SACRAMENTO - California’s rapid economic decline has prompted Gov. Schwarzenegger to propose what once was unthinkable - rolling back generous pensions in a state heavily influenced by public employee unions.

SeaBright Insurance Holdings Inc. said Friday that it named Richard J. Gergasko its chief operating officer. The Seattle-based insurer also elected him president and chief operating officer of its SeaBright Insurance Company subsidiary, where he will replace John G.

Democrats sought to limit increases in the cost of insurance sold under a sweeping health care bill Friday as they labored to clear the final committee obstacle to a September showdown on President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority.

In the wake of a UN report on extrajudicial killings, the prospect of intervention by the International Criminal Court on post-election violence and the formation of a Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission, Maina Kiai , former chairperson of the Kenya National Commission for Human Rights, speaks to Pambazuka News’ Firoze Manji about what the future [...]

Touchstone Investments, a member of Western & Southern Financial Group, announced today that Steven M. Graziano will join the company as president effective Monday, Aug. 3, 2009.

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Liberty National Life Insurance Co. said Friday it plans to hire 50 or more new agents in the Denver area and will conduct interviews here. (TMK)