Government News

UnumProvident Enters Settlement

Three of UnumProvident Corp.’s insurance subsidiaries have entered into a settlement agreement with the California Depart-ment of Insurance, concluding an...

SPRINKLER OPPOSITION:

Dozens of Massachusetts restaurants and private clubs are appealing a state mandate that they install sprinkler systems, arguing that they...

AUDITOR MAY AXE INSURANCE TAX CREDIT:

Missouri State Auditor Claire McCaskill has proposed that the state consider eliminating a tax credit that helps insurance companies offset...

MEDICAL ASSURANCE CO. DROPS RATES

Medical Assurance Co. of Mississippi, a physician owned provider which covers about 70 percent of the state’s physicians, has announced...

NO TO GAY STANDING:

A New York Appeals Court has ruled that the same sex partner of a man who died after surgery related...

DOI OFFERS COUNSELING ON RX PROGRAM:

The North Dakota Insurance Department is assisting state Medicare recipients with counseling on choosing a prescription drug option, according to...

ATTORNEY GENERAL TARGETS SCAMS

The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office is beefing up its Fraud Division staff to reduce a backlog of cases and...