A group of 15 conservative groups have written to Congress, opposing taxpayer bailouts for private insurers
A so-called parallel market could develop if the universal protections of the Affordable Care Act
Premera Blue Cross said it will invest $250 million across Washington and Alaska over five years to help stabilize the individual market. The company will also focus on improving access to care in rural areas and behavioral health. It has notified Washington and Alaska state regulators that it is committed to the individual market in 2019.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s GEICO unit will no longer factor in education and occupation while setting auto insurance
A bill in the Illinois House seeks to establish a nonprofit independent company, which will offer insurance for workers' compensation
Financial news in other parts of the world
Asia-Pacific: Warburg Pincus in Vietnam deal; 2 Japan banks to merge; Lotte Card M&A gets nod
Europe: ING scraps CEO pay rise plan; Monte dei Paschi names CFO
Middle East & Africa: QNB seeks higher foreign ownership cap; Ghanaian bank to raise 330M cedis in IPO
The day ahead
Early morning futures indicators pointed to a higher opening for the U.S. market.
In Asia, the Hang Seng rose 0.02% to 31,601.45, while the Nikkei 225 climbed 0.66% to 21,968.10.
In Europe, around midday, the FTSE 100 dropped 0.02% to 7,213.59 and the Euronext 100 rose 0.21% to 1,034.61.
On the macro front
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index, the Consumer Price Index and the Redbook are due out today.
