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Insurance Blog Week in Review – May 27 – June 2, 2012

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The Insurance Blog Week in Review provides you with a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on all the blogs that appeared here in the past week. There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen different blogs that go up. What did you miss? Lloyd’s of London Denied Coverage for Bill Paxton The insurer that is well known for approving of all kinds of strange insurance policies denied a request made by Bill Paxton for life insurance. CalPERS Will Offer Coverage for Same-Sex Couples The California retirement fund for state employees will now be able to offer long-term care insurance … Continue reading →

CalPERS Will Offer Coverage for Same-Sex Couples

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A ruling has been made on what has been called a landmark case in California. A federal judge has ruled that CalPERS must offer its long-term care insurance coverage to same-sex spouses and partners. Previous to this, CalPERS couldn’t do this because of the Defense of Marriage Act. CalPERS stands for California Public Employee’s Retirement System. It is an organization that manages pension and health benefits for more than 1.6 million people. It covers retired state workers who were teachers, their spouses, and their families. There was a short span of time when same-sex marriage was legally recognized in California. … Continue reading →