Dominion Dental expands memberships, offerings after acquisition

Dominion Dental, fresh from its acquisition last year by Capital Blue Cross in Pennsylvania, is growing in membership and offerings.

Alexandria, Va.-based Dominion Dental has increased its membership in Virginia, Maryland, ...  Read →  Read Story

Report: AIG nearing workers compensation settlement with state regulators

State regulators and American International Group could reach a settlement by June over an investigation into workers’ compensation premiums.

The multi-state examination, conducted with the help of a National Association of ...  Read →  Read Story

Massachusetts, other states act against alleged ‘junk fax’ distributors

Massachusetts is the latest state to take action against a pair of New Jersey companies and three of its employees, alleging that they used unsolicited faxes, or so called “junk ...  Read →  Read Story

Insurance reform bill sparks praise, criticism from groups

Groups are lining up on both sides now that two members of Congress have formally introduced a bill seeking to create an optional federal charter through an Office of National ...  Read →  Read Story

Economic factors mean mixed bag for workers’ compensation market

The workers’ compensation market will experience a mixed response to the economic and financial downturn, according to speakers at an industry event.

At a recent panel discussion before the Casualty Actuarial ...  Read →  Read Story

Task force on group self-insurance in New York adds PCI executive

New York Gov. David Paterson appointed Paul Magaril, regional manager and counsel for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, to a newly created task force on group self-insurance.

Paul ...  Read →  Read Story

COBRA benefits extended to Maryland small businesses

Maryland legislators have passed emergency legislation, enabling employees of small businesses to reap the same COBRA benefits given larger companies through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

The act, signed ...  Read →  Read Story

Reinsurer market ‘operating smoothly,’ report says

Poor investment returns didn’t keep the majority of reinsurers from posting positive results and underwriting profits, which outperformed other financial service industry sectors.

The reinsurance market “stands out as the only ...  Read →  Read Story

Guardian Life providing automatic benefit increase option

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is launching an automatic benefit increase option designed to protect life insurance beneficiaries from inflation.

Guardian also announced an automatic re-enrollment feature designed to ...  Read →  Read Story

Individual coverage mandate required for serious health reform, panel says

Any serious national health care reform effort must force individuals to have coverage, industry experts said at a recent panel discussion.

Patrick R. Young

“We need an individual coverage mandate,” said ...  Read →  Read Story