Criticizing new federal health reform as ‘hastily drafted,” Georgia’s insurance commissioner has rejected part of $5 billion in government aid to create a high-risk pool for uninsured Americans.

In a decision he hopes expands the numbers of doctors in health networks, Georgia’s insurance commissioner has sided with a physicians’ group over claims two local Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates prohibited its participation.

Amid a criminal investigation into his company’s alleged wrongdoing, the likes of which were compared to Enron, the former head of Southern U.S. Insurance Inc. (SEUS) said there was no fraud “either intended or committed.”

Georgia’s insurance department has begun a criminal investigation into the business practices of the former head of Southern U.S. Insurance Inc. (SEUS), comparing the insurer’s operations to “those of Enron.”

John Oxendine, insurance commissioner for Georgia, is reportedly being sued by the federal government for taking trips paid for by an insurance company embroiled in a dispute in his state, …  Read →

While the insurance industry in Virginia has changed since 1996, one thing has remained constant: Al Gross has been the state’s insurance commissioner.