Virginia
Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual expanding with New York acquisition
A Richmond, Va., insurance company is purchasing a New York-based property-casualty insurer that provides far, auto and home insurance in 10 states.
Guarantee Insurance cash infusion to fuel growth, market expansion
Guarantee Insurance Co., a workers’ compensation insurance specialist operating in 26 states and with an office in Philadelphia, closed on an $8 million equity infusion.
Reston, Va.-based MAXIMUS has signed an eligibility support services contract with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Republicans plan to use their new majority in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a bill repealing the Democrats’ hard-won health reform.
Markel Corp. has acquired a majority interest in a privately held behavioral health management firm located in its back yard in Richmond, Va.
State Auto Financial completes deal for non-standard auto unit
State Auto Financial Corp. completed the sale of its non-standard auto insurance subsidiary, State Auto National Insurance Co.
Cigna Healthcare of the Mid-Atlantic was fined $40,000 by Virginia insurance regulators after a market conduct examination found numerous violations of state laws and requirements.
Pa. insurer enlists solution provider to change management technology
Millers Mutual Group has contracted with a document management solution provider to update its management technology.
Dominion Dental unveils new corporate, commercial enrollment portals
Dominion Dental Services, a provider and administrator of dental and vision benefits to the mid-Atlantic region, launched new website designs for its corporate and commercial enrollment websites.
About 2.6 million people in Virginia private insurance market will be eligible for the state’s health insurance exchanges, according to a new state report, which called the current insurance state insurance market “unsustainable.”

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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