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Insurance & Technology May 3, 2006 Maria Woehr	Opting In or Out? As the optional federal charter for insurers hits the Senate floor, industry leaders weigh cost savings and enhanced competition against possible risks to insurance carriers -- and policyholders.
Insurance & Technology March 16, 2004 Anthony O'Donnell	Minimizing Reinsurance Risks A new Celent study finds tech investment, along with attention to people and processes, can help P&C insurers maximize their reinsurance recoverables.
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Managed Care September 2002 John Carroll	Profusion of Health Care Laws Creates Compliance Problems for Health Plans The standoff has led to an epic legal struggle between business interests hungering for a uniform federal standard and local interests that are fiercely protective of states' longstanding right to dictate insurance law. From the perspective of managed care, things are rapidly worsening.
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Insurance & Technology March 27, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	Insurance Industry Groups React to Treasury Secretary's Statements to House Committee Speaking before the House Financial Services Committee, Geithner was forthright about the need for systemic risk regulation but his comments on optional federal charter were subject to interpretation.
BusinessWeek August 25, 2003 Nanette Byrnes	Pensions That Discriminate against Older Workers With modern retirement plans increasingly under attack by older employees, it's becoming clear that a company's best interests are not always going to intersect with those of all its workers. That's why Congress needs to step up with clear legislation that would reform federal pension laws.
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Insurance & Technology April 3, 2008 Katherine Burger	No Surprises in Insurance Industry's Mixed Reception for Treasury Department's Endorsement of Optional Federal Charter Concerns about competitive advantage inspired the life insurance industry's welcome of the Treasury's call for an optional federal charter as part of broad regulatory reform proposals for financial services.
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