Regional news: 
Archive for August, 2011
Lawley Insurance, a regional insurance broker serving New York and New Jersey, was ranked for the first time among the Top 50 agencies in the country in this year’s annual listing in Business Insurance magazine, the company reported. Read Story
A federal appeals court in Atlanta contradicted another federal court, ruling that the controversial requirement that people either buy health insurance or face a fine, a key piece of the federal health reform law, is unconstitutional. Read Story
A Missouri program that provides medical insurance to those who have been denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition is lowering its prices to increase participation.
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AmeriHealth New Jersey moved its headquarters to Cranbury, N.J., from its two previous main offices in Mt. Laurel and Iselin, N.J. Read Story
A Southern California couple is suing their insurance company for fraud after it allegedly retracted its agreement to pay for $350,000 in damages to their home, ruined by fungus. Read Story
A Charles County, Md., man was indicted for allegedly setting his house on fire Feb. 15 intentionally to collect insurance payments. Read Story
Between 19 million and 45 million American workers could be paying more for their benefits in the next two years as their employers replace their employer-paid and contributory benefit programs. Read Story
A new government report on long-term care insurance rate increases puts an end to “hyperbole” about how policyholders will act, according to a LTC industry official. Read Story
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) scheduled a hearing in Richmond Oct. 27 on proposed adjustments to premiums levels charged for workers' compensation insurance. Read Story
A three-judge panel in Pennsylvania unwillingly decided in favor of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), which suspended a woman’s car registration after she allowed her insurance to expire while seriously ill. Read Story
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