Elephant donating $10 to Gulf oil spill recovery for each online quote

Elephant Auto Insurance is starting a new campaign to help raise money to restore the environment and wildlife that have been affected by the Gulf Coast oil disaster.  Read Story

The federal government is offering relief for a problem that’s taxing companies throughout the country, but how many Bay State businesses will benefit from the new health insurance tax credit ...  Read →  Read Story

Pelosi: Social Security cuts should not be part of federal deficit fix

The leader of the U.S. House of Representatives doesn’t want to trim Social Security benefits to ease the federal deficit.  Read Story

Pennsylvania insurance agent named temporary county treasurer

Kevin Gilroy, an independent insurance agent from Paxinos, Pa., was named temporary successor to Northumberland County Treasurer Ronald L. Chamberlain, who announced he will resign July 30 for health reasons.  Read Story

Former AFLAC claims worker linked to $1 million fraud scheme

A former AFLAC claims department employee is charged, along with an alleged accomplice, with fraudulently filing claims costing the insurer more than $1 million, according to WTVM-TV.  Read Story

One of the first causes Jon Husted took up when he joined the Ohio General Assembly in 2001 was a bill to raise the state’s minimum requirements for auto liability ...  Read →  Read Story

Nothing inspires a politician more than a good populist cause, and one of the most populist of all causes in the last ten years or so has been insurers’ use of credit scoring. It has provided fuel for a fire that no one can effectively extinguish. No response to charges levied against its use is sufficient. Its benefits do not matter. In short, as far as government and the public are concerned, it is indefensible, but insurers insist on fighting for the ability to use it.  Read Story

After 45 years with State Farm Insurance, Jack Miller of Golden Gate is one of thousands of homeowners getting the boot.

??MANDEVILLE, La.—Mark Baumann, a 44-year-old uninsured diabetic, sees in the Obama administration’s health-care law a future with stable coverage to pay for his insulin shots and blood tests.

State health insurance commissioners said they are working fast and furiously to complete definitions and recommendations to HHS so the agency can draft hotly anticipated rules on how ...  Read →  Read Story