The U.S. Senate approved a 60-day extension to the National Flood Insurance Program, moving the program closer to avoiding expiration May 31.

Allstate Insurance Co. is looking for an additional 56 people to own insurance agencies in the mid-Atlantic region, where it plans to market itself more actively.

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania established a new Wharton/Penn Risk and Insurance Program (WPRIP) to promote and disseminate research on risk and insurance at the university in Philadelphia.

A deal struck between two key senators appears to give new life to a possible five-year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program, which is set expire May 30.

Police say Pa. man found novel way to pay for insurance, other items

A Bensalem, Pa., man allegedly paid for insurance, a used car and other items with $69,300 in money incorrectly deposited into his bank account.

Four Philadelphia-area men were accused of operating “an elaborate financial fraud scheme,” targeting more than 215 senior citizens in Pennsylvania and stealing more than $700,000.

Dog bites in 2011 were responsible for nearly $479 million in homeowners' insurance liability claims payments, accounting for more than one-third of all homeowners liability claims paid out.

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