Companies plan modest changes to employee benefits packages

About one-third of chief financial officers and senior comptrollers in the U.S. plan to cut health care benefits at their companies, according to a new Grant Thornton survey.   Read Story

U.S. drivers ‘blindly renew’ auto insurance policies

U.S. consumers are more likely that people in other countries to “blindly renew” their auto insurance policies year after year, a new survey finds.  Read Story

House Republicans want health reform repealed ‘lock, stock and barrel’

Republicans who now have a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to fight to repeal federal health reform, passed in March by Congress’ Democratic leadership.   Read Story

Agent group disapproves of NAIC medical loss ratio plan

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America says it is “disappointed” with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) model regulation for the federal government’s handling medical loss ratios.  Read Story

Twin sisters facing insurance fraud charges for multiple accidents

Twin sisters from Clinton, Miss., were arrested on insurance fraud charges for allegedly fraudulent medical claim and insurance claim forms to obtain benefits for a number of crashes and other incidents, the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office reported.  Read Story

BECKLEY, W.Va. — Several county school boards plan to take a dispute over who is responsible for retiree health care benefits to the West Virginia Supreme Court.

American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers found that insurance status is strongly associated with disease severity among prostate cancer patients. The study, which appeared in an online cancer ...  Read →  Read Story

BARRACKVILLE, W.Va. — A 102-year-old Marion County woman got a surprise visit from the West Virginia treasurer, and he came bearing a gift.

Soft property-casualty market is buyer’s boon heading into 2011

The soft property-casualty market is staying around for at least another year, according to Willis Group Holdings’ forecast for 2011, which goes as far as to encourage insurance buyers to take “smart advantage” of the ongoing soft market.  Read Story

Driving down the highway and trying to avoid wayward drivers can be an anxiety-filled task. Concern about whether those vehicles are insured only adds to the ...  Read →  Read Story