Following a day of fanfare at the White House over a new law on health reform, Senate Republicans are letting Washington, D.C., know that the party is over.

With a few strokes of a pen, President Barack Obama will sign historic health reform legislation into law and likely touch off lawsuits on behalf of 10 states to block what they say is an unconstitutional measure.

Another large health insurance company has postponed its proposed rate hike amid questions from state officials, this time in Iowa.

President Barack Obama said Americans “deserve a final vote on health reform” and called on leaders of the U.S. House and Senate to schedule a vote on his latest proposal “in the next few weeks.”

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane Cline was elected as the next president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Jane Cline

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While the Senate’s version of health care reform moves forward, the debate over the inclusion of a government-run public health insurance program could cause that momentum to stall.

One in every 137 Virginia motorists is likely to strike a deer in the next year, placing it in the top 10 of all states, according to new data by State Farm.

The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking is reminding insurers they are not to use information regarding domestic violence or spousal abuse as a factor in issuing life or health insurance policies to victims.

C.V. Starr & Co., a subsidiary of C. V. Starr & Co., Inc., is offering its PrimeSTARR product, designed specifically for small- to medium-sized commercial trade and general contractors.

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Genworth Financial has introduced My Future, My Plan, a suite of long term care insurance plans created exclusively for AARP members in several U.S. locations, including Washington, D.C. and Virginia.

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