Health insurance reforms an ‘erosion of Medicare’ (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Doctors Reform Society has expressed outrage at the Commonwealth’s proposed health insurance reforms.

Why You Can’t Depend on Group Life Insurance (Hope Star)
(ARA) - If you have a full time job, you may also be fortunate enough to have a free term life insurance policy through your employer. For most people, it’s the equivalent of a year’s salary. If you’re lucky, it might even be as high as three times your annual salary.

21st Century to offer car insurance in N.J. (Courier-Post)
21st Century Insurance Group, a direct-to-consumer provider of personal auto insurance, has announced that it has begun offering private passenger automobile insurance to drivers in New Jersey.

Schools, insurance drive District 87 campaign (The Palm Beach Post)
An incumbent and a schoolteacher with no political experience are vying for the seat to represent District 87, where both say they will tackle issues involving the environment, the school systems and Florida’s insurance crisis.

Insurance premium may rise following oil spill (Business Day)
MANILA Petron, the largest Philippine oil refiner, said its insurers may raise premiums if the company taps as much as $1 billion in insurance to help clean up the nation’s worst-ever oil spill.