Two reports – one prepared for two Maryland insurance industry trade groups and the other for a general agency operating in the state – reach a similar conclusion: that the Maryland system for delivering health insurance works better than the Massachusetts health exchange.

A pair of Pennsylvania firms are merging in a move they say will bolster the new entity’s market share in the Lehigh Valley and south central regions of the state.

ING recently introduced an enhanced third-party administrator website featuring automated reporting capabilities and updated loan and distribution processing at its annual TPA Partners Advanced Training Forum.