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<item><title>***** Articles about Fred Carr - New York Times (rank 21)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1327879058.21.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fkeyword%2Ffred-carr</link><description>... including Michael R. Milken and the insurer's former chief executive, Fred Carr. The civil suit, filed in State Superior Court in Los Angeles, ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/keyword/fred-carr</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:17:38 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Health Premium Increases - NYTimes.com (rank 4)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1327879058.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2012%2F01%2F20%2Fopinion%2Fhealth-premium-increases.html</link><description>Re “U.S. Seeks Rollback of a Health Insurer’s ‘Excessive’ Rate Increase” (news article, Jan. 13): As a freelance writer and editor, I’ve paid ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/opinion/health-premium-increases.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:17:38 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Setback for Bank of America in MBIA Lawsuit - NYTimes.com (rank 12)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1326646933.12.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2012%2F01%2F04%2Fbusiness%2Fsetback-for-bank-of-america-in-mbia-lawsuit.html</link><description>A New York state judge on Tuesday made it easier for the bond insurer MBIA to pursue its $1.4 billion lawsuit accusing Countrywide Financial, a unit of ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/business/setback-for-bank-of-america-in-mbia-lawsuit.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:02:13 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** U.S. Seeks Rollback of a Health Insurer’s ‘Excessive ... (rank 1)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1326646933.1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2012%2F01%2F13%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2Fwhite-house-calls-increases-in-health-insurance-rates-too-high.html</link><description>WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Thursday that rate increases sought by a health insurance company were unreasonable, and it ordered the ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/13/health/policy/white-house-calls-increases-in-health-insurance-rates-too-high.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:02:13 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Bloomberg Predicts Fair Deal if Health Insurer Gets For ... (rank 6)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1325426005.6.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F12%2F24%2Fnyregion%2Femblemhealth-could-become-for-profit-bloomberg-says.html</link><description>Bloomberg Predicts Fair Deal if Health Insurer Gets For-Profit Status By THOMAS KAPLAN Published: December 23, 2011</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/24/nyregion/emblemhealth-could-become-for-profit-bloomberg-says.html</guid><pubDate>Sun,  1 Jan 2012 13:53:25 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>**** Tokio Marine to Buy Delphi Financial for $2.7 Billion ... (rank 10)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1325426005.10.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fdealbook.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F12%2F21%2Ftokio-marine-to-buy-delphi-financial-for-2-7-billion%2F</link><description>LONDON — Tokio Marine Holdings, Japan’s second-largest casualty insurer, agreed on Wednesday to buy the American insurer Delphi Financial Group for $2 ...</description><guid>http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/12/21/tokio-marine-to-buy-delphi-financial-for-2-7-billion/</guid><pubDate>Sun,  1 Jan 2012 13:53:25 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Morgan Stanley and MBIA Reach Deal on Insurance Claims ... (rank 10)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1324196418.10.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F12%2F14%2Fbusiness%2Fmorgan-stanley-and-mbia-settle-dispute-on-derivative-contracts.html</link><description>Morgan Stanley said on Tuesday that it had agreed to give up insurance claims over guarantees on mortgage bonds against MBIA, the ailing insurer, in ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/business/morgan-stanley-and-mbia-settle-dispute-on-derivative-contracts.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:20:18 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>**** Final Rules Set for Insurers on Spending Ratios - NYTimes.com (rank 4)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1324196418.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fprescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F12%2F12%2Ffinal-rules-set-for-insurers-on-spending-ratios%2F</link><description>If they don’t, health plan subscribers in 2012 begin getting rebates based on the insurer’s medical-loss ratio, ...</description><guid>http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/final-rules-set-for-insurers-on-spending-ratios/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:20:18 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Deal Hits Deadline (rank 45)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1322936767.45.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1991%2F11%2F04%2Fbusiness%2Finsurer-deal-hits-deadline.html</link><description>An insurance industry group is expected to work through the day Monday in an attempt to complete a plan to take over the failed Executive Life Insurance ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/04/business/insurer-deal-hits-deadline.html</guid><pubDate>Sat,  3 Dec 2011 18:26:07 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Greenberg Sues U.S. Over A.I.G. Takeover (rank 4)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1322936767.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F11%2F22%2Fbusiness%2Fgreenberg-sues-us-over-aig-takeover.html</link><description>Maurice R. Greenberg, the former chief of A.I.G., contends that the takeover of the insurer in the fall of 2008 was improper and that the Fed breached its ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/business/greenberg-sues-us-over-aig-takeover.html</guid><pubDate>Sat,  3 Dec 2011 18:26:07 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>**** Young Adults’ Coverage May Cost Parents Even More (rank 9)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1322936767.9.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fprescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F11%2F23%2Fyoung-adults-coverage-may-cost-parents-even-more%2F</link><description>California Health Insurer Will Issue Refunds ; Health Insurers Keep Reporting Robust Profits; If It Walks Like an Insurer …</description><guid>http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/young-adults-coverage-may-cost-parents-even-more/</guid><pubDate>Sat,  3 Dec 2011 18:26:07 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer £2 Billion in the Red for 1991 : At Lloyd's, Lavish ... (rank 26)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1322438026.26.