Glen Rock, N.J.-based insurer MSO has expanded its commercial auto program to Indiana, where it already offers businessowners (BOP), commercial inland marine, and commercial and personal umbrella coverage in the state.

Highmark has launched a new web tool that allows members to compare the costs different medical facilities charge for 17 elective surgical procedures.

Noting its parent company’s sustained profitability and strong capitalization, A.M. Best has revised the issuer credit ratings of United States Surety Co., based in Timonium, Md.

The ratings service revised the …  Read →

An Indiana securities and insurance broker who apparently tried to fake his own death will spend the next 51 months in federal prison.

Marcus Schrenker, 38, of McCordsville, Ind., was sentenced …  Read →

Failure to live up to a promise of providing prompt investigation and settlement of claims has resulted in a $200,000 fine against an Illinois-based insurance company.

The Illinois Department of Insurance …  Read →

The former head of a Virginia Beach, Va., church will serve 10 months in jail for stealing from both his congregation and its insurance company.

Kenneth Leigh Montgomery, 49, of Norfolk, …  Read →

C.V. Starr & Co., a subsidiary of C. V. Starr & Co., Inc., is offering its PrimeSTARR product, designed specifically for small- to medium-sized commercial trade and general contractors.

PrimeSTARR offers …  Read →

Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania are among 19 states where UnitedHealthcare’s Golden Rule Insurance Co. has introduced two new short-term health plans.

Golden Rule’s new Short Term Medical Plus and Short Term …  Read →

Two senators have introduced the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2009, a companion bill to the House version introduced two months ago.

Mel Martinez

Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) and Sen. …  Read →

A New Jersey-based insurer has expanded its personal lines program into Ohio.

Glen Rock, N.J.-based MSO now offers its homeowners, mobile homeowners, combination dwelling, inland marine and umbrella liability policies in …  Read →