Va. General Assembly votes to ban mandatory health insurance coverageRICHMOND -- Virginia's General Assembly is the first in the nation to approve legislation that bucks federal health care reforms by banning mandatory health insurance coverage.Kinsale Capital Group, Ltd. Launches New U.S. Excess And Surplus Lines Insurance CompanyKinsale Capital Group, Ltd. (\"Kinsale\") recently announced the formation of Kinsale Insurance Company, Inc. (\"KIC\"), a specialty insurance operation based in Richmond, VA. KIC carries a rating of A- (Excellent) VII from A.M. Best Company. KIC underwrites commercial property/casualty and professional liability lines within the excess and surplus lines segment in 31 states/District of Columbia and ...Time for a national insurance program to cope with natural disasters?Advocates of legislation to create a national insurance program say it's better to plan ahead than do a bailout after a natural disaster. Critics say it would amount to a subsidy for owners of coastal mansions and encourage people to live in places they shouldn't.Ecclesiastical Insurance saves millions with e-procurementInsurance company Ecclesiastical Insurance has cut its procurement costs by £3m in a year following a £20,000...Unemployment Insurance ExtendedWashington, D.C. - The U.S. Senate voted to extend unemployment insurance and Cobra health benefits for one year.Insurance Mandate May Need Strict PenaltiesThe health care plans before Congress require individuals to purchase insurance. But the penalty for violating the individual mandate may be so low that healthy people might be tempted to pay it instead of buying insurance. That would leave insurers with less healthy customers, prompting companies to raise their rates, prompting more people to drop out, and so forth.Hometown health fair is on TuesdayThe Solon Assisted Living Village will host a Hometown Health Fair from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at its facility, 623 East Fifth St. in Solon.Grave of solon’s dead kin dug up for firearmsTaking advantage of the darkness due to the rotational brownout, unidentified men on Thursday night raided the house of the late regional legislative Assemblyman Umbrah Datumanong and even dug up his grave.Chagrin Solon Sun editorial cartoonJerry King...Shaker Heights girls basketball team takes down Solon to reach district finalWARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS - The Shaker Heights girls basketball team erased a nine-point deficit with an 18-1 second-half run as the Raiders defeated Solon, 64-51, in a Division I district semifinal on Thursday night at Warrensville Heights High School.Golden Hawks confident heading into second meeting with SolonWhen the Mid-Prairie boys’ basketball team traveled to Solon in late December, the Spartans were surrounded by an aura of invincibility. Solon, the defending Class 2A state champions, had just ascended to the top spot in the latest Associated Press prep poll and had a 35-game winning streak dating back to the 2008 state tournament semifinals.
