Heartland Newspapers - Insurance and Finance

Michigan Governor Backs Auto Insurance Reform

Steve Stanek
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April 30, 2013
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) has announced he plans to seek legislation to end the state’s unique requirement that all auto insurance policies provide unlimited lifetime medical benefits.

Dodd-Frank Flaws, Continued Failures Explained

Nancy J. Thorner
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April 29, 2013
Although the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is nearing its three-year anniversary, its effects are still not known.

Questions Loom as EB-5 Investment Program Explodes

William Patrick
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April 29, 2013
The EB-5 visa program is big business in Florida. A few years ago, four regional centers in the state were soliciting foreign investor money in exchange for U.S. citizenship.

MF Global Bankruptcy Trustee Sues Corzine

Steve Stanek
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April 24, 2013
Federal bankruptcy trustee Louis Freeh has filed a lawsuit against Jon Corzine who was in charge of MF Global when the commodity trading firm collapsed in 2011.

Report Raises Questions Over Student Debt Harming Housing, Auto Markets

Robert Romana
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April 19, 2013
Are excessive student loans preventing young Americans from borrowing money to buy a home or new car?

Proxy System’s Broken; Here’s How to Fix It

James K. Glassman and J.W. Verret
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April 17, 2013
The system for proxy voting by mutual funds and other institutions that own shares in publicly traded companies in America is badly broken. The source of the disrepair is regulation.

U.S. Suburbs Approaching Jobs-Housing Balance

Wendell Cox
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April 15, 2013
Suburban areas in the U.S.

Obama’s Homeownership Plan Would Hurt the Poor the Most

Cathy Reisenwitz
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April 11, 2013
The Washington Post recently reported:

More Than 40 Percent of Pennsylvnanians Live In Distressed Municipalities

Eric Boehm
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April 09, 2013
More than 5.2 million Pennsylvanians — 41 percent of the state’s 12.6 million residents — live in a city, township or borough facing some form of financial distress.

NC Auto Insurance System: Good for Insurers, Bad for Consumers

R.J. Lehmann, Alan B. Smith
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April 04, 2013
North Carolina’s automobile insurance system makes it literally impossible for insurers to lose money.
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