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Is world outpacing U.S. on health care? by WashingtonPost.com - May 14,2012 Even as Americans debate whether President Obama’s health-care law and its promise of guaranteed health coverage should be scrapped, many far less affluent nations are moving in the opposite direction — to provide medical insurance to all citizens. China, ... [full story]

FAIR insurance plan rate increase rejected by Boston Business Journal - May 14,2012 Massachusetts has rejected a proposed rake hike for home insurance policies under a plan used by consumers who couldn't get insurance otherwise, and rates will stay in place. Last November, the Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriters Association (MPIUA) proposed a ... [full story]

Insurance exchange gives retail agents more market access by BusinessInsurance.com - May 13,2012 While brokers and agents have long invested in agency management systems to capture and format insurance application data, and insurers have devised portals with product and service information, integrating that information has been the goal of the insurance exchange movement. ... [full story]

Insurers must credit ObamaCare when giving new round of rebates, feds say by The Wall Street Journal - May 13,2012 Health-insurance companies must tell customers who get a premium rebate this summer that the check is the result of the Obama administration's health-care law, according to federal guidelines released Friday. The move is the latest sign the Obama ... [full story]

Industry Fights for Long-Term NFIP Extension at Senate Hearing by Insurance Networking News - May 10,2012 As another deadline approaches for the National Flood Insurance Program, advocacy groups are taking to Capitol Hill this week as Democrats and Republicans attempt to put together an amicable long-term extension before May 31. Leading the way on ... [full story]

Fla. hurricane insurance fund may not cover needs by AP Associated Press - May 10,2012 Associated Press - Florida may not have enough money to pay off hurricane insurance claims if a big storm hits this year. An advisory panel on Thursday concluded that the state may fall nearly $2 billion short of the ... [full story]

N.J. Judge to Decide If Text Sender Liable for Car Crash by AP Associated Press - May 08,2012 (AP) A New Jersey judge will likely soon decide whether a woman who sent a text message to a male friend can be held liable for a car crash he caused while reading the message. The Daily Record reports ... [full story]

Highway Deaths Per Mile Fall to Record Low by AP Associated Press - May 08,2012 (AP) Highway deaths declined again last year, reaching their lowest rate when compared to miles driven since such record-keeping began in 1921, according preliminary government data released Monday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's early estimate of 2011 traffic ... [full story]