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The Board of Directors of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois approved the purchase of Medical Life Insurance Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. Definitive agreements have been executed and, subject to regulatory approval, the transaction is expected to close in December 1997. Medical Life is the life subsidiary of Medical Mutual of Ohio. According to A.M. Best Co. data for year-end 1996, Medical Life had net premiums written of $142 million.
