New Jersey officials have obtained five separate grand jury indictments, charging seven state residents with falsely reporting that their cars were stolen when they were part of a “give up” scheme to collect insurance premiums.

A Pittsburgh-based doctor was sentenced in federal court to one year in prison and three years of probation to follow for submitting fraudulent medical claims to insurers and Medicare.

The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York State have begun their annual Company Performance Surveys, gauging insurance producers’ views of the companies they represent.

With the cost of containment and cleanup of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico rising into the billions of dollars every day, the financial impact for oil company BP will be limited because of its insurance coverage.

A Fincastle, Va., man pleaded guilty in federal court to lying on credit applications, including using fake letters from insurers, and using false documents in order to secure a $450,000 insurance claim.

The mayor of Carlstadt, N.J., and his former wife were indicted by a Bergen County grand jury on a series of charges linked to the alleged continued use of health benefits following the couple’s divorce.

Failure to properly license its agents for Medicare Advantage business will cost a New York health provider a $1 million fine by state regulators.

A Washington state jury found a 40-year old man guilty of second-degree murder in the drowning death of his step-daughter in what prosecutors said was an effort to collect a $200,00 life policy taken out three months earlier.

A Tennessee judge has ordered the closure and liquidation of two health providers sanctioned by regulators across the U.S. for allegedly failing to provide adequate services to customers.

Harleysville Insurance’s back-to-basics approach appears to be working, according to the company’s chief executive.