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Conseco, the holding company for a group of insurance businesses, has announced that it has posted a net loss of $5.8 million or $0.03 per share in the first quarter of 2008 compared to $10 million during the same period in 2007.

Evraz Oregon Steel Mill spends $8.5 million annually on health insurance. Roughly $1 million of that goes to Oregonians not even on the company's payroll.

First American Spatial Solutions has kept mortgage lenders' heads above water for almost 20 years.

Farmers insurance Group of Companies advises its Farmers insurance customers suffering damage from the recent tornado to immediately contact their agent or call Farmers 24-hour claims hotline, 800-HelpPoint . ... via Earth Times

(http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Retirement/)A fixed annuity is an insurance contract in which the issuing company promises to make fixed dollar payments to the contract holder, the annuitant, for a pre-determined length of time. In return for payment of the contract premium, the issuing company also guarantees both the earnings on the account and the principal balance.

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) on Wednesday signed into law two measures intended to make high-deductible health insurance plans more affordable and accessible, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Under one bill (

The New Hampshire House on Wednesday voted 259-93 to approve a bill (SB 540) that aims to lower health costs for employees of small businesses, the Manchester Union Leader reports.

People may have to pay into a social insurance scheme towards costs of care in old age

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (MARKET WIRE) Universal insurance Holdings, Inc. (AMEX: UVE)

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (MARKET WIRE) eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH), the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, announced today that Gary Lauer, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Stuart Huizinga, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will deliver presentations on behalf of the company at three upcoming investor conferences. The presentations will focus on the company's business and will include question and answer sessions.