CIGNA Laying Off 1,100 Employees Globally - Chattanoogan

CIGNA (NYSE: CI) announced today several actions in response to the economic downturn, including the reduction in its global workforce by approximately 1,100 positions, around 4 percent of the company’s employees, and the planned consolidation of ...

Veterinary Pet Insurance Reveals Top 10 Dog and Cat Names of 2008 - PR Newswire

BREA, Calif., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The faithfulness of man's best friend led many in the past to consider Fido the ideal name for a dog. In 2008, pet owners were more likely to name their dog Frank than Fido. Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI), the ...

Kids' health insurance promoted - The Columbus Dispatch

The tax-funded coverage through the State Children's Health Insurance Program is available to children in households earning up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level, or $42,400 a year. Number of uninsured Ohio children: 156,000 Number of ...

The float: It's how insurance companies boost profit - Great Falls Tribune

We all know that businesses have to make a profit. Health care is no different, especially the insurance sector. But how do they make their money? The major way health insurance functions is by maximizing "the float." What is this and how does this ...

Community Health Care Clinic taking patients again - Pantagraph

NORMAL -- Lisa Reid was at the Community Health Care Clinic on Monday morning, in pain but anticipating relief. She had just picked up an application to become a clinic patient. “I’m more than excited,” said Reid, a mother of three teenage ...