After 28 years with BOI, Gross vows to remain ‘vigilant’ as regulator
While the insurance industry in Virginia has changed since 1996, one thing has remained constant: Al Gross has been the state’s insurance commissioner. Gross, 63, was named acting commissioner in May...
View ArticleInsurance commissioner could be ‘best supporting actor’ in fed lawsuit
John Oxendine, insurance commissioner for Georgia, is reportedly being sued by the federal government for taking trips paid for by an insurance company embroiled in a dispute in his state, according to...
View ArticleGeorgia probes former insurer’s CEO, compares firm’s activity to Enron
Georgia’s insurance department has begun a criminal investigation into the business practices of the former head of Southern U.S. Insurance Inc. (SEUS), comparing the insurer’s operations to “those of...
View ArticleFormer SEUS executive rebuffs Georgia regulator’s fraud claims
Amid a criminal investigation into his company’s alleged wrongdoing, the likes of which were compared to Enron, the former head of Southern U.S. Insurance Inc. (SEUS) said there was no fraud “either...
View ArticleGeorgia insurance commissioner sides with doctors in Blues dispute
In a decision he hopes expands the numbers of doctors in health networks, Georgia’s insurance commissioner has sided with a physicians’ group over claims two local Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates...
View ArticleGeorgia rejects ‘free money’ through federal high-risk pool program
Criticizing new federal health reform as ‘hastily drafted,” Georgia’s insurance commissioner has rejected part of $5 billion in government aid to create a high-risk pool for uninsured Americans. John...
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