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1994%2F05%2F18%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2F18iht-lloyds_0.html</link><description>Insurer £2 Billion in the Red for 1991 : At Lloyd's, Lavish Losses By Erik Ipsen Published: May 18, 1994</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/18/business/worldbusiness/18iht-lloyds_0.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:53:46 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Weathers Real Estate Recession (rank 16)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1322438026.16.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1991%2F06%2F22%2Fopinion%2Fl-insurer-weathers-real-estate-recession-627291.html</link><description>To the Editor:&quot;Shielding Insurer From Its Parent&quot; (Business Day, June 1) and its accompanying chart do not give a complete or correct picture about our ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/22/opinion/l-insurer-weathers-real-estate-recession-627291.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:53:46 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Egon H. Ottinger; Insurer, 93 (rank 41)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1322438026.41.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1992%2F10%2F30%2Fobituaries%2Fegon-h-ottinger-insurer-93.html</link><description>Egon H. Ottinger, a former chairman of Frank B. Hall &amp;amp; Company, a leading marine insurance company, died on Monday at Phelps Memorial Hospital in North ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/30/obituaries/egon-h-ottinger-insurer-93.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:53:46 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Arnold K. Davis, Insurer, 76 (rank 49)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1322438026.49.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1992%2F11%2F22%2Fobituaries%2Farnold-k-davis-insurer-76.html</link><description>Arnold K. Davis, a prominent insurance broker in Manhattan, died yesterday at the Palm Beach Hospital in Florida. He was 76 years old and lived in Palm ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/22/obituaries/arnold-k-davis-insurer-76.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:53:46 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>**** Study Finds Co-Payments Discourage Drug Treatments (rank 10)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1322438026.10.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fprescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F11%2F14%2Fstudy-finds-co-payments-discourage-drug-treatments%2F</link><description>Aetna, a large health insurer that helped finance the study, ...</description><guid>http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/study-finds-co-payments-discourage-drug-treatments/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:53:46 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>**** Retail Health Care Competition Heats Up - NYTimes.com (rank 10)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1321117825.10.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fprescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F11%2F10%2Fretail-health-care-competition-heats-up%2F</link><description>The Price We Pay for Medical Care; Mercer Issues Employer Survey on Health Coverage; Comparing Hospitals and Doctors ; If It Walks Like an Insurer …</description><guid>http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/retail-health-care-competition-heats-up/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:10:25 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Australian Insurer Is Hamstrung in Hong Kong - NYTimes.com (rank 37)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1320631466.37.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1994%2F01%2F25%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2F25iht-insure_0.html</link><description>HONG KONG— Accusing rivals of mounting a smear campaign against it, the life insurer National Mutual Asia Ltd. scrambled Monday to keep intact a sales ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/25/business/worldbusiness/25iht-insure_0.html</guid><pubDate>Mon,  7 Nov 2011 02:04:26 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Drops Fight to Keep Rate Filings From Public (rank 10)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1320631466.10.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F10%2F26%2Fnyregion%2Funited-health-oxford-stops-effort-to-keep-rate-increase-filings-secret.html</link><description>The largest health insurer in New York, United Health/Oxford, has agreed to drop a fight to keep its filings for rate increases secret, putting pressure on ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/nyregion/united-health-oxford-stops-effort-to-keep-rate-increase-filings-secret.html</guid><pubDate>Mon,  7 Nov 2011 02:04:26 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer to Finance Test of a Treatment For Breast Cancer ... (rank 45)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1319319623.45.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1990%2F11%2F12%2Fus%2Finsurer-to-finance-test-of-a-treatment-for-breast-cancer.html</link><description>The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has agreed to pay a major share of the costs of a clinical study of an experimental treatment for advanced ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/12/us/insurer-to-finance-test-of-a-treatment-for-breast-cancer.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:40:23 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Blue Shield of California Won’t Cover Breast Cancer Drug ... (rank 10)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1319319623.10.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F10%2F03%2Fbusiness%2Fblue-shield-of-california-wont-cover-breast-cancer-drug.html</link><description>He said the insurer would continue to pay for the drug for women who were already using it. Because Avastin, which is sold by Genentech, is approved to ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/03/business/blue-shield-of-california-wont-cover-breast-cancer-drug.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:40:23 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** California Health Insurer Will Issue Refunds - NYTimes.com (rank 1)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1319319623.1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fprescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F10%2F13%2Fcalifornia-health-insurer-will-issue-refunds%2F</link><description>Blue Shield of California, a large nonprofit health insurer based in San Francisco, said on Thursday that it planned to return an additional $295 million ...