Profiles created for physicians based on the cost of the care they provide can vary widely depending upon the methods used by insurance companies to create the profiles, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Researchers say the findings ... [full story]

 A study released Monday has found that intensive care patients who didn't have insurance were 21 percent more likely to die than those with insurance in Pennsylvania, Reuters reports. The University of Pennsylvania researchers' "study of intensive care units ... [full story]

The Senate approved an amendment Tuesday to the regulatory reform bill that would give federal regulators more leeway to preempt state laws, but still allow state attorneys general some enforcement power over national banks. The measure, approved 80 to ... [full story]

If you live in the Golden State, consider investing in a LoJack. That's because six of the 10 cities on our list of car-theft hot spots are located in California. All but one of those--the San Francisco/Oakland metro--form an auto-theft ... [full story]

As trying as the financial crisis and soft market have been to insurance carriers, it has been more so to independent agents. Shrinking premium volumes hurt both agent’s top and bottom lines, notes a new report from SMA, a Boston-based ... [full story]