New group benefit options are available to business owners with a maximum of nine employees through Sun Life Financial’s recently enhanced E-Z Choice program.  Read Story

A New York podiatrist will pay more than $1 million to settle a federal lawsuit accusing him of submitting false claims to Medicare for reimbursement.  Read Story

Philadelphia insurance agency bought by New Jersey firm

Goebel Insurance Agency, a Philadelphia-based company, is being acquired by a New Jersey-based financial services firm.  Read Story

Illinois agent, agency lose licenses for impersonating regulators

An Illinois agent and his agency have lost their licenses to do business in the state and must pay a $100,000 fine for distributing fraudulent letters on stationary appearing to be that of the state’s department of insurance.  Read Story

New York’s health plans join suit against state over assessment uses

Dubbing it not only “bad fiscal policy,” but also “bad health care policy,” the New York Health Plan Association has joined a civil suit against state officials over the use ...  Read →  Read Story

N.J. man charged with insurance fraud for cutting employees’ coverage

Regulators in North Carolina are alleging that the owner of a fitness center in their state terminated group health insurance for his employees without notice, resulting in nearly $30,000 in medical expenses they did not anticipate.  Read Story

Affluent investors move Fidelity Investments from top of the hill

Fidelity Investment lost its top-dog status as the number one distributor and mutual fund provider to rivals Charles Schwab and Vanguard, according to a new report.  Read Story

Virginia agency to offer The Hartford’s AARP auto program

Midlothian, Va.-based Auto Insurers of Virginia is now offering an AARP-branded auto insurance program from The Harford Financial Services Group.  Read Story

Trustmark buying integrated health, fitness manager for $97 million

Trustmark Mutual Holding Co. is buying a Minneapolis, Minn.-based provider of integrated health and fitness management services for about $97 million.  Read Story

Delaware reports 20% growth in captive insurers in 2009

Delaware’s insurance commissioner is lauding her state’s efforts to add eight new captive insurers in the last six months of 2009, resulting in a 20% increase in the number of captives from a year earlier.  Read Story