Regional news: Archive for March, 2009
U.S. workers and employers receive 23% less value from the nation’s health care system than global competitors, new research suggests.
The Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers whose companies ... Read → Read Story
FedFirst Financial Corp. of Monessen, Pa., has announced that its insurance agency subsidiary, Exchange Underwriters, has expanded its operation by acquiring the Allsurance Insurance Agency.
Allsurance, based in Mount Lebanon, Pa, ... Read → Read Story
The tallest building in the U.S. – Sears Tower – will become Willis Tower under a deal that would consolidate five Chicago-area property-casualty insurance offices into the tower.
The 110-story tower, ... Read → Read Story
New York Gov. David Paterson has announced the expansion of a pilot program that will provide affordable health insurance to small businesses and individuals in Central New York.
With Minneapolis, Minn.-based ... Read → Read Story
American International Group has asked those receiving $165 million in retention bonuses to return half if not all of the money, but fears the effects, according to company CEO Edward ... Read → Read Story
In the dizzying array of press releases that cross my desk each day, this headline made me laugh – and read on: “No Bailout Needed: Long Term Care Insurance Leader ... Read → Read Story
A Utica, N.Y., man is accused of insurance fraud and other counts for allegedly accepting $2,620 in lost wage benefits in connection with a car accident.
David L. McGee, 43, was ... Read → Read Story
A Gloucester County, N.J., woman was sentenced to five years of probation after cheating her ex-husband’s health insurance company out of more than $13,000.
Catherine Gassler, 54, of Monroeville, must also ... Read → Read Story
A key economic advisor to President Barack Obama would not rule out the possibility of taxing employer health benefits for employees – an approach the president opposed while campaigning against ... Read → Read Story
Steve Israel
The House of Representatives is tackling the issue of big bonuses by companies receiving federal funding, days after a furor erupted over such action by insurer American International ... Read → Read Story
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