UnitedHealth Group on Wednesday lowered its earnings guidance because of reduced commercial businesses and higher-than-expected Medicare-related costs and said it would restructure the company with a greater focus on regional coverage, the Chicago Tribune reports (Chicago Tribune, 7/3). The insurer

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) on Tuesday signed into law a bill that increases the state cigarette tax by $1 per pack, the AP/Boston Globe reports. The increase, which brings the tax to $2.51, took effect immediately. On Monday, the

Connecticut officials on Monday launched a new health insurance program, called the Charter Oak Health Plan, that is expected to expand coverage to 19,200 uninsured adults in its first year, the Hartford Courant reports. State residents ages 19 to 65

The Wall Street Journal on Thursday published two letters to the editor in response to an opinion piece about a bill (HR 6331) approved last month by the House that would delay a scheduled 10.6% reduction in Medicare physician reimbursements

Although city officials estimated in July 2007 that Healthy San Francisco would offer access to health care to all city residents by January, the program one year later remains open only to individuals with incomes up to 300% of the

Zurich Financial Services' emerging markets solutions group has opened additional offices in Asia, Continental Europe and the Americas to serve the needs of brokers and customers involved in emerging markets.

Aon Risk Services, the retail brokerage and risk management unit of Aon Corporation, has expanded its suite of services to clients in the real estate sector through the addition of Laura Novak to the firm's Washington office as an originator.

HomeServe continue to launch new Cover products that allow consumers to tailor their options, from Single types of Cover to bundled packages. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1070144.htm

Clements International congratulates the 2008 M. Juanita Guess Award recipient, Craig Gerard, Community Liaison Officer assigned to the U.S. Embassy Cairo and other American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) Award winners. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1068994.htm

CSA Insurance offers advice and coverage for the bicycle industry. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1071564.htm

Confused.com, the UK's number one leading car insurance comparison site, can reveal that drivers with penalty points on their licence will pay up to 60% - or £370 - more for their car insurance than those with a clean licence.

New policy holders to receive a less than half price discount on selected satellite navigation systems. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1067384.htm

Officials said San Francisco is not liable for the death of a San Jose, Calif., teenager who was attacked by an escaped tiger on Christmas Day at the San Francisco Zoo.The city instead referred a

Republican House attorney John Brady has resigned from his General Assembly position to prepare for his campaign for state insurance commissioner.Brady stepped down so to avoid any conflict of int

The West Virginia Supreme Court has revived a pair of lawsuits seeking damages from timber, mining and land companies for devastating 2001 floods.The court reinstated a 2006 jury verdict that impr

California's Department of Insurance as well as state legislators are considering bringing "pay-as-you-drive" automobile insurance to the state, a system in which automobile insurance premiums would m

Contract negotiations have resumed between The Greenbrier and its unions with a meeting resort spokeswoman Lynn Swann called productive.Representatives of the posh White Sulphur Springs resort and

Federal maps used by most New Hampshire communities to determine the scope of once-per-century floods are sometimes decades out of date.A study recommends updating them to steer development away f

Willis Group Holdings Ltd , the No. 3 global insurance broker, won approval to buy rival Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday.Willis valued the cash and stock deal at

Floods like those that inundated the U.S. Midwest are supposed to occur once every 500 years but this is the second since 1993, suggesting flawed forecasts that do not take global warming into account