</description><guid>http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/california-health-insurer-will-issue-refunds/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:40:23 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurance Against the Future (rank 10)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1318101495.10.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fgreen.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F10%2F06%2Finsurance-against-the-future%2F</link><description>“That makes it a really hard puzzle to solve if you’re an insurer: how do you actually diversify risk if you might get hit by a multibillion-dollar loss just ...</description><guid>http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/insurance-against-the-future/</guid><pubDate>Sat,  8 Oct 2011 20:18:15 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** New Survey Projects Higher Employee Health Premiums (rank 4)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1318101495.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fprescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F10%2F02%2Fnew-survey-projects-higher-employee-health-premiums%2F%3Fhp</link><description>Mercer Issues Employer Survey on Health Coverage; Comparing Hospitals and Doctors ; If It Walks Like an Insurer … Big Tobacco Wins Missouri Case</description><guid>http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/02/new-survey-projects-higher-employee-health-premiums/?hp</guid><pubDate>Sat,  8 Oct 2011 20:18:15 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** The Price We Pay for Medical Care (rank 4)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1316787700.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fprescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F09%2F08%2Fthe-price-we-pay-for-medical-care%2F</link><description>If It Walks Like an Insurer … Big Tobacco Wins Missouri Case; How to Mend Medicare; Previous Post F.D.A. Staff: 5 Years May Be Enough for Bone Drugs;</description><guid>http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/08/the-price-we-pay-for-medical-care/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:21:40 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>**** Judge Drops SAC Capital as Defendant in Civil Suit (rank 10)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1316787700.10.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fdealbook.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F09%2F14%2Fjudge-drops-sac-capital-as-defendent-in-sac-capital%2F</link><description>... that accused it and other firms of spreading false rumors about Fairfax Financial Holdings to profit from a drop in the insurer’s share price. ...</description><guid>http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/judge-drops-sac-capital-as-defendent-in-sac-capital/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:21:40 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** COURT BACKS PLAN TO PAY CUSTOMERS OF FAILED INSURER (rank 32)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1315271870.32.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1993%2F08%2F13%2Fbusiness%2Fcourt-backs-plan-to-pay-customers-of-failed-insurer.html</link><description>A plan to rehabilitate the largest life insurance company ever to fail in the United States was approved yesterday by a New Jersey court. Under the plan ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/13/business/court-backs-plan-to-pay-customers-of-failed-insurer.html</guid><pubDate>Tue,  6 Sep 2011 02:17:50 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Has Big Investor: Metropolitan (rank 16)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1315271870.16.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1992%2F01%2F21%2Fbusiness%2Finsurer-has-big-investor-metropolitan.html</link><description>The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company has agreed to buy half of the Executive Life Insurance Company of New York, a move that should greatly ease the ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/21/business/insurer-has-big-investor-metropolitan.html</guid><pubDate>Tue,  6 Sep 2011 02:17:50 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Pays Price for Risk Strategy (rank 37)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1315271870.37.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1991%2F05%2F09%2Fbusiness%2Finsurer-pays-price-for-risk-strategy.html</link><description>Like its crosstown rival, the First Executive Corporation, the First Capital Holdings Corporation of Los Angeles built itself into a major life insurance ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/09/business/insurer-pays-price-for-risk-strategy.html</guid><pubDate>Tue,  6 Sep 2011 02:17:50 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** INSURER STUDY SCREENING FOR AIDS (rank 18)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1315271870.18.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1985%2F09%2F26%2Fus%2Finsurer-study-screening-for-aids.html</link><description>Fearing large claims by victims of acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS, the life insurance industry is considering new ways of finding out if ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/26/us/insurer-study-screening-for-aids.html</guid><pubDate>Tue,  6 Sep 2011 02:17:50 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** INSURANCE - Prescriptions Blog - NYTimes.com (rank 4)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1315271870.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fprescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com%2Ftag%2Finsurance%2F</link><description>Blue Shield of California, a not-for-profit health insurer based in San Francisco, is promising to limit its profits and give the bulk of any excess income it makes back ...</description><guid>http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/insurance/</guid><pubDate>Tue,  6 Sep 2011 02:17:50 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Reports: New Meadowlands Soon to Be MetLife ... (rank 42)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1313905180.42.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Ffifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F08%2F19%2Freports-new-meadowlands-soon-to-be-metlife-stadium%2F</link><description>The pending announcement of the deal would come about three years after a more lucrative naming rights agreement with Allianz, a German-based insurer ...</description><guid>http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/reports-new-meadowlands-soon-to-be-metlife-stadium/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 06:39:40 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>**** A Restaurant Owner on Permits, Reservations, and Drinking on ... (rank 33)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1313905180.33.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fboss.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F08%2F09%2Ftaking-the-bait-permits-reservations-drinking-on-the-job%2F</link><description>Your liability insurer would love to know this information, btw… — Karl, Melrose. Karl, Having recently been cross-examined by a phalanx of insurance ...