delays-ipo%2F</link><description>Nov 17, 2008 ... The insurer, an affiliate of Thailand’s biggest lender, Bangkok Bank, had   planned to raise as much as 2.8 billion baht. ...</description><guid>http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/17/bangkok-insurer-delays-ipo/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:12:03 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** U.S. Provides More Aid to Big Insurer - NYTimes.com (Google rank 3)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1226792510.3.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F11%2F11%2Fbusiness%2Feconomy%2F11aig.html%3Fpartner%3Drss%26emc%3Drss</link><description>The government announced an overhaul of its rescue of AIG, after signs that the   initial bailout was putting too much strain on the ailing insurer.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/business/economy/11aig.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:41:50 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** A.I.G. May Get More in Bailout - NYTimes.com (Google rank 7)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1226792510.7.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F11%2F10%2Fbusiness%2Feconomy%2F10aig.html%3Fpartner%3Drssnyt%26emc%3Drss</link><description>As the insurer of those securities, A.I.G. has been forced to put up large   amounts of cash as collateral as the global economy has soured and the   securities ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/business/economy/10aig.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:41:50 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** U.S. Insurer of Pensions Has Lost $2 Billion - NYTimes.com (Google rank 6)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1226792510.6.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F10%2F23%2Fbusiness%2F23pension.html%3Fpartner%3Drssnyt%26emc%3Drss</link><description>The federal agency that guarantees pensions has lost $2.1 billion on its   investments so far this year, foreshadowing expected losses among corporate   pension ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/business/23pension.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:41:50 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** U.S. Provides More Aid to Big Insurer - NYTimes.com (Google rank 29)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1226792510.29.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F11%2F11%2Fbusiness%2Feconomy%2F11aig.html%3Fem%3D%26pagewanted%3Dprint</link><description>Nov 11, 2008 ... The government announced an overhaul of its rescue of AIG, after signs that the   initial bailout was putting too much strain on the ailing ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/business/economy/11aig.html?em=&amp;pagewanted=print</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:41:50 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** U.S. Provides More Aid to Big Insurer - Readers&amp;#39; Comments ... (Google rank 21)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1226792510.21.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.nytimes.com%2Farticle%2Fcomments%2F2008%2F11%2F11%2Fbusiness%2Feconomy%2F11aig.html</link><description>The government announced an overhaul of its rescue of A.I.G., after signs that   the initial bailout was putting too much strain on the ailing insurer. ...</description><guid>http://community.nytimes.com/article/comments/2008/11/11/business/economy/11aig.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:41:50 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Disability Insurer Found Guilty of Social Security Fraud - NYTimes.com (Google rank 8)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1226792510.8.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F10%2F24%2Fbusiness%2F24disability.html</link><description>A federal jury found that Unum had committed fraud by requiring some customers   to apply for Social Security benefits even though it knew they were not ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/business/24disability.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:41:50 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Finding an Insurer - NYTimes.com (Google rank 18)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1226792510.18.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F10%2F19%2Fautomobiles%2F19SIDE.html%3Fref%3Dautomobiles</link><description>INSURANCE for high-performance driving schools is relatively new and still   somewhat rare. As insurers work to determine the form these policies will take,   ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/automobiles/19SIDE.html?ref=automobiles</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:41:50 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Your Money - Your Insurer and Financial Worries - NYTimes.com (Google rank 27)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1226792510.27.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F11%2F15%2Fbusiness%2Fyourmoney%2F15money.html%3Fhp%3D%26pagewanted%3Dprint</link><description>Nov 15, 2008 ... A sort of low-grade fear has set in among policyholders at insurance companies   of all sorts.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/business/yourmoney/15money.html?hp=&amp;pagewanted=print</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:41:50 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Your Insurer and Financial Worries - Readers&amp;#39; Comments - NYTimes.com (Google rank 25)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1226792510.25.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.nytimes.com%2Farticle%2Fcomments%2F2008%2F11%2F15%2Fbusiness%2Fyourmoney%2F15money.html%3Fsrc%3Dtp</link><description>Your Insurer and Financial WorriesBack to Article ». A sort of low-grade fear   has set in among policyholders at insurance companies of all sorts. ...</description><guid>http://community.nytimes.com/article/comments/2008/11/15/business/yourmoney/15money.html?src=tp</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:41:50 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Your Money - What Happens When Your Insurer Goes Under? - NYTimes.com (Google rank 1)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1226792510.1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F11%2F15%2Fbusiness%2Fyourmoney%2F15money.html%3Fem</link><description>A sort of low-grade fear has set in among insurance policyholders. How can you   protect yourself?</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/business/yourmoney/15money.html?em</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:41:50 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Sells a Stake - NYTimes.com (Google rank 3)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.3.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F10%2F07%2Fbusiness%2F07insure.html%3Fpartner%3Drssnyt%26emc%3Drss</link><description>Oct 7, 2008 ... The Hartford Financial Services Group said that it would receive a $2.5 billion   investment from Allianz, the German financial services ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/business/07insure.