An Irvine, Calif., physician was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for his role in a $15 million health care fraud scheme targeting senior citizens and those with mental illness.

Four bills to reform workers’ compensation in Oklahoma were sent to the governor, including one that would require legislative approval of judges overseeing benefits for injured workers.

Erie Insurance has ended its bid to overturn a $1.2 million arbitration award that is believed to be the basis for corruption charges against former Luzerne County Judge Michael Toole.

A financial advisor who provided guidance to several Hollywood stars now faces federal charges in what officials say was an elaborate Ponzi-like scheme to cheat his clients out of $30 million.

Proposed legislation in Oklahoma to prevent pending state health insurance exchanges from covering most abortions was vetoed by the state’s governor.

A Highland Falls, N.Y., woman was arrested and charged with third-degree insurance fraud after accepting insurance money for a diamond ring she reported as lost or stolen.

An Illinois pediatrician pleaded guilty to charges of health care fraud after improperly billing insurance companies for vaccines that were offered primarily for free.

A 13-year veteran of the Utah Insurance Department and former assistant attorney general is now the state’s newest insurance commissioner.

Lloyd’s of London is asking a federal court to block a claim by oil company BP seeking damages against its Deepwater Horizon partner, Transocean, over oil spewing from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

Two insurance trade groups jointly filed suit May 25 against the New York State Insurance Department asking the New York State Supreme Court to halt implementation of a new broker compensation disclosure rule.