Regional news: 
Archive for May, 2010
Markel Insurance was selected by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) to operate as the exclusive carrier for a countrywide property-casualty insurance program to help the organization control costs and more readily obtain optimal coverage. Read Story
Property-casualty insurers say a new law increasing auto liability rates for Maryland drivers could drive away consumers, while agents’ groups say while that may occur, the changes also will better protect clients injured in an accident. Read Story
A Highland Falls, N.Y., woman was arrested and charged with third-degree insurance fraud after accepting insurance money for a diamond ring she reported as lost or stolen. Read Story
New Jersey-based Palisades has introduced a new mobile website, enabling its auto insurance policyholders to manage their accounts through any Internet-capable mobile device. Read Story
New York Insurance Department Superintendent James J. Wrynn is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the New York Insurance Association’s 2010 annual conference. Read Story
An Illinois pediatrician pleaded guilty to charges of health care fraud after improperly billing insurance companies for vaccines that were offered primarily for free. Read Story
The president and CEO of American International Group told a congressional panel that not only would the insurer repay the more than $132 billion it was loaned by taxpayers, but would pay more than it received. Read Story
The Deepwater Horizon disaster has sparked higher prices for insurance covering offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Read Story
A new report by the Kaiser Family Foundation says the federal government – not states, as some leaders had predicted – will pick up most of the tab for expanding Medicaid in the wake of federal health reform. Read Story
A 13-year veteran of the Utah Insurance Department and former assistant attorney general is now the state’s newest insurance commissioner. Read Story
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