Regional news: 
Archive for November, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the federal health reform law, focusing itself on the individual mandate, with an expected ruling by June 2012. Read Story
The number of individually underwritten life insurance applications filed rose 1.6% in October, compared to the same period last year, according to the monthly MIB Life Index. Read Story
The CBS news program, “60 Minutes,” is reporting that members of Congress routinely trade stocks in companies, based on insider information the program says they obtain from their work and to which the average person would not have access. Read Story
Learning to manage your time more effectively by controlling interruptions is the key to reducing stress and being more productive and successful on your job. Read Story
New Jersey's anti-fraud effort, launched in March as part of a campaign to eliminate wasteful spending, have prevented about $56 million in fraudulent unemployment insurance payments, officials said recently. Read Story
Former Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler, who left the Maryland Insurance Administration in January 2010, now has left his position as chief counsel of the U.S Food and Drug Administration. Read Story
A universal health care program in Vermont would cost between $8.2 billion and $9.5 billion a year by 2020. But the state’s existing health system would cost $10 billion by ... Read → Read Story
Eleven health insurers were ordered by New York regulators to refund $114.5 million to policyholders because they ran afoul of the medical loss ratio requirements in the state. Read Story
(Bloomberg) — After a Jeep crashed into her Geo Metro in Clearwater, Florida, in 2009, Kathleen Weston’s back and neck hurt. So she called 1-800-ASK-GARY, a medical-referral service advertised on ... Read → Read Story
Lawsuits and legislation about natural gas harvesting in the Marcellus Shale region and nationwide is underway and expected to spread, eventually reaching the insurance industry. Read Story
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