Regional news: Archive for May, 2011
The Heritage Foundation, correcting what it described as a "mistake" it made 21 years ago, has filed a friend of court brief opposing the federal health reform law. Read Story
A Baltimore insurance broker started an insurance retail store to provide consumers with direct access to insurance advice and enrollment in light of the health care reform law. Read Story
The paperwork that insurance agents and brokers have to complete each day to ensure their clients obtain the proper coverage and to avoid regulatory intervention is incredibly challenging and time-consuming. Every agent knows: Make a small mistake and someone could suffer. Read Story
Despite a “marathon” meeting, lasting 13 hours, and a cooperative environment, no resolution to the ongoing debate over reforming North Carolina's workers' compensation law has come. Read Story
The number of emergency visits to emergency rooms (ER) in hospitals is increasing nationwide, and will continue to do so under the health care reform law, a survey of doctors finds. Read Story
The Allstate Corp. said its estimated catastrophe losses in April were $1.4 billion, pushed up by tornado losses in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Virginia. Read Story
Insurance regulators in New York have signed off on Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.'s acquisition of Countryway Insurance Co., a property-casualty insurance company based in Syracuse, N.Y. Read Story
Savoy Associates, a full-service regional general agency for group insurance products, has moved its New York City office to One Penn Plaza. Read Story
Several local insurance agencies have recently joined The Iroquois Group, according to the network of property-casualty insurance agencies. Read Story
Nine Southern California residents were charged with making false insurance claims and stealing replacement cell phones in an alleged scheme with losses totaling more than $400,000. Read Story
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