Regional news: Archive for March, 2010
Regulators in Minnesota found a hot piece of evidence in an alleged fraud case against a father and son insurance team in a cool place – their refrigerator. Read Story
Repealed by the U.S. House, but omitted from sweeping health reform signed into law by President Barack Obama, a property-casualty group is praising the preservation of an antitrust exemption for insurance. Read Story
A Washington state-based general agency focusing on long-term care insurance is planning to train 320 new agents this year. Read Story
Following a day of fanfare at the White House over a new law on health reform, Senate Republicans are letting Washington, D.C., know that the party is over. Read Story
A group representing New Jersey doctors has filed a federal lawsuit against the Obama Administration over health reform it feels violates the civil rights of Americans by requiring the purchase of health insurance. Read Story
The Maryland House of Delegates has approved a measure raising the minimum amount of automobile liability insurance required by state drivers. Read Story
The New Jersey Senate approved Thomas Considine, acting insurance commissioner since January, as the head of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. Read Story
President Barack Obama called the historical bill, changing the delivery of health care to every American, “health insurance reform” at his press conference to sign the bill. While using the word “insurance” not “care” may have been an oversight, it’s more likely that it was intentional. Read Story
Recognizing the difficult path to health reform and ignoring the potential legal hurdles to come, President Barack Obama signed into law sweeping health reform amid a rousing audience at the White House. Read Story
Set to become the second chief executive to sign into law a way to rebuff any federal mandate to purchase health insurance, Virginia’s governor says he supports the state’s plan to sue to enforce that right. Read Story
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