Regional news: Archive for December, 2009
President Obama and Sen. Harry Reid are pushing for passage of the Senate health care reform legislation before Congress breaks for Christmas, despite the fact that the bill no longer ... Read → Read Story
The SEC was set to enact Rule 151A, which would require indexed annuities to be regulated as securities, thus disallowing sales of the product to tens of thousands of life ... Read → Read Story
While the Senate continues to muster support for an alternative to a government-run insurance program, it has won the backing by the AARP for another component of its proposed health reform legislation. Read Story
Richmond, Va.-based Elephant Insurance has selected a new valuation product to determine total loss vehicle values following a collision. Read Story
After eight years, the family of a New York musician who drowned trying to save another vacationer in the waters off Miami Beach won a $5 million verdict in their suit against the city. Read Story
In an attempt to spell out how it polices the state’s insurance market, the Maryland Insurance Administration is drafting a new regulation. Read Story
A Pennsylvania legal organization is pushing to ensure federal health care reform covers all Pennsylvania residents, saying people have a faulty perception of the uninsured. Read Story
A Utah man was arrested by California authorities, who worked for more than a year to secure his return from the Republic of the Philippines to face charges for allegedly taking $270,000 in annuity distributions from a senior citizen. Read Story
A Queens woman is accused of submitted more than 50 fraudulent insurance claims and collected $3,800 from CIGNA. Read Story
A bill aimed at settling a volatile medical malpractice insurance market as a means to slow rising health care costs in New Jersey advanced in a Senate committee. Read Story
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