Allstate Insurance Co. is looking for an additional 56 people to own insurance agencies in the mid-Atlantic region, where it plans to market itself more actively.

Express Scripts says it has completed its $29.1 billion acquisition of Medco Health Solutions, which company officials say will reduce costs for members.

The federal health reform law, a landmark piece of legislation passed by the Democratic-controlled Congress and President Barack Obama two years ago today (March 23), has delivered on its promise to change health care in the U.S.

Dominion Dental Services, a provider and administrator of dental and vision benefits in the mid-Atlantic, is partnering with D.C. United, the professional soccer team, on an marketing campaign.

Kaiser Permanente is expanding the services it provides to members in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., with several new multi-specialty facilities and expanded medical centers opening over the next two years.

A health insurance administrator, based in Maryland, is offering a new approach toward health and wellness, hoping it will bend the curve on health costs for its clients.

Chartis and All Risks Ltd., a Hunt Valley, Md.-based independent wholesale brokerage, are expanding their relationship to include a program for temporary staffing agencies.

State-specific factors create a “wide fluctuation” of auto insurance premium rates across the country, making some states’ averages more than double the rates of other states.

The Maryland Insurance Administration has approved the Cigna‘s acquisition of Bravo Health, a Baltimore, Md.-based operator of Medicare Advantage plans.

Attorneys general from 11 states and Washington, D.C., have filed court papers in the federal health reform law case, arguing that the individual mandate forcing all Americans to buy health insurance, starting in 2014, is constitutional.