Senate Hears of Insurance Misdeeds
620125
Preliminary investigations in New York, Connecticut and California suggest that insurance companies frequently pay insurance brokers and agents undisclosed compensation -- including cash, loans
457328
When New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer accused insurance broker Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. last month of taking kickbacks from insurers, resulting in higher premiums for clients, he raised questions for the
722047
WASHINGTON Congress would find a &quot;Pandora&#39;s box&quot; of unethical conduct if it delved deeper into the growing scandal within the insurance industry.
254807
A Congressional committee began looking into business practices in the long-term care insurance industry.
443339
ASHINGTON, Aug. 19 - The meeting had all the hallmarks of an ordinary Congressional hearing. There was Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts, discussing the problems faced by ordinary citizens mistakenly placed on ...
375361
Corporations are eye-balling their insurance policies and payments more closely these days, in light of alleged broker kick-backs and bid-rigging uncovered by New York&#39;s attorney general.
660568
Insurance companies' handling of  damage claims from hurricanes, where both wind and water  destroy property, needs closer government scrutiny, U.S.  congressional investigators said on Wednesday.
704282
Disclosures of bid-rigging within the insurance industry may lead Congress to a ''Pandora's box&quot; of unethical conduct, a top investigator told Congress yesterday, just before two more executives pleaded guilty.
749542
WASHINGTON - Executives from major credit rating agencies were accused yesterday by senators of being hampered by conflicts of interest that may have contributed to the worldwide mortgage market turmoil.
643400
By Mike Stanton; Journal Staff Writer  As the head of a neighborhood group asks a committee for stiffer penalties for polluters, senators grill state officials about the costs of the lawsuit.
367429
Spitzer said other insurance companies are being investigated.
388419
Accusing Republicans of failing to   adequately monitor the conduct of the war in Iraq, Senate   Democrats on Wednesday announced their own series of hearings   into what they called a failed policy.
674389
Revelations of bid-rigging within the insurance industry may lead Congress to a "Pandora's box" of unethical conduct, a top investigator told Congress on Tuesday, just before two more executives pleaded guilty.
728970
The proposed rules for auto insurance competition in Massachusetts were met yesterday with skepticism from consumer advocates and caution from at least some insurers.
718575
The City watchdog asks insurers and brokers to inform on firms that they think are committing fraud.
99068
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Despite charges of bid-rigging and conflicts of interest against the insurance industry, Connecticut insurance Commissioner Susan F. Cogswell said she has not found corruption in Connecticut.
701415
A Senate panel is examining complex billing and interest-rate practices for credit cards that critics say confuse consumers and can push them deeper into debt.