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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Tom Corbett has named a team of 17 insurance industry officials to serve on his transition team overseeing insurance matters.
Pa. man sent to prison for killing N.Y. man over insurance deductible
A man found guilty of killing a Brooklyn, N.Y., man at a Pennsylvania nightclub last year after arguing over payment of an insurance deductible was sentenced to 15 to 40 years in Pennsylvania state prison.
Pennsylvania has enrolled about 1,600 people in the high-risk health insurance pools, established with federal health reform earlier this year.
Humana diversifies with acquisition of Concentra for $790 million
Humana, the national health insurance company, plans to buy Concentra, a privately held health care company that operates 300 medical centers in 42 states.
Allstate Insurance Co. is looking to expand quickly in the mid-Atlantic region, with plans calling for hiring 65 new agents for its five-state Capital region.
A Florida company was ordered to pay $25,000 in fines and its agent from Cranberry Township, Pa., was placed on five years of license supervision because the man acted as a surplus lines agent even though he was not licensed.
NSM Insurance Group continues to expand and announced its acquisition of a program specializing in non-construction ocean and inland marine coverage.
An Elkton, Md., man was stripped of his Pennsylvania insurance agent’s license for switching credit scores and not reporting that his Maryland license was revoked in November 2009.
Joel Ario, former insurance commissioner of Pennsylvania, has compared the federal health reform law that President Barack Obama signed in March to Republican Mitt Romney’s plan in Massachusetts.
Pa., N.J. residents busted for alleged roles in Phila, insurance fraud, theft ring
Thirteen individuals were charged with operating an insurance fraud and theft ring out of a Philadelphia auto body repair shop.
Obama to force insurers to give out birth control when employers won’t
Group representing 119 in Congress calls individual mandate illegal
Insurer fined for charging unapproved rates on students’ policies
Brokerage firm pays $3.3M for bad-mouthing insurance broker
Employee benefit offerings only as good as the discussion about them
Sponsors of 401(k)s adding features to boost participants’ investment
Mercury Insurance seeks agents, unveils new commercial auto product
Most, least expensive 2012 car models to insure announced
Two insurance agents allegedly stole $422,000 from family brokerage
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