The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors of Virginia (NAIFA) is holding its 76th annual conference May 19-21 at the Cavalier Resort Hotel & Beach Club Convention Center in Virginia Beach, Va.

The National Flood Insurance Program, which is set to expire Sept. 30, could face new funding threats as Congress looks for budgetary cuts, according to an insurance industry lobbyist.

After another year of watching another set of bills mandating that insurers cover children with autism fail to become law, a Virginia agents’ group is considering a summit on the matter to try and find a solution.

When the Virginia General Assembly reconvenes in Richmond Jan. 13, it could consider forcing agents to pay restitution to victims whose funds they misappropriated, as well as a number of other insurance bills.

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has signed a proclamation making September “Life Insurance Awareness Month,” part of a national campaign to call attention to the need for people to consider life …  Read →

Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling is scheduled to address the Virginia Peninsula chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Sept. 10.

Bill Bolling

Bolling, who has served …  Read →

New legislation, including companion bills affecting health insurance mandates, goes into effect in Virginia July 1.

The new law (HB 2024/SB 1411) allows health insurers to offer group health policies that …  Read →

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has signed legislation into law that requires private insurers to cover prosthetic devices.

Kaine, a Democrat, signed SB 1116 into law with a series of bills addressing …  Read →