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Sells a Stake - NYTimes.com (Google rank 31)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.31.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F10%2F07%2Fbusiness%2F07insure.html%3Fpagewanted%3Dprint</link><description>The Hartford Financial Services Group said that it would receive a $2.5 billion   investment from Allianz, the German financial services company.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/business/07insure.html?pagewanted=print</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** A.I.G. to Get Additional $37.8 Billion - NYTimes.com (Google rank 37)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.37.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F10%2F09%2Fbusiness%2Feconomy%2F09insure.html%3Fem</link><description>Shares of MetLife, the nation’s largest life insurer, fell 27 percent on   Wednesday to close at $27 a share after the company said its third-quarter   earnings ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/business/economy/09insure.html?em</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** The Reckoning - Behind Insurer’s Crisis, Blind Eye to a Web of ... (Google rank 1)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F09%2F28%2Fbusiness%2F28melt.html</link><description>A collapse of the insurer threatened to leave a hole of as much as $20 billion   in Goldman’s side, several of these people said. ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/business/28melt.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Saturday Interview - A Life Insurer Projects Calm During the Storm ... (Google rank 6)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.6.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F10%2F04%2Fbusiness%2F04interview.html</link><description>Edward J. Zore of Northwestern Mutual discusses the changes that might be afoot   in the insurance industry.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/business/04interview.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** A.I.G. Takes Its Session in Hot Seat - NYTimes.com (Google rank 4)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F10%2F08%2Fbusiness%2Feconomy%2F08insure.html%3Fpartner%3Drssnyt%26emc%3Drss</link><description>At a hearing on compensation and spending at AIG, one lawmaker criticized the “  unbridled greed” of executives.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/business/economy/08insure.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Fed’s $85 Billion Loan Rescues Insurer - NYTimes.com (Google rank 9)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.9.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F09%2F17%2Fbusiness%2F17insure.html%3Fpagewanted%3Dprint</link><description>Sep 17, 2008 ... “The prospect of the world’s largest insurer failing, together with the   interconnectedness and the uncertainty about the collateral damage ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/business/17insure.html?pagewanted=print</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Throwing a Lifeline to a Troubled Giant - NYTimes.com (Google rank 18)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.18.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F09%2F18%2Fbusiness%2F18insure.html%3Fhp</link><description>The Fed Holds Rates Steady, and Wall Street Turns a Bad Start Around (September   17, 2008); Fedâ€™s $85 Billion Loan Rescues Insurer (September 17, 2008) ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/business/18insure.html?hp</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** The Reckoning - Behind Insurer’s Crisis, Blind Eye to a Web of ... (Google rank 23)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.23.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F09%2F28%2Fbusiness%2F28melt.html%3Fpagewanted%3D4%26em</link><description>As those losses mounted, and A.I.G.’s once formidable stock price plunged, it   became harder for the insurer to survive — imperiling other companies that did   ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/business/28melt.html?pagewanted=4&amp;em</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Fed’s $85 Billion Loan Rescues Insurer - NYTimes.com (Google rank 10)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.10.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F09%2F17%2Fbusiness%2F17insure.html%3Fpagewanted%3D2%26hp</link><description>“The prospect of the world’s largest insurer failing, together with the   interconnectedness and the uncertainty about the collateral damage — that’s why   it’s ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/business/17insure.html?pagewanted=2&amp;hp</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** The Reckoning - Behind Insurer’s Crisis, Blind Eye to a Web of ... (Google rank 29)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.29.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F09%2F28%2Fbusiness%2F28melt.html%3Fpagewanted%3D2</link><description>Behind Insurer’s Crisis, Blind Eye to a Web of Risk. E-Mail &amp;middot; Print &amp;middot; Single   Page; Reprints; Save. Published: September 27, 2008. (Page 2 of 4) ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/business/28melt.html?pagewanted=2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Fed’s $85 Billion Loan Rescues Insurer - Readers&amp;#39; Comments - The ... (Google rank 30)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.30.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.nytimes.com%2Farticle%2Fcomments%2F2008%2F09%2F17%2Fbusiness%2F17insure.html</link><description>Sep 17, 2008 ... Fed’s $85 Billion Loan Rescues InsurerBack to Article ». Fearing a financial   crisis, the Fed reversed course and agreed to bail out A.I.G. ...</description><guid>http://community.nytimes.com/article/comments/2008/09/17/business/17insure.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Fed’s $85 Billion Loan Rescues Insurer - Readers&amp;#39; Comments - The ... (Google rank 35)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.35.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.nytimes.com%2Farticle%2Fcomments%2F2008%2F09%2F17%2Fbusiness%2F17insure.html%3Fs%3D3</link><description>Fed’s $85 Billion Loan Rescues InsurerBack to Article ». Fearing a financial   crisis, the Fed reversed course and agreed to bail out A.I.G. in the central ...</description><guid>http://community.nytimes.com/article/comments/2008/09/17/business/17insure.html?s=3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** The Reckoning - Behind Insurer’s Crisis, Blind Eye to a Web of ... (Google rank 21)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.21.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F09%2F28%2Fbusiness%2F28melt.html%3Fpagewanted%3D3%26em</link><description>Few knew of Goldman’s exposure to A.I.G. When the insurer’s flameout became   public, David A. Viniar, Goldman’s chief financial officer, assured analysts on   ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/business/28melt.html?pagewanted=3&amp;em</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Fed’s $85 Billion Loan Rescues Insurer - NYTimes.com (Google rank 2)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.2.