Labor Dept., Congress Plan Improvements to System to Care for Injured War Contractors
The Labor Department has launched a series of changes to improve the controversial federal system designed to provide medical care an … more…
Pentagon Study Proposes Overhaul of Defense Base Act to Cover Care for Injured Contractors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress could save as much as $250 million a year through a sweeping overhaul of the controversial U.S. system … more…
Congressman Announces Plan to Reform U.S. System to Care for Injured Civilian Contractors
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Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said Wednesday that he will introduce legislation later this y … more…
Opening the Window on Foreign Lobbying
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In 2008, Bermuda’s influential reinsurance industry needed some help. Successive seasons of … more…
Sometimes It’s Not Your War, But You Sacrifice Anyway
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To outsource the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States has turned … more…
Report Finds Advantages in Gov’t Takeover of Care for Injured Contractors
The Congressional Research Service has found that the Defense Department was paying far higher premiums to insure civilians working i … more…
Two More Bailouts, Two More Mortgage Modifiers and Chrysler Repays
Lincoln National Corporation is now one of two insurers to take bailout funds originally intended for “healthy banks,” according … more…
Questions for Hearing on Denial of Benefits to Civilian Contractors Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan
Tomorrow, lawmakers on the Domestic Policy panel of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing on civili … more…
AIG Faces Hearing on Denial of Medical Claims by Contractors Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, announced today that a panel of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hear … more…
Pentagon’s IG to Examine AIG Insurance Provided to Private Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Defense Department's inspector general is preparing a possible audit to examine allegations that inadequate oversight by federal … more…
Two Insurers Join the TARP, More to Come
The TARP family just got a little bit bigger. Public and private banks, auto companies, mortgage servicers, credit card companies … more…
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GMA Video: Did AIG Neglect Injured Contractors?
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‘Forgotten Warriors’: Russell Skoug’s Story
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DIBOLL, Texas -- When the war broke out in Afghanistan in 2001, Russell Skoug was having a hard time s … more…
‘Forgotten Warriors’: Explanation of Analysis
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The Los Angeles Times and ProPublica spent more than 18 months examining the hidden world of civilian c … more…
The Defense Base Act System: A Patchwork Program
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In 1940, the United States began constructing and expanding military bases overseas in preparation for th … more…
Tax Issue Clouds AIG’s Bid to Repay Bailout Bucks
As AIG looks for cash to repay a $60 billion taxpayer loan, one option stands out as a potential way to rake in billions: the sale of … more…
Quick Picks: Where Art Thou, Car Czar?
Quick Picks focuses on a select few of the day's stories from "Breaking on the Web."
Special dispensations from state regulat … more…Quick Picks: Gitmo Takes a Break and Life Insurers Ask for One
Quick Picks focuses on a select few of the day's stories from "Breaking on the Web."
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Tax Exemption a Bright Spot for Insurers Avery Johnson, Wall Street Journal, December 21, 2009
October 15, 2009
Fact Checking the Health Insurance Industry’s Reports Alec MacGillis, Washington Post, October 15, 2009
October 08, 2009
Thousands of U.S. Homeowners Cite Drywall for Ills Leslie Wayne, New York Times, October 08, 2009
June 12, 2009
AIG Balks at Claims from Jet Ditched in Hudson Mary Williams Walsh, New York Times, June 12, 2009
May 18, 2009
Insurers Back Away From TARP Liam Pleven and Damian Paletta, Wall Street Journal ($), May 18, 2009
April 23, 2009
Insurers Eye New Regulator Julie Hirschfeld Davis, AP, April 23, 2009
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