Regional news: 
Virginia
BB&T’s insurance income up slightly in first quarter
BB&T Corp., a bank holding company with insurance operations, reported $250 million in insurance income in the first quarter of the year.
The Greater Washington chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors will hold a new event, the Taste of MDRT, at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner in Tyson’s Corner, Va., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 5.
A Richmond, Va., businessman, whose companies were barred from selling in Virginia for 120 days, pleaded guilty to participating in an investment scheme involving a handful of insurance companies.
AAA Mid-Atlantic to sell car care, insurance in retail stores in region
A Wilmington, Del.-based insurance company launched the first of many retail stores it plans, combining insurance and car care, among other services.
Will employment gains boost local insurance activity?
Employers across the country in each of the 13 industry sectors plan to hire more employees in this quarter, meaning a possible boost in insurance activity.
Virginia insurance regulators act against six agents, one insurer
The following summaries of actions taken against agents and carriers are based on information obtained from the Virginia State Corporation Commission Bureau of Insurance.
The Hanover expands small business offerings to D.C., western states
The Hanover Insurance Group has expanded its small commercial insurance offerings into six western states and Washington, D.C.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is hoping the state’s General Assembly will join him in prohibiting the state’s health insurance exchanges from covering abortions.
New York man, others elected to lead AIMS Society
Curt Pearsall, founder and principal of a Whitesboro, N.Y., insurance consulting firm, was elected president of the American Insurance Marketing & Sales (AIMS) Society, a professional organization dedicated to building insurance sales, marketing and technical expertise
Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia’s attorney general, is “cautiously optimistic” about his challenge of the federal health reform law.
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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