Mid-Atlantic
Symetra Investment Services has formed a strategic partnership with Crump Life Insurance for the sale of life insurance and annuities.
The Maryland General Assembly passed a bill in its waning hours April 9 that renames and repositions the Injured Workers Insurance Fund as a private company.
A Pennsylvania-based employee benefits administrator were sold a national insurance company as part of the latter company’s efforts to respond to health reform.
The 86th Annual Pittsburgh I-Day Convention is scheduled for April 26 at The Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Hotel Downtown in Pittsburgh, Pa.
A national group fighting insurance fraud is asking Maryland’s governor to sign a bill that would impose large civil penalties and expand immunity for fraud fighters.
The amount of inforce individual disability income insurance rose 2% in 2011, reaching a total of more than $4.5 billion, according to a new survey of carriers.
Independent Insurance Agents of Maryland, Insurance Women of Baltimore and the Maryland Chapter CPCU are sponsoring the 2012 Maryland I Day, scheduled for April 24 fro 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Conference Center at Sheppard Pratt in Towson, Md.
UPMC Health Plan, the second largest health insurer in Western Pennsylvania, has launched UPMCInside Advantage to Northwestern Pennsylvania counties.
Express Scripts says it has completed its $29.1 billion acquisition of Medco Health Solutions, which company officials say will reduce costs for members.
Owners of a New York sewer plant have sued the insurance company in federal court for more than $3.5 million over its denial of coverage for a wall collapse last year.

Federal health reform would add 10,000 jobs, $4.4 billion to Calif.
Lautenberg, Rubio want to cap TRICARE fees for military retirees
Health care cost at all-time high, despite lower rate of increase

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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