Regional news: 
Pennsylvania
A major Delaware insurer, if affiliated with a Pennsylvania insurer, plans to invest $45 million over the next decade to help control in-state health insurance costs and improve health care infrastructure.
Business owners see value of private health plans over government option
Most independent business owners do not plan on buying health insurance from the government because most believe it is wrong to require Americans to have health insurance, a new survey says.
UMPC plans launch of separate workers’ comp. insurance company
A Pittsburgh, Pa.-based health care network filed an application with the state to launch a new domestic company that would write workers’ compensation insurance policies.
P-C sector remains ‘stable,’ although future borders on ‘negative’
A global ratings agency predicts a stable outlook for the U.S. property-casualty insurance sector in 2012 after this year’s weak profitability.
A Scranton, Pa., man was charged with insurance fraud for allegedly filing a false insurance claim after he reported multiple pieces of property stolen, including his truck.
Murray Risk Management to buy competitor based in Lancaster
Murray Risk Management and Insurance in Lancaster, Pa., is buying an in-town brokerage competitor, The Securus Group, and its subsidiaries.
The defined benefit actuarial consulting operations of PSA Insurance & Financial Services have been sold to a Cleveland-based professional services company.
Senate, House have different views on future of National Flood Insurance Program
The U.S. Senate unanimously extended the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through May 31, 2012, and the House of Representatives passed a bill reforming and extending it for five years the NFIP.
The majority of insurance agency owners say they will not be giving bonuses or gifts to their employees to celebrate the holidays or the end of the year, according to the latest IFAwebnews.com poll.
A Jacksonville, Fla.-based Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance subsidiary agreed to acquire Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Highmark‘s Medicare subsidiary.
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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