Virginia
The Virginia Association of Health Underwriters will hold its annual conference at the Kingsmill Resort & Spa in Williamsburg, Va., Sept. 14-15.
Bristol West Auto Insurance to be rebranded as Foremost
Foremost Insurance Group, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based insurance carrier that offers specialty personal lines insurance products for independent agencies, is rebranding its Bristol West Auto Insurance to the Foremost brand.
Dominion Dental Services, a regional provider and administrator of dental and vision benefits, launched a new producer portal, allowing agents to create quotes and proposals, track their quote activity and view dental and vision product information in one location, according to a company statement.
Virginia Insurance Commissioner Alfred W. Gross, one of the longest serving at that post in the nation, plans to retire Dec. 31.
An insurance agent and two companies are accused of selling surety insurance in Virginia without being licensed, according to state records.
States get millions to act against insurers’ ‘unreasonable rate hikes’
Federal authorities have granted more than $46 million to 45 states and Washington, D.C., to “improve the oversight of proposed health insurance premium increases.”
EagleBank’s insurance subsidiary has entered into a deal to permit The Meltzer Group, a full-service insurance agency, to market insurance products to its business, personal and professional customers.
Christopher W. Archer, president and CEO of the C.W. Archer Insurance Agency, was named the Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia’s Insurance Agent of the Year.
Westfield Insurance has added Maryland to its roster of states where it provides commercial insurance.
Investors’ suit over Aetna statements on ‘disciplined’ pricing denied
A federal appeals court declined a request by investors in Aetna to revive a securities fraud suit alleging the company made false statements about “disciplined” pricing strategies to boost the health insurer’s stock price so three top executives could sell $61 million in stock.

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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