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Health insurer Humana considering selling itself

(Reuters) — Health insurer Humana Inc. is considering selling itself and it has received indications of takeover interest, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Read more »

Nurses’ retaliation case against contractor in Iraq revived

A U.S. appellate court has reinstated retaliation charges filed by two nurses working for a U.S. State Department medical services contractor in Iraq who were allegedly fired after they complained about the... Read more »

Cuts, changes will save XL Catlin $250 million

The CEO of XL Catlin is “delighted” with the state of the combined entity recreated by XL P.L.C.'s $4.28 billion acquisition of Catlin Group Ltd. a month after the deal closed. Read more »

Boston Scientific ordered to pay $100 million in transvaginal mesh trial

(Reuters) — A Delaware jury on Thursday ordered Boston Scientific to pay $100 million to a woman who said she was injured by transvaginal mesh, a device that is the subject of... Read more »

Sally Beauty says some payment cards “at risk” in latest security breach

(Reuters) — Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. confirmed that criminals used malware at some of its point-of-sale systems between March 6 and April 17. Read more »

Worker’s overdose death doesn’t bar survivor comp benefits

The family of an injured worker who died from a prescription drug overdose should receive workers compensation death benefits, the California Supreme Court has ruled. Read more »

Highest paid broker execs

Who were the highest-paid executives at publicly traded brokers in 2014? Find out in our latest gallery. Read more »

Mideast Burning Man goes back to Stone Age

An event in Israel’s Negev desert related to Nevada’s Burning Man festival may have literally unmade history, according to media reports. Read more »

Major deficiencies shown in 39% of benefit plan audits

Some accountants auditing employee benefit plans have a quality problem, said a study published Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration. Read more »