ING Life Companies introduced a new indexed universal life insurance product, ING Indexed Universal Life-CV, that it says offers traditional universal life benefits with the opportunity to earn an index ...  Read →  Read Story

National PIA Young Insurance Professional named

The president of a Farmville, Va., insurance agency was named the 2009 PIA National Young Insurance Professional of the Year.

Scott M. Harwood Jr.

Scott M. Harwood Jr., president of Harwood ...  Read →  Read Story

CPCU schedules CE courses in Lancaster May 7

The Pennsylvania Dutch chapter of the CPCU Society has scheduled Insuring Defective Construction and the Commercial Account, two continuing education courses, for May 7 at the Hampton Inn at 545 ...  Read →  Read Story

This opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal spells it all out. Democrats in Congress are poised to create a national health care plan that will effectively put agents and ...  Read →  Read Story

Court: People’s Insurance Counsel has standing in MIA cases

Maryland’s highest court has ruled that the People’s Insurance Counsel Division, a state agency formed in response to the medical malpractice crisis in 2005, may challenge homeowners’ and medical malpractice ...  Read →  Read Story

Reports: AIG to sell auto unit to Zurich for $2 billion

American International Group could be selling its auto insurance unit to Zurich Financial Services for nearly $2 billion.

The deal to sell 21st Century Insurance, the moniker AIG gave its auto ...  Read →  Read Story

Former insurance agent sentenced for defrauding seniors

A former insurance agent from Southern California will spend three years in prison for defrauding five senior citizens out of more than $300,000.

Mark Brashear, 48, pleaded guilty to two felony ...  Read →  Read Story

‘Brand Excellence’ awards for New York Blues

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association recently recognized a number of its companies with “Brand Excellence” awards, signifying their commitment in developing and enhancing the overall image of the ...  Read →  Read Story

Philadelphia-based health insurer ratings downgraded

Fitch Ratings has downgraded a pair of ratings for health insurer CIGNA, citing several factors that have resulted in what it called some “modest tightening” of the insurer’s “financial flexibility.”

CIGNA, ...  Read →  Read Story

Recession fuels employer, individual CDHP growth

The recession is bolstering interest in employer-based and individual consumer-directed health plans, according to new research.

Employers have been increasingly attracted to the CDHP option as a means of cutting costs, ...  Read →  Read Story