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F09%2F17%2Fbusiness%2F17insure.html%3Fpartner%3Drssnyt</link><description>Fed’s $85 Billion Loan Rescues Insurer. comments &amp;middot; E-Mail &amp;middot; Print &amp;middot; Single Page;   Reprints; Save. By EDMUND L. ANDREWS, MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and MARY ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/business/17insure.html?partner=rssnyt</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Fed’s $85 Billion Loan Rescues Insurer - NYTimes.com (Google rank 22)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.22.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F09%2F17%2Fbusiness%2F17insure.html%3Fn%3DTop%2FReference%2FTimes%2520Topics%2FPeople%2FA%2FAndrews%2C%2520Edmund%2520L.</link><description>Fearing a financial crisis, the Fed reversed course and agreed to bail out AIG   in the central bank’s most radical intervention.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/business/17insure.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/A/Andrews,%20Edmund%20L.</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Behind Insurer’s Crisis, a Blind Eye to a Web of Risk - NYTimes.com (Google rank 43)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.43.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F09%2F28%2Fbusiness%2F28melt.html%3Fpagewanted%3D2%26n%3DTop%2FReference%2FTimes%2520Topics%2FSubjects%2FM%2FMortgages</link><description>An exploration of AIG’s demise offers insights into the virally connected   financial world that began to implode in recent weeks.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/business/28melt.html?pagewanted=2&amp;n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/M/Mortgages</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Fed’s $85 Billion Loan Rescues Insurer - Readers&amp;#39; Comments - The ... (Google rank 33)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.33.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.nytimes.com%2Farticle%2Fcomments%2F2008%2F09%2F17%2Fbusiness%2F17insure.html%3Fs%3D1%26pg%3D10</link><description>Sep 17, 2008 ... Quote: &amp;quot;Under the plan, the Fed will make a two-year loan .... giving the   government nearly 80 percent ownership of the insurer, ...</description><guid>http://community.nytimes.com/article/comments/2008/09/17/business/17insure.html?s=1&amp;pg=10</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
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<item><title>***** Fed’s $85 Billion Loan Rescues Insurer - Readers&amp;#39; Comments - The ... (Google rank 34)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1224121708.34.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.nytimes.com%2Farticle%2Fcomments%2F2008%2F09%2F17%2Fbusiness%2F17insure.html%3Fs%3D1%26pg%3D6</link><description>Sep 17, 2008 ... Fed’s $85 Billion Loan Rescues AIG Insurer? US gets common stock giving the   government nearly 80 percent ownership of the AIG insurer? ...</description><guid>http://community.nytimes.com/article/comments/2008/09/17/business/17insure.html?s=1&amp;pg=6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** MBIA to Aid Troubled Bond Insurer - NYTimes.com (Google rank 27)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1221309223.27.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F08%2F28%2Fbusiness%2F28bond.html%3Fpagewanted%3Dprint</link><description>MBIA agreed to take control of nearly $200 billion of municipal bonds currently   backed by a rival bond insurer, in a move that could help its competitor ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/business/28bond.html?pagewanted=print</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:33:43 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** MBIA to Aid Troubled Bond Insurer - Mergers, Acquisitions, Venture ... (Google rank 1)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1221309223.1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fdealbook.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F08%2F28%2Fmbia-to-aid-troubled-bond-insurer%2F</link><description>MBIA agreed on Wednesday to take control of nearly $200 billion of municipal   bonds currently backed by a rival bond insurer, FGIC, in a move that could help ...</description><guid>http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/mbia-to-aid-troubled-bond-insurer/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:33:43 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** XL Capital to Support Bond Insurer - NYTimes.com (Google rank 3)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1218681495.3.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F07%2F29%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2F29capital.html%3Fpartner%3Drssnyt%26emc%3Drss</link><description>XL Capital, a large insurer based in Bermuda, said that it would raise $2.5   billion to help recapitalize Security Capital Assurance, a bond insurance ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/29/business/worldbusiness/29capital.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:38:15 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Bond Insurer MBIA Reports $1.7 Billion Profit - NYTimes.com (Google rank 1)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1218681495.1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F08%2F09%2Fbusiness%2F09mbia.html%3Fpartner%3Drssnyt%26emc%3Drss</link><description>MBIA, the bond insurer, posted a $1.7 billion quarterly profit because of an   accounting change that turned credit problems into a gain.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/09/business/09mbia.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:38:15 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Lincoln National Corporation News - The New York Times (Google rank 49)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1218681495.49.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Ftopics.nytimes.com%2Ftop%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2Fcompanies%2Flincoln-national-corporation%2Findex.html</link><description>Lincoln National, Philadelphia-based life insurer that is cutting as many as 1000   ... Lincoln National Corp, life insurer, says it will cut up to 1000 jobs, ...</description><guid>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/lincoln-national-corporation/index.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:38:15 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** WellPoint, a Health Insurer, Beats Profit Expectations - NYTimes.com (Google rank 7)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1218681495.7.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F07%2F24%2Fbusiness%2F24health.html</link><description>The company reported a second-quarter profit of $750.5 million, or $1.44 a share,   for the three months that ended June 30. Revenue edged up 3 percent, ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/business/24health.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:38:15 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Vision Insurer to Ask Justices to Restore Its Tax Exemption ... (Google rank 6)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1218681495.6.