Beginning Jan. 1, Maryland residents will be paying more for auto insurance under a new measure signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley.

The founder and CEO of a California bagel company, as well as the company’s accountant, were recently arrested and charged with multiple counts of suspected workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud, failing to report employee injuries and unemployment insurance fraud.

A consumer group wants to make the handling of the 39% Anthem rate request in California a model for reform.

A life insurance education organization is paying attention to the growing sale of life insurance through direct marketing channels by adding to its board a member of a group supporting those online and phone sales efforts.

Noting “numerous and substantial errors” in the way it justified raising premiums as much as 39%, California insurance regulators have accepted the withdrawal of a planned premium increase by Anthem Blue Cross.

The mayor of Carlstadt, N.J., and his former wife were indicted by a Bergen County grand jury on a series of charges linked to the alleged continued use of health benefits following the couple’s divorce.

Noting heavy snow and rainfall in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, Selective Insurance reported $24 million in catastrophic losses for the first quarter, but also saw gains of more than 100% in its net and operating income.

After touting the numerous benefits of acquiring HomeWise Holdings last month, Florida-based 21st Century Holding Co. has announced that both sides have called off a planned merger.

After more than a year of debate, Washington, D.C., has put its punctuation mark on federal health reform, but for many agents’ groups, it appears to be less of a period and more of a question mark.

An insurance trade group is asking Washington’s governor to veto a bill seeking to poach $10 million in insurance funds to help offset state budget shortfalls.