Nearly three-quarters (72%) of people who lost their health insurance when they lost their jobs over the last two years said that they skipped needed health care or did not fill prescriptions because of cost, according to a new Commonwealth ... [full story]

SAN FRANCISCO—Employers appear to have been spared the ill affects of a weakened economy on their disability and workers compensation benefits programs, a new survey has found. A survey of as many as 13,000 employers by the Integrated Benefits ... [full story]

Hurricane Irene’s estimated cost to insurers fell to about $2.6 billion in the U.S. as the storm lost strength en route to New York, according to Kinetic Analysis Corp., a firm that predicts the effects of disasters. That compares ... [full story]