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F07%2F16%2Fus%2F16exempt.html</link><description>The country’s largest eye-care insurance program plans to ask the Supreme Court   to decide whether the Internal Revenue Service properly revoked its tax ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/16/us/16exempt.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:38:15 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Georgia Bars a California Insurer, Citing Violations - NYTimes.com (Google rank 10)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1215945248.10.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F07%2F03%2Fbusiness%2F03insure.html</link><description>Regulators in the state say Trans World Assurance violated rules adopted in 2007   to prevent the sale of misleading or unsuitable life insurance policies to ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/business/03insure.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:34:08 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Moody’s Cuts Insurer Ratings - NYTimes.com (Google rank 23)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1215945248.23.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F06%2F20%2Fbusiness%2F20bond.html%3Fref%3Dbusiness</link><description>Moody’s Investors Service stripped the insurance arms of Ambac Financial Group   and MBIA of their AAA ratings, citing their impaired ability to raise capital ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/business/20bond.html?ref=business</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:34:08 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** British Insurer to Acquire Hilb Rogal for $2.1 Billion - NYTimes.com (Google rank 2)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1213264108.2.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F06%2F09%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2F09deal.html%3Fpartner%3Drssnyt%26emc%3Drss</link><description>The Willis Group’s acquisition plan, aimed at bolstering its presence in the   United States, was made possible after a settlement with the New York attorney ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/business/worldbusiness/09deal.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:48:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Ambac, a Bond Insurer, Reports a $1.66 Billion Loss - New York Times (Google rank 27)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1210647269.27.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F04%2F24%2Fbusiness%2F24ambac.html</link><description>Ambac reiterated that it was writing “very little new business,” and said its   results wiped out 40 percent of its net worth.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/24/business/24ambac.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 03:54:29 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Bond Insurer Ponders Its Options - New York Times (Google rank 2)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1210647269.2.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F04%2F15%2Fbusiness%2F15bond.html%3Fpartner%3Drssnyt%26emc%3Drss</link><description>Apr 15, 2008 ... FGIC, a money-losing bond insurer owned by the Blackstone Group and the PMI Group,   is seeking investors and may consider selling the ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/business/15bond.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 03:54:29 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Says Economy Has Dented Its Prospects - New York Times (Google rank 3)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1210647269.3.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F04%2F23%2Fbusiness%2F23health.html</link><description>Apr 23, 2008 ... The UnitedHealth Group posted lower-than-expected first-quarter earnings and   sharply reduced its outlook for 2008, saying fewer businesses ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/business/23health.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 03:54:29 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Income Falls - New York Times (Google rank 36)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1210647269.36.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F05%2F02%2Fbusiness%2F02insure.html</link><description>MetLife said that first-quarter net income fell 37 percent, hurt by investment losses.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/business/02insure.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 03:54:29 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** German Insurer’s Profits Fall on Banking Unit’s Losses - New York ... (Google rank 9)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1210647269.9.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F05%2F10%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2F10biztoday-GERMANINSURE_BRF.html%3Fpartner%3Drssnyt%26emc%3Drss</link><description>The German insurer Allianz reported that first-quarter profits fell 65 percent   as it wrote down $1.3 billion tied to the American subprime crisis.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/business/worldbusiness/10biztoday-GERMANINSURE_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 03:54:29 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Bond Insurer Says Its Risk Exceeded Legal Limits - New York Times (Google rank 40)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1208035152.40.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F03%2F27%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2F27bond.html%3Fex%3D1207195200%26en%3Dcfdeeac5f6bde53f%26ei%3D5065%26partner%3DMYWAY</link><description>FGIC said its exposure to mortgage losses exceeded legal risk limits and that it   might raise loss reserves because of litigation related to the stricken ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/business/worldbusiness/27bond.html?ex=1207195200&amp;en=cfdeeac5f6bde53f&amp;ei=5065&amp;partner=MYWAY</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:19:12 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Bond Insurer Says Its Risk Exceeded Legal Limits - New York Times (Google rank 7)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1208035152.7.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F03%2F27%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2F27bond.html</link><description>Mar 27, 2008 ... FGIC said its exposure to mortgage losses exceeded legal risk limits and that it   might raise loss reserves because of litigation related to ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/business/worldbusiness/27bond.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:19:12 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** China: Insurer Invests in Fortis Unit - New York Times (Google rank 46)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1208035152.46.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F03%2F20%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2F20fobriefs-INSURERINVES_BRF.html</link><description>Mar 20, 2008 ... The Ping An Insurance Company, a leading life insurer in China, has agreed to   pay 2.15 billion euros ($3.4 billion) for 50 percent of ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/20/business/worldbusiness/20fobriefs-INSURERINVES_BRF.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:19:12 +0100</pubDate></item>
