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'I think the idea of electronic medical records is excellent. It's just their lack of monitoring their security that is a significant issue.' Medical information such as Social Security numbers, pharmacy records and other personal health data from about 130,000 people covered by health insurance giant Wellpoint Inc. may have been accessed via the Internet, the health insurance giant confirmed.Wellpoint, which operates locally under the Unicare name, said customers in several states, including Illinois, had information exposed in the last year because two computer servers maintained by a third-party vendor the insurer would not name 'were not properly secured for a period of time.' Wellpoint has been notifying customers via letters in recent days.

INSURER Legal & General yesterday said it hoped to find 'opportunities' for growth despite the UK property price woes and turmoil in financial markets impacting so

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NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA (MARKET WIRE) Consumers in search of affordable health insurance plans are learning the benefits of shopping online for health insurance and the value of working with a health insurance agent.

Reinsurance Group of America Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter profit fell sharply because of large investment losses and an unexpected rise in death benefit claims that increased the amount the life reinsurer paid out.

Reinsurance Group of America Inc. declared a regular quarterly dividend of 9 cents on Thursday. The dividend is payable May 27 to shareholders of record as of May 5.

ST. LOUIS----Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated , a leading global provider of life reinsurance, reported net income for the first quarter of $31.5 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, compared to $76.3 million, or $1.19 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter.

Reinsurance Group of America Inc. was hurt by adverse claims experience in the U.S. and United Kingdom during the company's first quarter that contributed to a 58 percent drop in earnings and a relatively flat increase in revenue. (RGA)

Donegal Group, an insurance holding company, has reported that its revenues for the first quarter of 2008 were $89.79 million, an increase of 7.3% over the revenues recorded during the comparable period in 2007.

PEMBROKE, Bermuda----AXIS Capital Holdings Limited today announced that AXIS Reinsurance Company, one of its U.S. operating subsidiaries, has been added to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Listing of Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds effective April 7, 2008.