Security Planning & Insurance Corp. has introduced what it says is a first-of-its-kind coverage focused exclusively on providing whole-package insurance to charter schools nationwide.

A New York-based property-casualty insurer claims none of the allegations facing a Pennsylvania’ school district over laptop tracking among students is covered under a $1 million liability policy.

Insurance contracts between the Toms River (N.J.) Regional School District and an insurance firm with offices in New Jersey and Maryland is likely the focus of a federal investigation, according to a published report.

Independence Blue Cross will begin offering a Student PPO in the fall, an extension of its brand into the colleges and universities in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Ten of the largest health insurers covering students – including Aetna and UnitedHealthcare – were recently subpoenaed in an ongoing investigation into what the New York Attorney General’s Office says is inferior coverage at colleges in and around the state.

Montgomery Insurance is expanding its school program in four states, where the Southeast regional property-casualty insurer already provides coverage to more than 240 public and private schools.

A former school security guard must pay back his former employer after pleading guilty to two counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud in California.

Two cousins who are partners in a Spring Township, Pa., insurance brokerage are accused of pocketing more than $1 million paid by six Berks County public school districts for their workers’ compensation and liability coverage.

New Jersey officials will use $16 million in federal funds to provide free H1Ni swine flu vaccinations for 1.3 million uninsured residents.

A public service announcement sponsored by Erie Insurance and prepared by students at Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, N.Y., is telling teens to drop the doughnut, forget the cell phone …  Read →