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<item><title>***** Insurer Gives Its Reasons for Severing Merrill Pacts - New York Times (Google rank 4)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1208035152.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F03%2F21%2Fbusiness%2F21merrill.html</link><description>Mar 21, 2008 ... Security Capital Assurance said Thursday that Merrill had given important rights   promised to it under the contracts to at least one other ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/21/business/21merrill.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:19:12 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Signals Confidence in Criticized Cholesterol Drug - New ... (Google rank 1)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1208035152.1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F04%2F03%2Fbusiness%2F03drug.html%3Fref%3Dhealth</link><description>Apr 3, 2008 ... United Health Group said it will recommend patients continue using Vytorin,   despite cardiologists’ caution that patients use the drug only ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/03/business/03drug.html?ref=health</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:19:12 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Puts Pets in the Policy - New York Times (Google rank 2)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1208035152.2.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F03%2F30%2Fautomobiles%2F30PET.html%3Fpartner%3Drssnyt%26emc%3Drss</link><description>Mar 30, 2008 ... Most policies do not cover pets hurt in a policyholder’s car, but one company is   taking a different approach.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/automobiles/30PET.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:19:12 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Ross to Buy Stake in Bond Insurer: $1 Billion Stake in Assured ... (Google rank 14)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1208035152.14.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.on.nytimes.com%2F%3Ffr_story%3D61a0aa2f2829039027795b988d18c26c0486b4b5</link><description>CNBC interviews Wilbur Ross, chairman of WL Ross &amp;amp; Co., about his company&amp;#39;s plans   to buy up to $1 billion in Assured Guarantee, a bond insurer., ...</description><guid>http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=61a0aa2f2829039027795b988d18c26c0486b4b5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:19:12 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Bond Insurer Plans a Split to Protect Ratings - New York Times (Google rank 4)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1205314008.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F02%2F23%2Fbusiness%2F23bond.html</link><description>Feb 23, 2008 ... Ambac Financial Group plans to split itself in two and raise $3 billion, a person   who has seen the plan said on Friday.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/business/23bond.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:26:48 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Bond Insurer Breaks With Trade Group - New York Times (Google rank 3)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1205314008.3.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F02%2F22%2Fbusiness%2F22bond.html</link><description>Feb 22, 2008 ... MBIA, the world’s largest bond insurer, said on Thursday that it was withdrawing   from the Association of Financial Guaranty Insurers.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/business/22bond.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:26:48 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Bond Insurer in Turmoil Turns to Familiar Leader - New York Times (Google rank 6)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1205314008.6.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F02%2F20%2Fbusiness%2F20bond.html%3Fdlbk</link><description>Feb 20, 2008 ... MBIA replaced its chief executive with its retired chairman, Joseph W. Brown Jr., who   said he would consider splitting up the firm’s ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/business/20bond.html?dlbk</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:26:48 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Word of Bailout for Insurer Lifts Market - New York Times (Google rank 1)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1205314008.1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F02%2F23%2Fbusiness%2F23markets.html</link><description>Feb 23, 2008 ... Wall Street staged a turnaround late Friday after word that a bailout plan for   the troubled bond insurer Ambac Financial Group could be ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/business/23markets.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:26:48 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Works to Prevent Ex-Chief From Seeing Files - New York Times (Google rank 11)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1205314008.11.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F02%2F23%2Fbusiness%2F23aig.html</link><description>Feb 23, 2008 ... The American International Group is pulling out the stops to try to prevent its   former chief executive, Maurice R. Greenberg, from seeing ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/business/23aig.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:26:48 +0000</pubDate></item>
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<item><title>***** Troubled Bond Insurer Puts on Its Defense - New York Times (Google rank 21)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1202686430.21.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F02%2F01%2Fbusiness%2F01bond.html%3Fdlbk</link><description>Feb 1, 2008 ... Under attack from critics who describe the company as effectively insolvent, MBIA   presented a spirited defense in a four-hour conference ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/business/01bond.html?dlbk</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:33:50 +0000</pubDate></item>
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<item><title>***** Extension for Troubled Bond Insurer - New York Times (Google rank 50)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1202686430.50.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F01%2F22%2Fbusiness%2F22bond.html</link><description>Jan 22, 2008 ... ACA Capital Holdings Inc. has received an additional month to unwind an estimated   $69 billion of credit exposure stemming from the subprime ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/business/22bond.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:33:50 +0000</pubDate></item>
