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Major Insurance Overhaul Passes At Minn. Capitol

The NFL has agreed to pay $42 million as part of a settlement with a group of retired players who challenged the league over using their names and images without their permission.

2013/03/18

Pro Soccer Team Changes Name To Minnesota United

Minnesota United FC is the new name of the state’s professional soccer team.

2013/03/05

Wal-Mart Says Its Hiring 100,000 Returning Veterans In Next 5 Years

Starting on Veteran’s Day, an American retailer says it will hire more than 100,000 returning veterans in the next five years.

2013/01/15

Insurer UnitedHealth’s 3Q Profit Jumps 23 Percent

UnitedHealth Group’s third-quarter net income jumped 23 percent to trump expectations, as preparations for retiring Baby Boomers started to pay off for the nation’s largest health insurer. UnitedHealth also raised its 2012 earnings forecast.

2012/10/16

UnitedHealth Plans Int’l Growth With $4.9B Deal

UnitedHealth Group Inc. will spend about $4.9 billion in cash to buy a majority stake in Brazilian health benefits and hospital services provider, as the largest U.S. health insurer takes a big leap toward international growth.

2012/10/08

UnitedHealth Board OKs Quarterly Dividend Raise

Health insurer UnitedHealth Group says it is raising its quarterly dividend by 30 percent.

2012/06/06

Insurer UnitedHealth’s 1Q Profit Climbs 3 Percent

UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s first-quarter net income rose 3 percent as enrollment and revenue gains countered an increase in operating costs, and the health insurer raised its 2012 earnings forecast.

2012/04/19

UnitedHealth Unveils Patient Info Service For MDs

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum business is becoming the latest company to launch a service so doctors can share information about patients over the Internet.

2012/02/14

Insurer UnitedHealth’s 4Q Profit Jumps 20 Percent

UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s fourth-quarter net income jumped 21 percent, but the insurer saw signs of health care use picking up and left its 2012 earnings forecast unchanged.

2012/01/19

S&P Raises UnitedHealth Credit Outlook To Positive

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Wednesday raised its credit outlook on health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. to “positive” from “stable,” saying the company’s financial position has improved compared with its competitors’.

2011/09/07

UnitedHealth’s 2Q Profit Climbs 13 Percent

UnitedHealth Group Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter earnings rose 13 percent, as enrollment gains helped fuel revenue growth and consumers continued to moderate their health care system use.

2011/07/19

UnitedHealth Raises Quarterly Dividend 30 Percent

UnitedHealth Group says it will raise its quarterly dividend 30 percent to 16.25 cents starting in June, about a year after it became the first large health insurer to start rewarding shareholders with a quarterly payout.

2011/05/25

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20 Minn. Companies Make Newest Fortune 500

Twenty Minnesota companies made it into the newest edition of Fortune 500, illustrating the state’s corporate strength.

2011/05/05

UnitedHealth’s 1Q Profit Climbs 13 Percent

UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s first-quarter earnings rose 13 percent and trumped Wall Street expectations as the health insurer reversed last year’s enrollment losses and benefited from slower increases in health care use.

2011/04/21

UnitedHealth CEO Compensation Grows 21 Pct In 2010

Health insurer UnitedHealth Group’s earnings rose 21 percent last year and so did the compensation it gave CEO Stephen Hemsley.

2011/04/13

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