Mercury Insurance, a multi-line insurance organization operating in 13 states, is offering a new commercial auto insurance product it says uses technology to enable its independent agents to more easily rate, qualify and issue new business.

More than 30 representatives of the insurance industry visited the state capitol in Richmond, Va., talking about issues that affect the property-casualty industry in the state.

Kevin Rosenburg joined Signature Financial Partners, based in Vienna, Va., as a financial representative, the company recently announced.

A Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization says that the federal health reform should be declared unconstitutional because it is cannot function without the individual mandate, which the group also argues is unconstitutional.

The parent company of Delta Dental of Virginia formed two private, for-profit specialty companies to develop and market technologies and customer service programs.

A specialty property-casualty insurance company, based in Richmond, Va., recently became certified to write business on a surplus lines basis for all U.S. states and Washington, D.C.

The Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia, the Virginia Association of Health Underwriters and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors will hold their annual Day on the Hill at the Hilton Garden Inn in Richmond, Va., Feb. 8-9.

A Northumberland, Pa.-based company with more than 230 independent insurance agency franchise partners in seven states, intends to add partners in Georgia in the second quarter.

Guardian and Berkshire have released a new ProVider Plus series for their disability insurance portfolio, effective Jan. 3.

Richmond, Va.-based Markel Corp. said it completed its acquisition of Thompson Insurance Enterprises, which operates as THOMCO.