NAIFA-GP schedules Super Day for Oct. 5

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors of Greater Philadelphia (NAIFA-GP) will hold its Financial Services Super Day Oct. 5 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Plymouth Meeting, Pa.  Read Story

GWAHU plans annual golf tournament for Oct. 5

The Greater Washington Association of Health Underwriters scheduled its 15th annual golf tournament at Bretton Woods Golf Club in Germantown, Md., Sept. 23.  Read Story

Hurricane Irene just a piece of year’s growing insured losses

Losses from Hurricane Irene may be as high as $6.6 billion, which is relatively low compared to total losses for the year so far.  Read Story

Judge in Pa. rules health reform’s individual mandate unconstitutional

A federal judge in Harrisburg, Pa., found the individual mandate included in the federal health reform law unconstitutional, adding another chapter to the contradictory rulings of federal courts.  Read Story

Florida insurance regulators on Tuesday grilled Citizens Property Insurance Corp. officials, chastising them for proposing massive sinkhole premium increases without more facts to back them up.

Delaware Blues fined $325,000 for pre-authorization ‘deficiencies’

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart fined Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware $325,000 for “deficiencies” in its nuclear cardiac imaging testing pre-authorization process.  Read Story

State Farm eyes percentage deductible on all Texas homeowners policies

State Farm, the largest insurer in Texas, has told state regulators that it will raise homeowners rates in the state an average of 9.6% and impose a minimum 1% deductible on all policies, starting in December.  Read Story

Seven of 14 people charged in a health insurance fraud scheme involving the state and school employees health insurance plan have pleaded guilty, with several still awaiting sentencing, according to ...  Read →  Read Story

Maxim Healthcare settles false Medicaid, VA claims case with government

A Columbia, Md., based company that provides wellness and other health services settled allegations of false claims over Medicaid and Veteran Affairs Department payments received from October 1998 through May 2009.  Read Story

Mitt Romney must feel like “Bizarro Jerry.” I reference an episode when the title character of the Seinfeld television series and his whacky bunch find that things are not as they seem, notably as Elaine discovers a group of men who are the polar opposites of her close friends Jerry, George and Kramer.  Read Story