A financial services company says it has seen the biggest one-year increase in its use of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) in its history.

LPL Financial, the nation’s largest independent broker-dealer, said its RIA Platform, its 3 year old custody unit, has exceeded $25 billion in total assets under custody.

Two years ago the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, was passed by Congress. On March 23, 2010 the President signed the bill into law. At that time I wrote the article below. Well, how did I do at predicting what would happen? I think I was pretty close on most things.

A Patchogue, N.Y.-based insurance adjustment company is opening an office to serve the northern and western portions of New Jersey, according to company officials.

States that undertake regulatory rate reform of their auto insurance markets appear to see “long-term positive effects,” according to an Insurance Research Council study.

The largest specialty insurance brokerage in the U.S. acquired a New York-based 401(k) investment and advisory firm, seeking to expand its presence in the Northeast.

A total of 19 states and Washington, D.C., reached an agreement with The Prudential Group, one of the largest life insurance companies in the U.S., in a case involving its unclaimed property practices.

An Ashburnham, Mass., man pleaded guilty Jan. 3 to fraudulently collecting about $28,000 on two unemployment benefit claims while working for a construction company.

LPL Financial, the nation’s largest independent broker-dealer, plans to acquire Fortigent, a Rockville, Md.-based provider of high-net-worth solutions and consulting services to RIAs, banks, and trust companies.

A Boston, Mass.-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm acquired its second independent insurance agency this year as part of its growth strategy in the Boston area.