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<item><title>***** Rhode Island: Insurer to Pay Millions - New York Times (Google rank 4)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1197883961.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F12%2F14%2Fus%2F14brfs-bluex.html%3Fex%3D1355288400%26en%3D4ec22dc28b8ef3ae%26ei%3D5088%26partner%3Drssnyt%26emc%3Drss</link><description>Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island will pay $20 million but avoid criminal   charges after a federal investigation into improper lobbying of state ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/14/us/14brfs-bluex.html?ex=1355288400&amp;en=4ec22dc28b8ef3ae&amp;ei=5088&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:32:41 +0000</pubDate></item>
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<item><title>***** Natixis’s Bond Insurer to Receive $1.5 Billion - New York Times (Google rank 3)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1196022970.3.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F11%2F22%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2FCIFG-NATIXIS-CAPITAL.html</link><description>Natixis SA’s bond-insurance unit, CIFG Guaranty, will be taken over by the French   bank’s controlling shareholders in a $1.5 billion rescue to preserve its ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/22/business/worldbusiness/CIFG-NATIXIS-CAPITAL.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:36:10 +0000</pubDate></item>
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<item><title>***** Merrill Lynch Takes Stake in German Insurer - Mergers ... (Google rank 3)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1191204494.3.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fdealbook.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F09%2F28%2Fmerrill-lynch-takes-stake-in-german-insurer%2F</link><description>Merrill Lynch Takes Stake in German Insurer. September 28, 2007, 2:27 pm. Link to   This &amp;middot; E-mail this. Topics. Mergers &amp;amp; Acquisitions. Industries ...</description><guid>http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/merrill-lynch-takes-stake-in-german-insurer/</guid><pubDate>Mon,  1 Oct 2007 03:08:14 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer to Pay Fines - New York Times (Google rank 3)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1189386620.3.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F09%2F07%2Fbusiness%2F07care.html%3Fex%3D1346817600%26en%3Ded80a2417e647525%26ei%3D5088%26partner%3Drssnyt%26emc%3Drss</link><description>United Healthcare settled complaints about its past claims practices on Thursday,   agreeing to pay $12 million in fines to 36 states and the District of ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/07/business/07care.html?ex=1346817600&amp;en=ed80a2417e647525&amp;ei=5088&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:10:20 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Housing Woes Hurt NovaStar and Insurer - New York Times (Google rank 2)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1189126932.2.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F09%2F05%2Fbusiness%2F05mortgage.html%3Fref%3Dbusiness</link><description>New fallout from the United States housing slump hit mortgage and real estate   companies yesterday as the subprime lender NovaStar Financial and the title ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/business/05mortgage.html?ref=business</guid><pubDate>Fri,  7 Sep 2007 02:02:12 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** China: Insurer’s Profit Doubles - New York Times (Google rank 1)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1188434410.1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F08%2F28%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2F28fobriefs-INSURER8217S_BRF.html</link><description>The China Life Insurance Company, the country’s largest life insurer, said its   first-half profit had more than doubled, topping forecasts.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/28/business/worldbusiness/28fobriefs-INSURER8217S_BRF.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:40:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Wealthy Get Extra Shield for Wildfires - New York Times (Google rank 37)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1188434410.37.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F08%2F28%2Fus%2F28idaho.html</link><description>Last year, the insurer sent crews to fires in Montana and Texas. ... The homeowner   receives added protection, the insurer may be able to avoid a large ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/28/us/28idaho.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:40:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Eric N. Berg - The New York Times (Google rank 20)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1188347908.20.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Ftopics.nytimes.com%2Ftop%2Freference%2Ftimestopics%2Fpeople%2Fb%2Feric_n__berg%2Findex.html%3Foffset%3D50%26s%3Dnewest</link><description>Directors of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company voted yesterday to place   the giant insurer under the custodianship of the State of New Jersey. ...</description><guid>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/eric_n__berg/index.html?offset=50&amp;s=newest</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:38:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Eric N. Berg - The New York Times (Google rank 34)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1188347908.34.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Ftopics.nytimes.com%2Ftop%2Freference%2Ftimestopics%2Fpeople%2Fb%2Feric_n__berg%2Findex.html%3Foffset%3D30%26s%3Dnewest</link><description>The Allstate Insurance Company, the largest insurer in New Jersey, said yesterday   that it would seek regulatory approval to stop writing virtually all types ...</description><guid>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/eric_n__berg/index.html?offset=30&amp;s=newest</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:38:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Switzerland: Insurer’s Profit Rises - New York Times (Google rank 7)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1187482283.7.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F08%2F17%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2F17fobriefs-INSURER8217S_BRF.html%3Fex%3D1345003200%26en%3D44d7f44804cdcd2f%26ei%3D5088%26partner%3Drssnyt%26emc%3Drss</link><description>The Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services said its second quarter was reduced   by payouts for the June floods in Britain but still rose 8 percent.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/17/business/worldbusiness/17fobriefs-INSURER8217S_BRF.html?ex=1345003200&amp;en=44d7f44804cdcd2f&amp;ei=5088&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:11:23 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer to Buy Two Merrill Lynch Insurance Units - Mergers ... (Google rank 8)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1187395699.8.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fdealbook.