Members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee said their proposal to reform the nation’s health care can cost under $1 trillion and is “fully paid for,” stumbling blocks facing other …  Read →

As his Senate Finance Committee continues work on its own major health care reform proposal, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is commending the work of three of his former congressional colleagues …  Read →

Nine Republican senators are urging President Barack Obama to facilitate more inclusive reform of America’s health care system and say the creation of a public insurance option would “inevitably doom …  Read →

Citing the need to introduce competition in the health insurance market and contain health care costs, a group of 28 U.S. senators introduced a resolution to include a federally-backed health …  Read →

A coalition of 14 major U.S.-based insurance groups is touting the benefits of proposed legislation to close a loophole allowing foreign-based insurers to strip income into tax havens.

The Coalition For …  Read →

A Pennsylvania congresswoman is among several sponsors of a bill to include long-term care insurance in employer-sponsored cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts that has been introduced in Congress.

Allyson …  Read →

The discovery of an alleged scheme in Pennsylvania to sell fake annuities to seniors has lead Ohio regulators to warn consumers about similar action there.

Mary Jo Hudson

Ohio Department of …  Read →

Mulitple-line insurer Mercury Insurance has been named one of “America’s Most Trustworthy Companies” by Forbes.com.

The insurer, with independent agents and brokers in states including New Jersey, New York, Virginia and …  Read →

State regulators and American International Group could reach a settlement by June over an investigation into workers’ compensation premiums.

The multi-state examination, conducted with the help of a National Association of …  Read →

A U.S. senator says that there is support by both Democrats and Republicans to let uninsured Americans buy into a health insurance plan run by the government.

Tom Harkin

Sen. Tom …  Read →