Pa. woman named Customer Service Representative of the Year

Jennifer A. Tahaney of The Seltzer Group of Schuylkill Haven, Pa., was recently named the 2010 National Customer Service Representative of the Year by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA).  Read Story

21st Century Holding Co. expands reach with HomeWise acquisition

National property-casualty insurer 21st Century Holding Co. said it sees “substantial, immediate benefits” in its planned acquisition of HomeWise Insurance Co. and HomeWise Management Co.  Read Story

PIANY to focus on words, not legality, of N.Y. broker disclosure rule

The Professional Insurance Agents chapter in New York has decided not to participate in a threatened suit over New York’s new broker disclosure rules.  Read Story

Obama continues attack on health insurers as Senate approves reform bill

As the U.S. Senate was taking its vote on comprehensive health reform in Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama continued his warning to health insurance companies that their reign of “running roughshod over the American people is over.”  Read Story

Pa. Democrat tells state’s AG to drop health reform challenge

The chairman of the Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee is threatening to cut funding to the state attorney general’s office if he doesn’t end his involvement with a suit filed over the recently pass federal health care reform legislation.  Read Story

Conseco plans to rebrand itself as CNO Financial Group

Conseco Inc. wants to rebrand its holding company as CNO Financial Group, a move requiring approval from its shareholders.  Read Story

Senate requires second opinion from House on health reform bill

With the U.S. Senate likely to approve a comprehensive health reform bill later today (March 25), it appears the House of Representatives will need to take another vote on the measure.  Read Story

Marsh to accept contingent commission as part of global business

While other brokerages recently reauthorized to accept contingent commissions in a multi-state agreement have rejected the payments, Marsh has announced that it will reject the practice in some instances, but permit it in others.  Read Story

PAHU plans annual Day on the Hill April 20

The Pennsylvania Association of Health Underwriters will hold its annual Day on the Hill April 20, giving its members from across the state an opportunity to meet in small groups with members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly to discuss health insurance issues.  Read Story

Va. law rebuffs ‘unfunded and unprecedented’ health reform mandates

Virginia has joined Idaho as the second state in the nation to pass a law rejecting the federal government from requiring individuals to secure private health insurance.  Read Story