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F08%2F14%2Finsurer-to-buy-two-merrill-lynch-insurance-units%2F</link><description>The Dutch insurer Aegon said Monday it had agreed to buy the Merrill Lynch Life   Insurance Company and the ML Life Insurance Company of New York for $1.3 ...</description><guid>http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/insurer-to-buy-two-merrill-lynch-insurance-units/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:08:19 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer to Buy Two Merrill Lynch Insurance Units - New York Times (Google rank 4)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1187222600.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F08%2F14%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2F14merrill.html%3Fex%3D1344744000%26en%3Db5fa330ac5c</link><description>The Dutch insurer Aegon said agreed to buy the Merrill Lynch Life Insurance   Company and the ML Life Insurance Company of New York for $1.3 billion in cash.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/business/worldbusiness/14merrill.html?ex=1344744000&amp;en=b5fa330ac5c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:03:20 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Mortgage Insurer’s Deal in Doubt - New York Times (Google rank 4)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1186703239.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F08%2F08%2Fbusiness%2F08insure.html%3Fex%3D1344225600%26en%3Df8cfb0b56b8f3ca8%26ei%3D5088%26partner%3Drssnyt%26emc%3Drss</link><description>MILWAUKEE, Aug. 8 (AP) — The private-mortgage insurer MGIC Investment said on   Tuesday that it did not believe that it had to complete its $4.9 billion ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/business/08insure.html?ex=1344225600&amp;en=f8cfb0b56b8f3ca8&amp;ei=5088&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:47:19 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Mortgage Insurer Says It May Call Off Merger - Mergers ... (Google rank 6)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1186616689.6.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fdealbook.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F08%2F07%2Fmortgage-insurer-says-it-may-call-off-merger%2F</link><description>The nation’s largest mortgage insurer said in February that it would acquire its   rival for $4.9 billion. But in a statement on Tuesday, MGIC said that its ...</description><guid>http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/mortgage-insurer-says-it-may-call-off-merger/</guid><pubDate>Thu,  9 Aug 2007 00:44:49 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Italy: Insurer’s Income Tops Estimates - New York Times (Google rank 15)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1186270458.15.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F08%2F03%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2F03fobriefs-INSURER8217S_BRF.html%3Fn%3DTop%252FReference%252FTimes%2520Topics%252FSubjects%252FC%252FCorporations</link><description>Assicurazioni Generali, Italy’s largest insurer, reported first-half profit that   beat analysts’ estimates and agreed to sell its Nuova Tirrena unit for 1.25 ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/03/business/worldbusiness/03fobriefs-INSURER8217S_BRF.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FSubjects%2FC%2FCorporations</guid><pubDate>Sun,  5 Aug 2007 00:34:18 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Must Pay for a Surgeons Prank - The Lede - Breaking News ... (Google rank 4)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1186270458.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fthelede.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F07%2F27%2Finsurer-must-pay-for-a-surgeons-prank%2F</link><description>I think the Washington Supreme Court likely made a good call in requiring the   insurer to pay. Its legitimate options are to raise Woo’s rates or drop his ...</description><guid>http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/27/insurer-must-pay-for-a-surgeons-prank/</guid><pubDate>Sun,  5 Aug 2007 00:34:18 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Pricing Pills by the Results - New York Times (Google rank 40)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1185004468.40.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F07%2F14%2Fbusiness%2F14drugprice.html%3Fem%26ex%3D1184644800%26en%3D56221591fc138039%26ei%3D5087%250A</link><description>He said that state regulations and marketplace pressures make it virtually   impossible for an insurer to refuse to pay for a drug that has been approved by ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/14/business/14drugprice.html?em&amp;ex=1184644800&amp;en=56221591fc138039&amp;ei=5087%0A</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:54:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** N.Y. Attorney General Objects to Insurer’s Ranking of Doctors by ... (Google rank 1)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1185004468.1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F07%2F14%2Fnyregion%2F14healthcare.html</link><description>In a letter, New York’s attorney general argued that such rankings would be used   to steer consumers toward selected doctors.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/14/nyregion/14healthcare.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:54:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** MBIA Inc. News - The New York Times (Google rank 35)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1182580774.35.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Ftopics.nytimes.com%2Ftop%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2Fcompanies%2Fmbia_inc%2Findex.html</link><description>MBIA&amp;#39; S giant bond insurer remains a member in good standing of an elite club   ... MBIA Inc, bond insurer, says sales of new policies dropped at least 61 ...</description><guid>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/mbia_inc/index.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 07:39:34 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** XL Capital Ltd. News - The New York Times (Google rank 46)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1182580774.46.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Ftopics.nytimes.com%2Ftop%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2Fcompanies%2Fxl_capital_ltd%2Findex.html</link><description>XL Capital Ltd, Bermuda&amp;#39;s biggest insurer, expects to lost $60 million in ...   Bermudian insurer XL Capital Ltd raises its offer to buy specialist bond ...</description><guid>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/xl_capital_ltd/index.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 07:39:34 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Lincoln National Corporation News - The New York Times (Google rank 44)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1182580774.44.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Ftopics.nytimes.com%2Ftop%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2Fcompanies%2Flincoln_national_corporation%2Findex.html</link><description>Times Select Content Lincoln National Acquires a Rival Insurer ... Lincoln National,   Philadelphia-based life insurer that is cutting as many as 1000 jobs, ...