Three men from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., were arrested Feb. 29 for allegedly cheating health insurance companies of $3 million about two years after they were charged in one of the largest alleged Ponzi schemes in history.

Assurant has finalized the structure of its 2010 property catastrophe reinsurance (CAT) program, using a cadre of more than 40 reinsurers.

Assurant Specialty Property has added multifamily housing as a new distribution channel for ID Fraud Solutions, its consumer identity protection program.

Nearly 24 million Americans — or 10% of the entire online population — visited a health insurance website in the fourth quarter of last year, with Aetna logging the most visitors, new research suggests.

Life insurers could be poised for a rebound this year, leading a key financial services investment bank to suggest a model financial portfolio should be “over weight” with life insurance stocks.

A Prince George’s County Circuit Court has ordered a Clinton, Md., woman to repay $40,000 it says she fraudulently obtained from her insurance company.

Assurant Employee Benefits launched real time services to its online administration system, Online Advantage, to allow for instant verification of dental benefits.

York, Pa.-based Shoemaker & Besser Associates is offering a new dwelling product in Maryland.

The regional managing general agency and wholesaler was recently appointed as a managing general agent for American …  Read →

In a move it hopes eases the worries of Shenandoah Life brokers and policyholders, Assurant Employee Benefits announced its intention to reinsure the majority of the company’s group insurance business.

The …  Read →

U.S. consumers are definitely logging on to their computers for information on health care, but they are obtaining it more through searches of key terms than through the web domains …  Read →