</description><guid>http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/taking-the-bait-permits-reservations-drinking-on-the-job/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 06:39:40 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** At G.E. Plant in Connecticut, Volts Plug In to the Sun (rank 10)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1311411852.10.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwheels.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F07%2F19%2Fat-g-e-plant-in-connecticut-volts-plug-in-to-the-sun%2F</link><description>... MKZ Hybrid Has a Trick Eyeball. A back-up camera capable of scanning for obstacles on either side of the vehicle saved Jerry Garrett a phone call to his insurer.</description><guid>http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/at-g-e-plant-in-connecticut-volts-plug-in-to-the-sun/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 10:04:12 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>**** The Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Has a Trick Eyeball (rank 4)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1311411852.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwheels.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F07%2F22%2Fthe-lincoln-mkz-hybrid-has-a-trick-eyeball%2F%3Fsrc%3Dtwrhp</link><description>A back-up camera capable of scanning for obstacles on either side of the vehicle saved Jerry Garrett a phone call to his insurer.</description><guid>http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/the-lincoln-mkz-hybrid-has-a-trick-eyeball/?src=twrhp</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 10:04:12 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>**** American International Group Inc., DealBook, NYTimes ... (rank 45)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1311297948.45.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fdealbook.on.nytimes.com%2Fpublic%2Foverview%3Fsymbol%3DAIG%26inline%3Dnyt-org</link><description>Robert H. Benmosche didn't sugarcoat his take on the insurer's first conference call in which executives laid out the state of A.I.G. as it preps for a public offering in ...</description><guid>http://dealbook.on.nytimes.com/public/overview?symbol=AIG&amp;inline=nyt-org</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:25:48 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>**** Found: Doctors Who Take Medicare (rank 26)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1310087503.26.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fnewoldage.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F07%2F06%2Ffound-doctors-who-take-medicare%2F</link><description>She wondered if it was true. Were significant numbers of doctors bailing out of Medicare, the nation’s largest health insurer? Dr. Bishop and two colleagues ...</description><guid>http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/found-doctors-who-take-medicare/</guid><pubDate>Fri,  8 Jul 2011 02:11:43 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Larry Comden - TimesPeople - The New York Times (rank 29)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1309652170.29.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Ftimespeople.nytimes.com%2Fview%2Fuser%2F27377840%2Factivities.html</link><description>Blue Double Cross. Here's a partially baked idea which combines the single payer with a private insurer. State government auctions the right to be the sole insurer for the ...</description><guid>http://timespeople.nytimes.com/view/user/27377840/activities.html</guid><pubDate>Sun,  3 Jul 2011 01:16:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Colonoscopy - News, Information on Colonoscopy - NY Times ... (rank 33)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1309652170.33.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.nytimes.com%2Fhealth%2Fguides%2Ftest%2Fcolonoscopy%2Fnews-and-features.html</link><description>Aetna is the latest insurer to clamp down on the use of a powerful anesthetic during an increasingly common form of colon cancer screening.</description><guid>http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/test/colonoscopy/news-and-features.html</guid><pubDate>Sun,  3 Jul 2011 01:16:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** This Week in Small Business: A Union for Owners (rank 30)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1309652170.30.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fboss.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F06%2F27%2Fthis-week-in-small-business-a-union-for-owners%2F</link><description>New research from the small-business insurer Hiscox finds that 15 percent of start-ups were started as a result of layoffs. The venture capital industry laments ...</description><guid>http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/this-week-in-small-business-a-union-for-owners/</guid><pubDate>Sun,  3 Jul 2011 01:16:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** If It Walks Like an Insurer … (rank 1)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1309652170.1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fprescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F06%2F24%2Fif-it-walks-like-an-insurer%2F</link><description>Why do insurers need to charge so much in premiums? One reason they cite is the need to have sufficient reserves to pay for those customers who prove to be ...</description><guid>http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/if-it-walks-like-an-insurer/</guid><pubDate>Sun,  3 Jul 2011 01:16:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** When to Back Off? (rank 28)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1309652170.28.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fnewoldage.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F06%2F29%2Fwhen-to-back-off%2F%3Fhp</link><description>Medicare Will Pay for Prostate Cancer Drug. The federal insurer said it would pay for Provenge, which is estimated to cost about $93,000 for treatment.</description><guid>http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/29/when-to-back-off/?hp</guid><pubDate>Sun,  3 Jul 2011 01:16:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** ATUL GAWANDE - Nicholas D. Kristof Blog - NYTimes.com (rank 32)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1309652170.32.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fkristof.blogs.nytimes.com%2Ftag%2Fatul-gawande%2F</link><description>Instead, the debate is over whether to move a step closer to universal coverage with reforms that include a public insurer in the mix. Sure makes sense to me.</description><guid>http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/atul-gawande/</guid><pubDate>Sun,  3 Jul 2011 01:16:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Hospice and Its Costs (rank 31)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1309652170.31.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fnewoldage.