Think of a problem you’re trying to solve. Maybe you want to get raises for your team members or abate traffic congestion in a new housing development next door. Perhaps you have a dispute with the IRS. Maybe you are the CEO who needs a legislator to vote for a bill that enables your company to expand into new markets. Maybe you want that “plum” job.  Read Story

Texas insurers remain ‘financially stable’ despite wildfires

Texas insurance companies are “financially stable” despite the wildfires that continue to sweep through the state, according to a new analysis.  Read Story

Western insurer struggling to battle federal health reform’s stresses

A Portland, Ore.-based health insurance company is experiencing system change problems, which the company says is from the new system required under the federal health reform.  Read Story

N.C. group allegedly staged false car accidents for $100,000 in claims

A group of seven North and South Carolinians were arrested Sept. 8 and accused of conducting a more than $100,000 insurance fraud scheme involving staged auto accidents.  Read Story

N.D. agent’s insurance license revoked over alleged misappropriation

North Dakota has revoked the insurance license of Jeffrey David Neppl, a Fargo, N.D., agent who allegedly misappropriated a client's funds for his own personal use.  Read Story

Senate committee takes next step toward five-year extension of NFIP

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee approved a five-year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program, which is set to expire Sept. 30.  Read Story

ACE Limited buys Penn Millers to expand agricultural insurance share

ACE Limited is buying Penn Millers Holding Corp. for $107 million in cash, adding a specialty niche that will complement its existing agricultural capabilities.  Read Story

Federal appeals court tosses out Virginia AG’s health reform suit

A federal court threw out one of the key appeals of the federal health reform law, reversing a lower court's ruling that held the law unconstitutional.  Read Story

Scores charged in $295 million, nationwide Medicare false-billing scheme

A total of 91 people, including doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, were charged in connection with a Medicare false-billing scheme costing about $295 million.  Read Story

Policyholders lax on updating life insurance beneficiary information

Most life insurance policyholders have spoken to their beneficiaries about their policy, but are lax in updating policy information, according to a new survey.  Read Story