AIG’s Chartis shuffles leaders as part of reorganization

American International Group’s Chartis property-casualty business has new leadership and structure as it seeks to align accountability with long-term results.  Read Story

New York man, others elected to lead AIMS Society

Curt Pearsall, founder and principal of a Whitesboro, N.Y., insurance consulting firm, was elected president of the American Insurance Marketing & Sales (AIMS) Society, a professional organization dedicated to building insurance sales, marketing and technical expertise  Read Story

Cuccinelli ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Va.’s health reform challenge

Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia’s attorney general, is “cautiously optimistic” about his challenge of the federal health reform law.  Read Story

Insurance agent accused of taking $25,000 in life insurance payouts

A Fort Wayne, Ind., insurance agent was indicted on fraud charges for allegedly taking life insurance payouts from one of her clients last year.  Read Story

A plan for creating a Maryland health insurance exchange, calling for more study of how the exchanges will be marketed, has been sent to Gov. Martin O’Malley for approval.  Read Story

AmeriHealth New Jersey is introducing a new network option, AmeriHealth New Jersey Value Network, April 1, according to the health insurer.  Read Story

N.Y. court rules insurer liable for claims of murdered man’s estate

A New York appeals court ruled 5-2 that a man’s estate is entitled to make insurance claims after he was run down and killed by a homicidal driver.   Read Story

U.S. antitrust probe of Blues widens to Md., N.C., 4 other licensees

The U.S. Justice Department has expanded an investigation of Blue Cross/Blue Shield licensees' alleged anti-competitive agreements with hospitals beyond Michigan, where it filed an antitrust lawsuit against the insurer.  Read Story

Lafayette Life keeping name, even as it moves to Cincinnati

The Lafayette Life Insurance Co. is leaving Indiana for Cincinnati, where its parent company, Western & Southern Financial Group has its headquarters.  Read Story

With more details, small business owners might embrace health reform

Small businesses would be more likely to offer their employees insurance if they knew more about provisions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a survey shows.  Read Story