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.

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania established a new Wharton/Penn Risk and Insurance Program (WPRIP) to promote and disseminate research on risk and insurance at the university in Philadelphia.

A Bensalem, Pa., man allegedly paid for insurance, a used car and other items with $69,300 in money incorrectly deposited into his bank account.

Four Philadelphia-area men were accused of operating “an elaborate financial fraud scheme,” targeting more than 215 senior citizens in Pennsylvania and stealing more than $700,000.

The outlook for a Valley View, Pa.-based insurance company was recently downgraded from “stable” to “negative,” although, with the help of its parent company, its financial strength remains excellent, according to a key ratings service.

A group of life insurers sold their shares in a United Kingdom-based financial services technology firm to an American technology firm, introducing its business to the UK, Europe and Asia.

A Pennsylvania court – for the first time – rejected a Pennsylvania insurance regulator’s plan to liquidate two long-term care insurance companies.

The Allegheny County District Attorney’s office is investigating the daughter of a state Supreme Court judge for insurance fraud.

Highmark and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center reached an agreement , ending their months-long impasse over health coverage for people in Western Pennsylvania through December 2014.

National health insurer Aetna will offer individual health insurance to Costco members in nine states, including Pennsylvania and Virginia.