Regional news: 
Archive for December, 2009
A total of 30 people in three cities were charged for their alleged roles in schemes to file more than $61 million in false Medicare claims, federal authorities said. Read Story
Shifts caused by changes from proposed health care reform could be felt among workers’ compensation insurers and actuaries, an industry expert said. Read Story
Harleysville Insurance has added well child care centers to the accounts that can be insured under its OthersFirst Protection Package. Read Story
As part of a $636 billion defense spending bill, Congress has forwarded a proposed extension of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) benefits. Read Story
A breath of fresh air in Yorktown, NY, a small town of about 37,000 an hour north of New York City.
The local government realized a savings of more than a ... Read → Read Story
The ousted founder and chairman of Presidential Life Corp. is calling an investigation into alleged self-dealing in his family’s charitable foundation a “diversionary tactic.” Read Story
A long-term solution to the National Flood Insurance Program will have to wait until 2010, after the latest extension by Congress. Read Story
Having saved more than $260,000 on its insurance bill, Yorktown, N.Y., officials have decided to return the savings to taxpayers. Read Story
Prior to leaving office as Maryland’s insurance commissioner, Ralph S. Tyler says his agency will provide state legislators with recommendations on how to better govern the reserve levels of non-profit health insurers. Read Story
A Canyon County, Calif., insurance agent will spend two years in prison after stealing the identity of a senior citizen and forging the victim’s name on a Medicare Advantage plan enrollment form to obtain a commission. Read Story
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