Your only all state insurance news source! Click on each item to read full story.   State Farm to trim auto insurance rates in Florida (Orlando Sentinel) read story State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., the largest automobile insurer in Florida, will slightly lower its statewide average annual premium this month, the insurer said Friday.   FEMA: Texans need to contact insurance companies (Sugar Land Sun) read story Many Texans, who suffered losses due to Hurricane Ike, are covered by their insurance. Even the best coverage may not cover every need, which is why state, federal and non-profit programs are made available.   On major state legislation, it’s decision time (The Pottsville Republican & Herald) read story HARRISBURG — It’s crunch time at the state Capitol for thousands of bills introduced during the past two years. The fate of major legislation to expand health care coverage, subsidize doctors’ malpractice insurance costs, help consumers save on electric bills and improve conditions in Pennsylvania’s puppy mills will be decided during three days of joint House-Senate sessions.   Insurance to cover mental illness same as physical illness (Dayton Daily News) read story Local mental health advocates are applauding a new law that, for the first time, requires equal insurance coverage for mental and physical illnesses.   State's casinos aren't recession-proof after all (Connecticut Post) read story In the early 1990s, as defense and insurance industry job cuts imperiled the state's economy, a twinkling Las Vegas-style business opened in the little town of Ledyard on land owned by the   Pennsylvania Governor Revises Health Insurance Expansion Proposal (Medical News Today) read story In a letter to several state Senate Republicans on Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) described two alternative funding mechanisms for a scaled-down version of his proposal to expand health coverage to more uninsured state residents, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports.   City council saves money on insurance, denies raise (Dayton News) read story Dayton City Council held a special called meeting last Friday, Sept. 19 to approve a new method of providing insurance to employees and their dependents that will save the city approximately $8,000 per year on not having to pay the majority of the State Premium Tax on its premiums.   The Union Labor Life Insurance Company Commits $250 Million to the $1 Billion Historic Concord Resort Redevelopment ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) read story The Union Labor Life Insurance Company, through its investment vehicle, Separate Account J, "J for Jobs", has committed to provide a $250 million participation in the construction loan towards the funding of the $1 billion Phase 1 Concord Resort Redevelopment project.   State Regulators See No Trickle-Down from AIG Parent to Insurance Units (Insurance Journal) read story State regulators from across the country say that the problems at parent company American International Group are unlikely to trickle down to affect its insurance operations that come under their regu   Investment, Insurance Fraud Hot line Launched (NBC 30 Connecticut) read story If someone calls you promising investment deals with low risk and a high rate of return, check with the state before signing up, Gov. M. Jodi Rell warned Monday.