New Jersey surgeon, office manager charged in alleged $8.5 million fraud case

An Atlantic County, N.J., surgeon, his office manager and the business where they worked were indicted on charges of defrauding Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance companies of more than $8.5 ...  Read →  Read Story

Code of conduct for managed-care industry moves forward

While Congress and President Barack Obama work on comprehensive health reform, an effort to force managed care companies to adhere to a code of conduct is gaining steam.

The Alliance for ...  Read →  Read Story

Now that the House has introduced health “reform” legislation, along comes Sen. Ted Kennedy with his own public health insurance plan, according to IFAwebnews.com.

The plan, according to President Obama, is ...  Read →  Read Story

Public health insurance plan one step closer to law

After a month of mark-ups, amendments and compromise, the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has passed legislation to overhaul U.S. healthcare.

The HELP Committee’s legislation includes a government-run health ...  Read →  Read Story

The headline of this New York Times article about the newly submitted legislation to “reform” health care says it all: House Health Plan Outlines Higher Taxes on Rich.

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New Jersey agents’ groups say interest in insurance industry growing

New data collected by the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey and New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals indicates that recent college graduates are expressing a greater interest in the insurance ...  Read →  Read Story

Regional insurer pays $105,000 for using unlicensed software

Donegal Mutual Insurance Co., a Marietta, Pa.-based regional property-casualty insurer, paid $105,000 to settle a claim that it used unlicensed copies of Microsoft software installed on its computers

The Business Software ...  Read →  Read Story

Missouri the newest member of Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact

Missouri has become the 36th member state of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact, a central point, created by state insurance regulators, for electronic filing for certain insurance products, including ...  Read →  Read Story

Insurance regulators in New York have scheduled four hearings to explore the suitability of life insurance and annuities in the state and possible solutions.

The New York State Insurance Department announced ...  Read →  Read Story

Congress’ plan means Medicare ‘doughnut hole’ might remain until 2021

The so-called doughnut hole that many Medicare Part D beneficiaries are finding themselves in with prescription drug coverage isn’t going to disappear for at least 12 years under a current ...  Read →  Read Story