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Big Life Insurers Will Get TARP Funds

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted May 14, 2009 7:51 PM CDT

(Newser) – Now that the banks' stress tests are done, it's on to the insurance industry. The Treasury Department said today it will give TARP funds to the nation's biggest life insurers, the Washington Post reports. Hartford Financial has been given preliminary approval to receive $3.4... Read full story »

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