A New York man was charged with insurance fraud and other felonies for allegedly collecting workers’ compensation benefits from the New York State Insurance Fund for a year after he ...  Read →  Read Story

Maryland insurance regulators join workplace fraud task force

The Maryland Insurance Administration has joined a new state task force created by Gov. Martin O’Malley to reduce incidents of workplace fraud.

Maryland’s Workplace Fraud Act, which takes effect Oct. 1, ...  Read →  Read Story

New Jersey employees to face double-digit hikes in health insurance

A New Jersey state commission has approved an increase in health insurance premiums for the state’s school districts of 25% and for local governments of 16%.

The State Health Benefits Commission ...  Read →  Read Story

C.V. Starr & Co., a subsidiary of C. V. Starr & Co., Inc., is offering its PrimeSTARR product, designed specifically for small- to medium-sized commercial trade and general contractors.

PrimeSTARR offers ...  Read →  Read Story

Senate majority leader says health reform debate will go into fall

One night after President Barack Obama told the nation having a deadline was key in the effort to reform the nation’s health care system, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said ...  Read →  Read Story

I just don’t get it, but then again, I’m just an ordinary citizen taxpayer who is concerned about the direction our president is taking us.

President Obama is pushing Congress to ...  Read →  Read Story

AMA says health insurers advancing on claims processing

Health insurers, urged last year by the nation’s largest organization of doctors, have made strides in improving their claims processing systems.

The assessment from the American Medical Association takes on additional ...  Read →  Read Story

Johns Hopkins gets chronic disease grants through UnitedHealth program

Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health was awarded three grants to prevent and treat chronic diseases through an initiative by UnitedHealth Group and the National Institutes of Health ...  Read →  Read Story

Survey: Women with life insurance have greater self-worth

Women who plan their financial future and own life insurance increase their self-worth, according to a national survey conducted for Penn Mutual Life Insurance.

Women make up 51% of the population ...  Read →  Read Story

New York state, city settle Medicaid allegations for $540 million

The state of New York and New York City will pay $540 million to the federal government to settle allegations from nearly 20 years ago that both parties filed false ...  Read →  Read Story