N.C. insurance adjuster charged with altering claims policies

A Mecklenburg County, N.C., insurance adjuster was arrested for allegedly altering four old claims policies to make payments to family members while employed by Nationwide Insurance.  Read Story

Warren Buffett has sparked fresh speculation over his succession by hiring a 39-year-old investment manager to run a significant part of his empire.

The state of California Monday opened enrollment in its new pre-existing condition insurance plan, one of the first major provisions of national health care reform to take effect.

Baltimore SFSP, NAIFA chapters’ recognition dinner set for Nov. 3

The Baltimore chapters of the Society of Financial Service Professionals and National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors will hold their annual recognition dinner Nov. 3 at Baltimore Country Club in Baltimore, Md.   Read Story

WASHINGTON-Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Sullivan took another swipe at health care reform on Monday, arguing that proposed new rules aimed at reining in excessive insurance industry profits could ...  Read →  Read Story

Brown & Brown buys Pa. employee benefits firm

Brown & Brown acquired the assets of a Berwyn, Pa.-based employee benefits firm serving the greater Philadelphia and eastern Pennsylvania area.  Read Story

GEICO accused of ‘deceptively selling’ auto insurance policies

GEICO is accused in a proposed class-action suit of “deceptively selling” auto insurance policies by failing to tell some of its policyholders the legal amount of uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage they were required to buy.  Read Story

When upsets happen, whether personal or professional, it can be hard to find your way forward. Uncertainty, self-doubt, and fear can cloud your perception and cause you to second guess your decisions, making things unnecessarily difficult and complicated. Fortunately, you have an ally on your side: resilience.  Read Story

Even the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) can’t keep agents employed as the federal health care overhaul law goes into effect.  Read Story

Md. insurer cutting agents’ commissions on small-group, citing reform

Insurance brokers, nervously waiting to see how health reform will affect their compensation, have been told by Maryland’s largest health insurer that small-group commissions will drop by 15%, starting next year.  Read Story