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Maryland
The Maryland chapter of the CPCU Society (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters) recently qualified for the Gold level of the Society’s 2009–2010 Circle of Excellence Recognition Program.
Dominion Dental Services, a regional provider and administrator of dental and vision benefits, launched a new producer portal, allowing agents to create quotes and proposals, track their quote activity and view dental and vision product information in one location, according to a company statement.
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Salem County will add Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insurance for small- and medium-sized businesses in Maryland and New Jersey, starting Sept. 1.
Two Scranton, Pa., insurance agents, their spouses and three insurance agencies allegedly were part of what prosecutors call a “pyramid scheme” in Lackawanna County, Pa., netting more than $7.5 million.
Workers’ compensation insurer’s founder passes torch to his first hire
The first employee hired by Eastern Insurance Holdings, a Lancaster, Pa.-based insurance company, has been named successor to its founder, Bruce M. Eckert.
A new judge sworn in to serve on the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the state’s second highest court, has experience with insurance.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware is affiliating with Highmark Inc., Pennsylvania’s largest health insurer, in a deal announced less than a week after its interest in finding a strategic partner was made public.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) said Oklahoma has become the 20th jurisdiction to use its State Based Systems (SBS).
States get millions to act against insurers’ ‘unreasonable rate hikes’
Federal authorities have granted more than $46 million to 45 states and Washington, D.C., to “improve the oversight of proposed health insurance premium increases.”
In what might become a trend, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware is looking to build a “strategic partnership” with another Blue Cross or Blue Shield affiliate in the face of federal health care reform.
Lautenberg, Rubio want to cap TRICARE fees for military retirees
Health care cost at all-time high, despite lower rate of increase
Most insurance agencies seeing better results than last year
Life insurers sell shares in British tech firm to Pa. company
FINRA estimate for IA SROs excludes monetary, administrative details
Most insurance agencies seeing better results than last year
Pa. broker adds $181,000 commission to $2.1M false insurance invoice
A.M. Best rates Pa.-based insurer’s outlook ‘negative’
With five-year plan stuck, House passes new short-term NFIP extension
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