Officials at a Pennsylvania hearing this week questioned how Highmark‘s $475 million acquisition of West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS), a struggling hospital network, would affect its financial solvency and in-state competition.

Brown & Brown acquired Moten Associates, a Norristown, Pa., insurance agency, for an undisclosed amount, according to the company.

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department approved the merger of Harleysville Mutual and Nationwide Mutual insurance companies with conditions designed to protect the Harleysville brand and its Pennsylvania operations for several years.

Ray Flachbart, the head of Blue Cross of Idaho for the last 10 years, announced his retirement from the position, effective in March 2013.

A Pennsylvania-based employee benefits administrator were sold a national insurance company as part of the latter company’s efforts to respond to health reform.

The 86th Annual Pittsburgh I-Day Convention is scheduled for April 26 at The Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Hotel Downtown in Pittsburgh, Pa.

UPMC Health Plan, the second largest health insurer in Western Pennsylvania, has launched UPMCInside Advantage to Northwestern Pennsylvania counties.

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors of Pennsylvania (NAIFA-PA)scheduled its Central Regional Sales Symposium on April 19 at the Penn Grant Centre in Harrisburg, Pa., from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Highmark officials intend to perform a “complete investigation” of spending in the wake of the firing of CEO Kenneth Melani, whose criminal charges in connection with a domestic dispute with his girlfriend’s husband may be dropped.

Savoy Associates, a full-service regional health insurance general agency, recently launched an Health Savings Account (HSA) banking initiative with The Bancorp Bank.