The U.S. House of Representatives will begin debate Jan. 18 on an effort by Republican representatives to repeal the health reform law approved by a Democratic majority last year.

A Hughson, Calif., insurance agent-broker was charged with stealing thousands of dollars in premiums from 11 clients, some of which were senior citizens.

Newly instated California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones sent letters to Anthem Blue Cross, PacifiCare and Aetna asking them to delay increasing premiums for at least 60 days while he reviews the filings.

Allstate Insurance agreed to stop selling its Your Choice Auto (YCA) insurance program in California after Consumer Watchdog said the insurance was “deceptive and overpriced,” according to the nonprofit.

The new California insurance commissioner and the secretary of the U.S. Health Department are working to prevent Blue Shield of California from implementing a rate increase of up to 59%.

Seven insurance companies are suing Toyota Motor, seeking to recover for claims they paid for crashes blamed on sudden acceleration.

California’s new state insurance commissioner, Dave Jones, issued emergency regulations making the state’s medical loss ratio provisions match those included in the federal health reform la

Alliant Insurance Services, a national specialty insurance brokerage firm, bought T&H Group, a regional full-service insurance brokerage firm based in New York City.

The Maryland Insurance Administration recently reported the following cases, which are summarized based on information obtained from the agency.

Risk Strategies Co. (RSC) merged its West Coast operations with one of the largest private client personal lines insurance groups in California.