There were strong indications last weekend that the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) may again turn the searchlight on insurance companies nationwide as the regulatory body embarks on fresh verifications exercise.

LINGAYEN -- The members of the Philippine Councilors' League (PCL)-Pangasinan chapter went home with a life insurance (P100,000 coverage) each, last Saturday afternoon.

KUALA LUMPUR: PacificMas Bhd is still keen on divesting its insurance business despite the failed talks with OSK Holdings Bhd. Negotiations between the two parties were called off last Friday because they could not agree on the pricing.

What started off as 29 felony counts for insurance fraud is now a misdemeanor accessory to a crime charge after a local business owner accepted a plea bargain in a case more than five years in the making.

While corporate America continues to cut health insurance benefits for its employees, Morris public schools remain among the few places where full, free medical insurance is a right for almost all workers.