Small insurance agencies want direct access to local underwriters because they enable them to perform their job functions quickly and efficiently, a new study finds.

Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown launched on March 23, the second anniversary of the signing of the federal health reform law, a new website designed to tell individuals and small businesses in the state what the law means to them.

The U.S. Department of Labor is giving states new resources to help them detect, prevent and recover improper unemployment payments and fraud.

The Maryland Insurance Administration is warning insurance agents about a fake license renewal website that could harm their computers.

Selective Insurance Group is buying an excess and surplus lines subsidiary of Montpelier Re U.S. Holdings to provide it access to a nationally licensed platform that will improve its efficiency.

A Portland, Ore.-based health insurance company is experiencing system change problems, which the company says is from the new system required under the federal health reform.

Most life insurance policyholders want to use online services on their insurers’ websites, and insurers can benefit from website use to build a better relationship with their clients, a new study says.

Florham Park, N.J.-based ADP Statewide Insurance has launched a new website at www.adpinsurance.com.

The number of people shopping online is expected to double in the next decade, and life insurance could benefit from that increase.

A plurality of insurance agents and brokers say they obtain their state-mandated continuing education credits in person, according to the latest IFAwebnews.com poll.