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F06%2F27%2Fhospice-and-its-costs%2F</link><description>Medicare Will Pay for Prostate Cancer Drug. The federal insurer said it would pay for Provenge, which is estimated to cost about $93,000 for treatment.</description><guid>http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/hospice-and-its-costs/</guid><pubDate>Sun,  3 Jul 2011 01:16:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>**** Fred Thompson - About This Person - Movies &amp;amp; TV - NYTimes.com (rank 41)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1309652170.41.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fmovies.nytimes.com%2Fperson%2F70694%2FFred-Thompson</link><description>While pushing his new film, Michael Moore is also calling for a single-payer health care system with the federal government serving as the country’s insurer.</description><guid>http://movies.nytimes.com/person/70694/Fred-Thompson</guid><pubDate>Sun,  3 Jul 2011 01:16:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>**** ENERGY - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com (rank 48)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1309652170.48.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fbits.blogs.nytimes.com%2Ftag%2Fenergy%2F</link><description>You get robbed or sick or into a car accident, and the insurer reimburses you immediately, without undo hassle. Now we just need a sponsor for that.</description><guid>http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/energy/</guid><pubDate>Sun,  3 Jul 2011 01:16:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>**** Lynn Phillips - T Magazine Blog - NYTimes.com (rank 49)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1309652170.49.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Ftmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com%2Fauthor%2Flynn-phillips%2F</link><description>Fall’s trends protect your assets when an insurer’s fine print won’t.</description><guid>http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/author/lynn-phillips/</guid><pubDate>Sun,  3 Jul 2011 01:16:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** marge - TimesPeople - The New York Times (rank 28)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1308412137.28.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Ftimespeople.nytimes.com%2Fview%2Fuser%2F29881680%2Factivities.html</link><description>The Insurer vs. the Hospitals. A bitter dispute between one of the nation’s largest health insurers and a consortium of New York City hospitals illustrates the ...</description><guid>http://timespeople.nytimes.com/view/user/29881680/activities.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:48:57 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Log In - The New York Times (rank 35)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1308412137.35.1&amp;s=https%3A%2F%2Fmyaccount.nytimes.com%2Fmem%2Ftnt.html</link><description>Log in to manage your products and services from The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune. Don't have an account yet? Create an account »</description><guid>https://myaccount.nytimes.com/mem/tnt.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:48:57 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** This Week in Small Business: Repeal the Tanning Tax! (rank 36)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1308412137.36.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fboss.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F06%2F13%2Fthis-week-in-small-business-repeal-the-tanning-tax%2F</link><description>The government is the only insurer of any note. The United Kingdom has a socialized system, in which the government is not only the sole insurer of note but ...</description><guid>http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/this-week-in-small-business-repeal-the-tanning-tax/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:48:57 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** California Insurer Says It Will Cap Earnings (rank 2)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1308412137.2.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F06%2F08%2Fhealth%2F08health.html%3Fsmid%3Dtw-nytimes%26seid%3Dauto</link><description>Blue Shield of California, a large nonprofit health insurer that has come under sharp criticism in recent months for its double-digit rate increases, said ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/health/08health.html?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;seid=auto</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:48:57 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** California Insurer Says It Will Cap Earnings (rank 1)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1308412137.1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F06%2F08%2Fhealth%2F08health.html</link><description>Blue Shield of California, a large nonprofit health insurer that has come under sharp criticism in recent months for its double-digit rate increases, said ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/health/08health.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:48:57 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** INSURER - Green Blog - NYTimes.com (rank 4)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1308412137.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fgreen.blogs.nytimes.com%2Ftag%2Finsurer%2F</link><description>Climate change is likely to bring with it more catastrophic weather, which in turn will increase insurance claims. (Photo: The Associated Press)</description><guid>http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/insurer/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:48:57 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Hodgkin's Lymphoma - News, Information on Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... (rank 49)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1308412137.49.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.nytimes.com%2Fhealth%2Fguides%2Fdisease%2Fhodgkins-lymphoma%2Fnews-and-features.html%3Fpage%3D2</link><description>The Chicago-based health insurance organization said its decision marked the first time a private health insurer had agreed to pay for studies of experimental ...</description><guid>http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/hodgkins-lymphoma/news-and-features.html?page=2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:48:57 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** DIALYSIS - Consults Blog - NYTimes.com (rank 29)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1308412137.29.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fconsults.blogs.nytimes.com%2Ftag%2Fdialysis%2F</link><description>California Insurer Says It Will Cap Earnings By REED ABELSON. Blue Shield of California has come under sharp criticism in recent months for its double-digit rate increases.