</description><guid>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/lincoln_national_corporation/index.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 07:39:34 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Prosecutors Say Insurer Was Billed for Brain Surgery That Never ... (Google rank 4)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1181022736.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F06%2F02%2Fnyregion%2F02brain.html</link><description>Four defendants allegedly filed claims for 20 brain operations that did not take place.</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/02/nyregion/02brain.html</guid><pubDate>Tue,  5 Jun 2007 06:52:16 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** NEW JERSEY DEAL TO TIE BIG INSURER WITH BLUE CROSS - New York Times (Google rank 25)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1179901030.25.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Ffullpage.html%3Fsec%3Dhealth%26res%3D980CE2DF1E39F93AA15756C0A960958260</link><description>New Jersey Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the largest health insurer in New Jersey,   with 1.9 million enrollees, has agreed to join forces with a big Midwestern ...</description><guid>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&amp;res=980CE2DF1E39F93AA15756C0A960958260</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 07:17:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Health Insurer Plans to Seek Big Rate Rise - New York Times (Google rank 44)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1179901030.44.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Ffullpage.html%3Fsec%3Dhealth%26res%3D9D0CE7D81139F936A15754C0A967958260</link><description>New York State&amp;#39;s largest health insurer said yesterday that it planned to raise   health insurance rates by 50 percent for all 300000 people who buy their own ...</description><guid>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&amp;res=9D0CE7D81139F936A15754C0A967958260</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 07:17:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Limits New York Policies - New York Times (Google rank 28)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1179901030.28.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Ffullpage.html%3Fsec%3Dhealth%26res%3D9E0CE4DB1738F930A3575AC0A964958260</link><description>Insurer Limits New York Policies. Print; Save. Article Tools Sponsored By.   By JACQUES STEINBERG. Published: September 3, 1992. Beginning Sept. ...</description><guid>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&amp;res=9E0CE4DB1738F930A3575AC0A964958260</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 07:17:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Metro Business; New York State Fines Insurer $500000 - New York Times (Google rank 27)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1179901030.27.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Ffullpage.html%3Fsec%3Dhealth%26res%3D9400E1D71E3DF931A3575BC0A9669C8B63</link><description>Metro Business; New York State Fines Insurer $500000. Print; Save. Article Tools   Sponsored By. By JOSEPH P. FRIED. Published: August 2, 2000 ...</description><guid>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&amp;res=9400E1D71E3DF931A3575BC0A9669C8B63</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 07:17:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Strikers at Insurer Aim to Keep Free Benefits - New York Times (Google rank 40)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1179901030.40.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Ffullpage.html%3Fsec%3Dhealth%26res%3D9D04E7DD1F30F932A25756C0A9649C8B63</link><description>Group Health Inc., the Manhattan-based health insurer, has long had a reputation   as a paternalistic employer because of its tradition of giving its workers ...</description><guid>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&amp;res=9D04E7DD1F30F932A25756C0A9649C8B63</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 07:17:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** COMPANY NEWS; BIG NEW INSURER WILL BE CALLED METRAHEALTH - New ... (Google rank 38)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1179901030.38.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Ffullpage.html%3Fsec%3Dhealth%26res%3D9E05EFDA113AF93BA1575AC0A962958260</link><description>The huge new health insurer created by the merger of the health businesses of   the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and the Travelers Insurance Company ...</description><guid>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&amp;res=9E05EFDA113AF93BA1575AC0A962958260</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 07:17:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Tenet Health Gets Settlement From Insurer - New York Times (Google rank 6)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1179901030.6.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Ffullpage.html%3Fsec%3Dhealth%26res%3D9F07E3D6153AF936A25751C0A9639C8B63</link><description>The Tenet Healthcare Corporation, the hospital chain, agreed on a settlement with   an insurer, Health Net, that includes a $28.5 million payment from Health ...</description><guid>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&amp;res=9F07E3D6153AF936A25751C0A9639C8B63</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 07:17:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
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<item><title>***** Crisis Looms As Big Insurer Keeps Sliding - New York Times (Google rank 21)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1179901030.21.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Ffullpage.html%3Fsec%3Dhealth%26res%3D9C01E3D81E39F93BA1575BC0A962958260</link><description>Even though Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield has begun to repair its troubled   finances, state and health care industry officials say the giant insurer is ...</description><guid>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&amp;res=9C01E3D81E39F93BA1575BC0A962958260</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 07:17:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
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<item><title>***** Insurer Sets Review Plan For Disputes - New York Times (Google rank 20)</title><link>http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1179901030.20.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Ffullpage.html%3Fsec%3Dhealth%26res%3D9905E6D6113EF934A15751C0A96E958260</link><description>In the past, with a few exceptions, patients who had been denied coverage could   appeal only through an insurer&amp;#39;s own review -- a process that has come under ...</description><guid>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&amp;res=9905E6D6113EF934A15751C0A96E958260</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 07:17:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
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