Pennsylvania Senate committee green-lights health coverage bills

The Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a series of bills to expand access and health insurance coverage, part of the 15-bill HealthNET PA legislative package.

The bills now go to ...  Read →  Read Story

NAIFA-Virginia takes to the beach for annual convention

Van Mueller

Guest speakers Daniel Corrigan, Van Mueller and Michael Keenan will headline this year’s 74th annual convention of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors of Virginia.

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Senator: Government health insurance plan has support

A U.S. senator says that there is support by both Democrats and Republicans to let uninsured Americans buy into a health insurance plan run by the government.

Tom Harkin

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The 2009 Long-Term Care Insurance Sourcebook, a compendium of the most current relevant research and data regarding long-term care and insurance products, has been published by the American Association of ...  Read →  Read Story

‘Competitive federalism’ offered as alternative to state, federal insurance regulation

An alternative to the weaknesses inherent in federal and state regulation of insurance might be the concept of “competitive federalism,” an insurance industry expert suggested recently.

Martin F. Grace, professor of ...  Read →  Read Story

Insurance agent accused of stealing identities to collect Medicare Advantage commissions

A Bahama, N.C., insurance agent is accused of stealing the identities of more than 100 people, some of whom were deceased, and signing them up for Medicare Advantage plans to ...  Read →  Read Story

Younger long-term care insurance buyers get it at work

Employee-sponsored long-term care insurance buyers tend to be younger, select longer coverage and make claims on their policies sooner at younger ages than those who buy individual coverage.

These findings are ...  Read →  Read Story

You know those Southwest Airlines commercials that show horrendous scenarios and then ask, “Wanna get away?”  That seems to be what American International Group is doing.

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Somerset County bus company employee faces insurance fraud charge

An employee of a Somerset County, N.J., bus company faces multiple charges, including third-degree insurance fraud, for allegedly lying about coverage on several buses.

A county grand jury indictment alleges that ...  Read →  Read Story

Maryland agent receives 2009 Wilner Award

Keith Eig

An insurance professional known for giving to others was on the receiving end March 19, as the recipient of the 2009 Bernard L. Wilner Award.

Keith M. Eig, a ...  Read →  Read Story