</description><guid>http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/dialysis/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:48:57 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** What’s In A Name? (rank 40)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1308412137.40.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fkrugman.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F06%2F03%2Fwhats-in-a-name-5%2F</link><description>The program we now call Medicare is one in which the government acts as your insurer, paying your major medical bills; coverage is guaranteed to all seniors.</description><guid>http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/03/whats-in-a-name-5/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:48:57 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** NYT: Huge Profits for Health Insure (rank 46)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1308412137.46.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fmobile.nytimes.com%2Farticle%3Fa%3D789214%26f%3D19</link><description>In reporting its earnings last week, Cigna, another insurer, talked about the &quot;low level&quot; of medical use. Yet the companies continue to press for higher ...</description><guid>http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=789214&amp;f=19</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:48:57 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** COMPANY NEWS; Torchmark Raises Offer for Insurer - New York Times (rank 35)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1305961573.35.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1988%2F11%2F30%2Fbusiness%2Fcompany-news-torchmark-raises-offer-for-insurer.html</link><description>The Torchmark Corporation said it had sweetened its tender offer for the Kansas City Life Insurance Company by $4 a share, to $47.50, a bid that values the insurer ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/30/business/company-news-torchmark-raises-offer-for-insurer.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 08:06:13 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** California Insurer Retreats on Raising Rates - NYTimes.com (rank 1)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1300742907.1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fprescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F03%2F16%2Fcalifornia-insurer-retreats-on-raising-rates%2F</link><description>Blue Shield of California, a nonprofit health insurer, said on Wednesday that it would no ... The insurer, a vocal proponent of the federal health care law, had ...</description><guid>http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/california-insurer-retreats-on-raising-rates/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:28:27 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** California Insurer's Rate Increase Draws Fire - NYTimes.com (rank 1)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1295820283.1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fprescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F01%2F07%2Fcalifornia-insurers-rate-increase-draws-fire%2F</link><description>The insurer is seeking to raise rates for some people who have individual policies by as ... The insurer may have been too slow to raise premiums and the people ...</description><guid>http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/california-insurers-rate-increase-draws-fire/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:04:43 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Competition's Shortcomings in Curtailing Health-Care Costs ... (rank 11)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1289531747.11.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Feconomix.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F11%2F05%2Fcompetitions-shortcomings-in-curtailing-health-care-costs%2F</link><description>An insurer, of course, might seek to reduce the total payments made to a ... When an insurer accounts for a large portion of a hospital's revenue, a provider ...</description><guid>http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/competitions-shortcomings-in-curtailing-health-care-costs/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:15:47 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Triad Guaranty Inc. News - The New York Times (rank 8)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1275412978.8.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Ftopics.nytimes.com%2Ftop%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2Fcompanies%2Ftriad-guaranty-inc%2Findex.html</link><description>Triad Guaranty Inc. financial and business news, updates, and information from The New York Times and other leading providers.</description><guid>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/triad-guaranty-inc/index.html</guid><pubDate>Tue,  1 Jun 2010 18:22:58 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Business Briefing - Legal News - Insurer Allowed to Sue ... (rank 15)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1273871624.15.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F05%2F01%2Fbusiness%2F01bizbriefs-INSURERALLOW_BRF.html</link><description>The insurer has covered more than $459 million of losses. A version of this brief appeared in print on May 1, 2010, on page B2 of the New York edition. ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/business/01bizbriefs-INSURERALLOW_BRF.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 22:13:44 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Warns Against Politicized' Federal Oversight ... (rank 3)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1267779381.3.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fprescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F02%2F22%2Finsurer-bcbs-warns-against-politicized-federal-oversight%2F</link><description>The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association pushed back against prospects of federal regulation of premium increases. ... Insurer Warns Against Politicized' Federal Oversight ...</description><guid>http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/insurer-bcbs-warns-against-politicized-federal-oversight/</guid><pubDate>Fri,  5 Mar 2010 08:56:21 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Editorial - The Insurer vs. the Hospitals - NYTimes.com (rank 1)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1266221714.1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F01%2F30%2Fopinion%2F30sat2.html</link><description>In this case, the insurer appears to be acting responsibly, if a bit heavy-handedly. ... The insurer claims that it was shocked that hospital negotiators were ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/30/opinion/30sat2.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:15:14 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Delays Increase for California Customers - NYTimes.com (rank 2)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1266221714.2.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F02%2F14%2Fus%2F14anthem.html</link><description>Anthem Blue Cross appeared confident its new premiums would pass state scrutiny even as it delayed the increase. ... Insurer Delays Increase for California Customers ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/us/14anthem.