A Gulf Shores insurance agency must pay a $36,000 fine and adopt multiple accounting controls within 18 months after selling bogus homeowners policies to at least 118 customers.

A government hearing officer ruled that if Pamela Wynona Schoen of the Starfish Insurance Agency fails to implement the bookkeeping practices or pay the fine, she will lose her sales license and face an additional $236,000 in fines.Read Entire Article.

Fact-Checking the President on Health Insurance

By SCOTT HARRINGTON

In his speech to Congress last week, President Barack Obama attempted to sell a reform agenda by demonizing the private health-insurance industry, which many people love to hate. He opened the attack by asserting: "More and more Americans pay their premiums, only to discover that their insurance company has dropped their coverage when they get sick, or won't pay the full cost of care. It happens every day." Read Entire Article

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