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The White House and congressional Democratic leaders are crafting a new health care reform bill including a tax on high-priced health insurance plans, according to administration officials and industry sources.

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued an Order to 12 entities, following an investigation into "fax blasts."

The economic downturn is a time of opportunity for insurance-related enterprises with the right strategy, according to Pat Ryan, the former chief executive of Aon Corp.

PartnerRe Ltd. announced that Bruno Meyenhofer, the chairman of PartnerRe Global, has advised the company he will retire, effective March 31.

As the German government announced it favors more international sanctions against Iran, Munich Re said it would become the second German reinsurer to stop writing business there and will not renew existing coverage.

USI Holdings Corp. insurance brokerage in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., said it has signed an agreement to acquire a number of retail employee benefit insurance brokerage offices from the PNC Financial Services Group Inc.