This year, said Clerk of Courts Bob Germaine, county employees paid 200 percent more for their health insurance. ...more

December 18, 2009

A veteran of insurance firms Advantec and DavisBaldwin has sold his firm to Wells Fargo Insurance Services. ...more

December 10, 2009

At almost 60 years old, Mike Runyan isn't sure about biking more than 300 miles for an upcoming charity event called Ride 2 Recovery Florida Challenge. ...more

December 9, 2009

SEBRING The idea for the Backseat Guardian came one day when a teenaged driver cut in front of a car, almost causing an accident. ...more

November 30, 2009

Congress and President Barack Obama are proposing a cure for the ills of our health care system. But are we sure they have properly diagnosed the disease? ...more

November 28, 2009

A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. ...more

November 23, 2009

Florida has OK'd rate increases for the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. ...more

November 21, 2009

As a breast cancer survivor, I feel particularly qualified to assert my opinion on the latest U. S. Preventive Services Task Force's guidelines regarding mammograms. I'm uncertain at this point exactly whose best interests are served by this organization, but as one whose "starting annual mammograms at age 40" prevented "one additional death," I hope my story merits publication in your newspaper. ...more

November 20, 2009

Abortion coverage Health care reform means covering women, and women need reproductive coverage. ...more

November 20, 2009

I do want health care reform, but not like what has been voted on in Congress. This hurts most of us. Taxes will go up, no doubt. Medicare suffers. That hurts disabled persons and the elderly — those we are entrusted to care for. ...more

November 17, 2009