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• Insurance Broker Willis to Acquire HRH BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News - Jun 10 5:08 AM In what is believed to be the insurance brokerage industry's biggest deal in a decade, Willis Group Holdings has agreed to buy Richmond (Va.)-based Hilb Rogal & Hobbs in a deal valued at $2.1 billion. The deal will cement $2.6-billion-a-year Willis' standing as No. 3 in the industry globally, by adding HRH's $800 million a year in revenues.



• Purina pitches pet insurance for dogs, cats AP via Yahoo! Finance - 20 minutes ago You insure your house. You insure your car. So what about your family pet? Nestle Purina PetCare Co. said Tuesday that it will begin offering PurinaCare, the first pet health insurance under pet food maker Purina's name.



• Health insurance falling short The Christian Science Monitor - 59 minutes agoA spike in the number of 'underinsured' adults since 2003 startles healthcare experts.



• McCain backs tax overhaul, portable health insurance Fortune Small Business via Yahoo! Finance - Jun 10 11:18 AM Republican presidential candidate John McCain threw some red meat to the small-business crowd on Tuesday, promising that if elected president he would drastically overhaul the tax system, end corporate welfare, introduce tax credits to make health insurance more affordable, and help the GOP "reclaim our good name as the party of spending restraint."

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