Allstate Insurance Co. is looking for an additional 56 people to own insurance agencies in the mid-Atlantic region, where it plans to market itself more actively.

The U.S. Senate managed to slimly uphold President Barack Obama‘s controversial birth control policy, voting 51-48 to halt a Republican push to free employers and insurers companies from having to provide coverage for contraceptives, despite their religious or moral objections.

A Buckhannon, W.Va., man pleaded guilty to defrauding insurance companies by staging vehicle accidents and filing fake claims.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to address a petition by an auto insurance company over a West Virginia ruling preventing it from retaining private medical records used against it in a civil suit.

Lawsuits and legislation about natural gas harvesting in the Marcellus Shale region and nationwide is underway and expected to spread, eventually reaching the insurance industry.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) granted a second round of awards totaling $109 million to 28 states and Washington, D.C., to further implement federal health reform.

A Winston-Salem, N.C.-based insurance company announced that its members now can buy homeowner’s and travel insurance, as well as other products, on its website.

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Denver-based registered investment advisor Curian Capital has added new sales staff in eight new territories, including South Jersey, Northwest North Carolina and Washington, D.C.

Highmark has launched a new program to encourage its Medicare Advantage members to designate a family member, friend or other loved one as an advocate who can help them navigate the complexities of the health care system.

BB&T Corp., a bank holding company with insurance operations, reported $250 million in insurance income in the first quarter of the year.