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:15:14 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** What Portion of Premiums Should Insurers Pay Out in Benefits ... (rank 40)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1256009330.40.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Feconomix.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F10%2F02%2Fwhat-portion-of-premiums-should-insurers-pay-out-in-benefits%2F%3Fpagemode%3Dprint</link><description>Furthermore, the insurer will not have to pay commissions to insurance brokers. ... According to folklore the best health insurer is the one with the highest health ...</description><guid>http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/what-portion-of-premiums-should-insurers-pay-out-in-benefits/?pagemode=print</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:28:50 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** How Much Money Do Insurance Companies Make? A Primer ... (rank 4)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1254466408.4.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Feconomix.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F09%2F25%2Fhow-much-money-do-insurance-companies-make-a-primer%2F%3Fsrc%3Dtptw</link><description>An economist walks readers through the most recent income statement of WellPoint ... An insurer's &quot;float&quot; is the money temporarily on hand when premium payments come ...</description><guid>http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/25/how-much-money-do-insurance-companies-make-a-primer/?src=tptw</guid><pubDate>Fri,  2 Oct 2009 07:53:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** COMPANY NEWS; MONY to Sell Unit To German Insurer - Free Preview ... (rank 45)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1237787635.45.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fselect.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Fabstract.html%3Fres%3DFA0911FB3F5D12728DDDAC0994DD405B898BF1D3</link><description>COMPANY NEWS; MONY to Sell Unit To German Insurer. E-MAIL. May 15, 1979, Tuesday  . Section: Business &amp;amp; Finance, Page D5, 845 words ...</description><guid>http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0911FB3F5D12728DDDAC0994DD405B898BF1D3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:53:55 +0000</pubDate></item>
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<item><title>***** Finding an Insurer - NYTimes.com (rank 18)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.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>***** Fed’s $85 Billion Loan Rescues Insurer - NYTimes.com (rank 2)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.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>***** Metro Business; New York State Fines Insurer $500000 - New York Times (rank 27)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.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>
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<item><title>***** World Business Briefing | Europe: The Netherlands: Insurer Takes A ... (rank 15)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1179901030.15.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Ffullpage.html%3Fres%3D9A06E1D71631F932A25752C0A9659C8B63%26n%3DTop%252FNews%252FBusiness%252FCompanies%252FFortis%2520Group</link><description>World Business Briefing | Europe: The Netherlands: Insurer Takes A Charge. Print;   Save. Article Tools Sponsored By. By GREGORY CROUCH (NYT) ...</description><guid>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06E1D71631F932A25752C0A9659C8B63&amp;n=Top%2FNews%2FBusiness%2FCompanies%2FFortis%20Group</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 07:17:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Rejects a Proposal - New York Times (rank 24)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1179901030.24.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Ffullpage.html%3Fres%3D9C07E7DB1431F932A25751C1A9609C8B63</link><description>The British insurer Prudential said on Sunday that it had rejected an approach   from a potential bidder for its online bank Egg. A published report had said ...</description><guid>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E7DB1431F932A25751C1A9609C8B63</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 07:17:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** COMPANY NEWS; MICHIGAN INSURER SEEKS $17 MILLION FROM ARBOR DRUGS ... (rank 46)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1179901030.46.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Ffullpage.html%3Fsec%3Dhealth%26res%3D9F0CE0DC1E31F93BA35754C0A965958260</link><description>COMPANY NEWS; MICHIGAN INSURER SEEKS $17 MILLION FROM ARBOR DRUGS ... more than   $17 million from Arbor to settle claims that it overcharged the insurer. ...</description><guid>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&amp;res=9F0CE0DC1E31F93BA35754C0A965958260</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 07:17:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** Big Insurer&amp;#39;s Path to Crisis Is Study in Mismanagement - New York ... (rank 30)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2.1179901030.30.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fgst%2Ffullpage.html%3Fres%3D9F0CE1DC1E3AF93AA15750C0A965958260</link><description>Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the nation&amp;#39;s largest nonprofit health insurer,   has lost tens of millions of dollars over the last decade through a series ...</description><guid>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE1DC1E3AF93AA15750C0A965958260</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 07:17:10 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>***** WORLD BUSINESS BRIEFING: ASIA; JAPANESE INSURER BOUGHT - The New York Times (rank 40)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2..40.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2001%2F02%2F24%2Fbusiness%2Fworld-business-briefing-asia-japanese-insurer-bought.html</link><description>The failed Japanese insurer Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance will be sold to ... Another failed insurer, Taisho Life Insurance, became the first to be rescued by ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/24/business/world-business-briefing-asia-japanese-insurer-bought.html</guid></item>
<item><title>***** WORLD BUSINESS BRIEFING: ASIA; JAPANESE INSURER FAILS - The New York Times (rank 47)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2..47.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2000%2F05%2F02%2Fbusiness%2Fworld-business-briefing-asia-japanese-insurer-fails.html</link><description>Becoming Japan's first nonlife insurer to fail since the end of World War II, ... although the insurer will continue making payments to current clients, the ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/02/business/world-business-briefing-asia-japanese-insurer-fails.html</guid></item>
