State Senate confirms Wrynn as New York insurance superintendent

Twenty-two days after being named acting superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department, James J. Wrynn is now the agency’s official overseer.

James J. Wrynn

The New York Senate unanimously ...  Read →  Read Story

New Jersey Career News: Selective appoints N.J. officers, other notables

Selective Insurance Company of America, a subsidiary of Branchville, N.J.-based Selective Insurance Group, recently made several officer appointments, including four in New Jersey.  Read Story

Error causes dozens of Maryland retirees to be overpaid over 22 years

ANNAPOLIS - The Maryland pension system overpaid 45 retired non-faculty employees at the Maryland School for the Deaf by a total of $487,000 over 22 years.  Read Story

Graham pronounces public option ‘dead,’ citing public fear

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said that a health reform bill that reaches the desk of President Barack Obama will not contain language creating a government-run health insurance option.  Read Story

NAIC to examine credit rating agencies’ impact on insurance regulation

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners will take an in-depth look at the nation’s credit rating agencies, from their role in regulation in light of the current financial climate to a possible alternative to the groups.  Read Story

Former Ohio agent jailed 13 years for insurance fraud scheme

A former Maineville, Ohio, insurance agent will spend the next 157 months in jail after defrauding his clients out of more than $5 million and the Internal Revenue Service of ...  Read →  Read Story

Federal judge dismisses STOLI suit in New York

A federal court judge has dismissed a $45 million suit filed over stranger-owned life insurance policies, where a man alleged that his father’s life policies involved a scheme.  Read Story

Paterson orders insurers to cover H1N1 vaccinations for children

While many insurers across the nation have voluntarily said they will cover seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccinations, New York Gov. David A. Paterson is making it a mandate for the state’s youngest residents.  Read Story

Nurses say ‘real death panels’ exist with California claims denials

More than 20% of patients who file medical claims based on their doctor’s recommendation have those claims rejected by California’s largest private insurers, according to the California Nurses Association/National Nurse ...  Read →  Read Story

Millers Mutual cuts deal on online ratings, quoting program

Millers Mutual Group, a regional property-casualty insurer, has chosen Duck Creek Technologies for its online rating and quoting.  Read Story