San Diego-based Mitchell International Inc. said it has named Arthur J. "AJ" Long as executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Although the phrase has become a clich? and is grossly overused, it is appropriate to use the term "too-big-to-fail" in describing the ultimate fate of the health care reform bill passed by the Senate on Christmas Eve.

When contractors are in the market for insurance, they may focus solely on cost and coverage level.

Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., both key allies of the insurance industry in Congress, announced they will leave the Senate at the end of their terms.