CareFirst to reward healthy choices through new ‘HealthyBlue’

Regional health insurer CareFirst wants its customers to stay healthy and is prepared to reward them for doing so.  Read Story

Bill’s failure means reprieve for People’s Insurance Counsel

While the People’s Insurance Counsel is ready to get back to work, a Maryland state delegate who proposed the elimination of the office still feels it is a “make-work program.”  Read Story

Candidates trump calendar in search for new Md. insurance commissioner

Six months ago, Beth Sammis was named acting insurance commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration and she may hold that title for a bit longer.  Read Story

Murder-for-hire plot lands Virginia man in prison

A Christiansburg, Va., man who offered an undercover officer a $20 down payment to kill another man, with a promise of more money once a life insurance policy was cashed in, was sentenced to seven years in state prison.  Read Story

Allstate seeking new agencies in mid-Atlantic region

Allstate Insurance Co. is focusing on the mid-Atlantic region, specifically Maryland and Virginia, as the location to open 60 new agencies this year.  Read Story

Louisiana pair accused of assisting with claims without licenses

Louisiana regulators recently issued a cease and desist order, including a $3,000 fine, against a pair of Illinois residents they say conducted insurance business without a license.  Read Story

NFIP to cover oil in hurricane-driven flood waters, FEMA says

If oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico is mixed with flood waters, it will be covered under the National Flood Insurance Program.  Read Story

N.Y. handyman accused of improperly accepting workers’ comp. benefits

A Red Hook, N.Y., handyman is accused of misrepresenting his work status in order to collect more than $20,000 in workers’ compensation benefits.  Read Story

New law gives N.Y. regulators power to approve health rate hikes

In what federal officials called “a bold move,” New York Gov. David A. Paterson has signed a series of health insurance reforms into law.  Read Story

Illinois insurer to purchase PMA Capital Corp. for $365 million

Chicago-based Old Republic International Corp. has announced its intent to acquire PMA Capital Corp. of Blue Bell, Pa., for $365 million, pending all approvals.  Read Story