<item><title>***** Merrill Is Sued in Florida Over Ties to Shaky Insurer - The New York Times (rank 1)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2..1.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1991%2F12%2F21%2Fbusiness%2Fmerrill-is-sued-in-florida-over-ties-to-shaky-insurer.html</link><description>... to Shaky Insurer. By KURT EICHENWALD ... The suit also named the insurer's former top managers. ... The officials were forced out when the insurer was seized. ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/21/business/merrill-is-sued-in-florida-over-ties-to-shaky-insurer.html</guid></item>
<item><title>***** Industry Bid For Insurer Is Rejected - The New York Times (rank 19)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2..19.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1991%2F11%2F07%2Fbusiness%2Findustry-bid-for-insurer-is-rejected.html</link><description>Industry Bid For Insurer Is Rejected. By RICHARD W. STEVENSON, ... The insurer was seized in April from the First Executive Corporation by ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/07/business/industry-bid-for-insurer-is-rejected.html</guid></item>
<item><title>***** Auto Insurer Plans to Quit New Jersey - The New York Times (rank 31)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2..31.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2001%2F06%2F13%2Fnyregion%2Fauto-insurer-plans-to-quit-new-jersey.html</link><description>The last time an auto insurer made such a threat was in 1991, when Allstate said ... Allstate, then the largest auto insurer in the state, ultimately settled a ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/13/nyregion/auto-insurer-plans-to-quit-new-jersey.html</guid></item>
<item><title>***** Bid for Belgian Insurer - The New York Times (rank 41)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2..41.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1988%2F02%2F16%2Fbusiness%2Fbid-for-belgian-insurer.html</link><description>Belgium's largest insurer, Groupe AG S.A., said today that it had raised its offer for a rival insurer, Assubel-Vie S.A. by 20 percent, to about $205.71 a share. ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/16/business/bid-for-belgian-insurer.html</guid></item>
<item><title>***** China Accepts U.S. Insurer - The New York Times (rank 49)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2..49.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1992%2F10%2F06%2Fbusiness%2Fchina-accepts-us-insurer.html</link><description>... companies in China, the first foreign insurer to do so in more than ... major insurer abroad, will be based in Shanghai and will sell life insurance to ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/06/business/china-accepts-us-insurer.html</guid></item>
<item><title>***** Florida Gets $100 Million in Insurer Failure - The New York Times (rank 37)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2..37.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1995%2F07%2F17%2Fbusiness%2Fflorida-gets-100-million-in-insurer-failure.html</link><description>The suit followed an investigation of the activities of the insurer's parent, Transmark USA Inc., which was accused of looting the insurer. ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/17/business/florida-gets-100-million-in-insurer-failure.html</guid></item>
<item><title>***** Industry Wins Bid For Insurer - The New York Times (rank 15)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2..15.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1991%2F10%2F25%2Fbusiness%2Findustry-wins-bid-for-insurer.html</link><description>Industry Wins Bid For Insurer. By RICHARD W. STEVENSON, ... Roughly 60 percent of Executive Life's assets are junk bonds, far more than any leading insurer. ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/25/business/industry-wins-bid-for-insurer.html</guid></item>
<item><title>***** Dutch Giant Buys Control of Mexican Insurer - The New York Times (rank 27)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2..27.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2001%2F06%2F06%2Fbusiness%2Fdutch-giant-buys-control-of-mexican-insurer.html</link><description>Control of Mexico's largest insurer, Seguros Comercial AmÃ©rica, will pass from ... It recently bought 49 percent of Seguros Bital, another Mexican insurer. ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/06/business/dutch-giant-buys-control-of-mexican-insurer.html</guid></item>
<item><title>***** Fibreboard's Insurer Settles - The New York Times (rank 36)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2..36.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1992%2F03%2F31%2Fbusiness%2Ffibreboard-s-insurer-settles.html</link><description>The settlement between the insurer and the Concord, Calif., maker of lumber, ... The insurer could pay Fibreboard between $220 million and $330 million, ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/31/business/fibreboard-s-insurer-settles.html</guid></item>
<item><title>***** French Insurer Makes $10 Billion Acquisition - New York Times (rank 21)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2..21.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2006%2F06%2F15%2Fbusiness%2Fworldbusiness%2F15insure.html%3Fex%3D1308024000%26en%3D3d88c90e5c30e110%26ei%3D5088%26partner%3Drssnyt%26emc%3Drss</link><description>The French insurer AXA has agreed to buy the insurer Winterthur for 12.3 billion Swiss francs ($10 billion) ... to Acquire an Insurer From Credit Suisse (June ...</description><guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/15/business/worldbusiness/15insure.html?ex=1308024000&amp;en=3d88c90e5c30e110&amp;ei=5088&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</guid></item>
<item><title>***** MBIA Inc. News - The New York Times (rank 42)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2..42.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Ftopics.nytimes.com%2Ftop%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2Fcompanies%2Fmbia_inc%2Findex.html%3Foffset%3D30%26s%3Doldest%26</link><description>News about MBIA Inc. Commentary and archival information about MBIA Inc. ... Under Scrutiny, Investors Wonder About the Status of Its Bond Insurer ...</description><guid>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/mbia_inc/index.html?offset=30&amp;s=oldest&amp;</guid></item>
<item><title>***** Insurer Screening Umarried Males (rank 20)</title><link>http://www.gigaalert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&amp;c=e512713&amp;m=2..20.1&amp;s=http%3A%2F%2Fpartners.nytimes.com%2Flibrary%2Fnational%2Fscience%2Faids%2F100785sci-aids.html</link><description>October 7, 1985. Insurer Screening Umarried Males. Forum. Join a Discussion ... ALLAS -- An insurance company has told its underwriters to ... insurer. ...</description><guid>http://partners.nytimes.com/library/national/science/aids/100785sci-aids.html</guid></item>
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