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Health Insurers Can Sue USA for $12 Billion in ACA Risk Corridors Payments: U.S. Supreme Court
By Marcia Coyle and Mike ScarcellaJustice Sonia Sotomayor wrote, for an 8-1 majority, that, 'The government should honor its obligations.'
April 24, 2020
Labor's Rutledge to Depart at the End of MayRutledge has been charged with crafting Labor's fiduciary rule to align with the SEC's Reg BI; that rule has been put on the back burner, says former EBSA head Campbell.
April 24, 2020
New York Gets a Deputy Superintendent: Personnel MattersSouth Carolina, Thrivent, Guardian, Word & Brown, and other organizations also have announcements.
April 24, 2020
Work-From-Home Shift Helps EHealth Hire Its Own AgentsThe web broker says the shift to home-based sales improved productivity.
April 24, 2020
Globe Life Agents Shift to Virtual Sales StrategiesThe company is happy with the U.S. Postal Service and expects it to continue to operate.
April 24, 2020
Aflac Ties New Commercial to Fear of Out-of-Pocket Health Care CostsThe idea shows Aflac products giving consumers control over difficult situations.
April 22, 2020
New Credit Loss Accounting Rules Ding Globe Life's Q1 EarningsThe insurer says COVID-19 did not cause any material claims or disruptions in the first quarter.