What's wrong with health care in America? "Sicko," a controversial movie by Michigan filmmaker Michael Moore that opens nationwide Friday, pokes at all kinds of culprits and offers several solutions, in the same confrontational way Moore's earlier movies jabbed ... [full story]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A 10-year-old boy who weighed just 35 pounds when he knocked on a neighbor's door pleading for food was being treated Monday for malnutrition, while his mother was held on child neglect charges, police ... [full story]

DES MOINES, Iowa -- State officials said 2007 is a record year for disasters in Iowa. So far, federal disaster payments top $65 million. That's just from winter ice storms and snow storms. It doesn't include requested assistance for flooding ... [full story]

Homeowners who file frequent insurance claims, have bad credit or even call their insurer to dutifully report a broken window may be in for a rude awakening when the time comes to renew their policies. That's because all of these ... [full story]

TALLAHASSEE — Eight insurance companies have received approval to begin selling policies for homes and businesses, adding new options in the troubled Florida property insurance market. Three companies were approved to sell commercial insurance, while five others were ... [full story]

Homeowner insurers get flooded with claims over property damage caused by rising waters, and underwriters usually turn them down. The Hurricane Katrina experience, among other things, served as a reminder to consumers that homeowner policies exclude flood exposures. Worried about ... [full story]

SEATTLE - The Cobalt Group employs about 350 people in its south Seattle office. Like many businesses, most employees spend all day at their desks, in front of computers, and all of them likely were spending more money on health ... [full story]

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and assigned an issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a-" to Pekin Life Insurance Company (Pekin, IL) (OTC: PKIN.OB - News). The outlook for both ratings ... [full story]

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a-" of AmTrust Group (AmTrust) (New York, NY). The ratings apply to AmTrust International Insurance, Ltd. (AII) (Bermuda), ... [full story]

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "aa-" of the key life/health insurance subsidiaries of Hartford Life, Inc. (HLI) (Simsbury, CT). A.M. Best has also ... [full story]