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Chubb and Travelers insurance companies win Louisiana bank DOJ settlement

Logan B.
A Louisiana bank will not be able to recover the $11.7 million DOJ settlement under its professional liability policies with Travelers Cos. Inc

The financial institution will not be able to recover the $11.7 million from the federal government. A Louisiana bank will not be able to recover the $11.7 million DOJ settlement under its professional liability policies with Travelers Cos. Inc. and Chubb Ltd. units. The reason is that the government was not the bank’s client, according to a ruling by the federal court of appeals last week. This most recent ruling upheld an earlier decision on the case from a lower court. IberiaBank Corp, a bank based in Lafayette, Louisiana, came…

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California Insurance Commissioner Seeks to Stop CVS Merger with Aetna

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California Insurance Commissioner want to stop merger - Stop Sign

The state’s stop insurance official has asked the Department of Justice to block the merger. California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is urging the U.S. Justice Department to stop CVS Health from merging with Aetna. Such a merger would “have significant anti-competitive impacts on American consumers and health care and health insurance markets,” said Jones. The Californian regulator cannot stop the deal, but he can use his sway with the D.O.J. Even though the California Insurance Commissioner does not have the authority to stop a merger between the companies by way…

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Insurance company merger between Aetna and Humana will not go forward

H. Cutner
Health Insurance company merger Aetna

A federal judge has now ruled in favor of prohibiting the two health insurers from merging. The Justice Department’s decision to stop the insurance company merger between Aetna and Humana has been upheld by a federal judge. These two health insurance giants were appealing the decision with U.S. District Judge John. D. Bates. The original decision to block the merger between the health insurance companies occurred in July 2015. That said, Judge Bates concluded in a 158-page opinion that “The Court is unpersuaded that the efficiencies generated by the merger…

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Terrorist’s life insurance policy can be seized by US government

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US life insurance policy payout ruling

A federal judge has ruled that the payments on the policy of the San Bernardino killer can be taken by the government. A federal judge ruling says the U.S. government can seize the life insurance policy of Syed Rizwan Farook. Farook was one of the extremist terrorists involved in the murders in San Bernardino last year. The murderer purchased life insurance coverage near the time he was planning the terrorist attacks. He and a friend, Enrique Marquez – an extremist Muslim convert – planned terrorist attacks together. He started with…

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Aetna leaves prominent health insurance trade group

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online health insurance technology exchange

Aetna will no longer be part of America’s Health Insurance Plan Aetna, one of the largest insurers in the United States, has left the health insurance industry’s largest trade group. This has raised concerns among critics of the Affordable Care Act, who claim that as more insurers leave the trade group, the federal law may be in jeopardy. Aetna is the second large insurer to leave the America’s Health Insurance Plans group, which was a major supporter of the Affordable Care Act as it was being drafted. Trade group is…

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