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Watch Your Toes
By Arthur D. PostalImmediately after this summers meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners convened in Atlanta, the NAIC announced that its CEO Therese Vaughan was stepping down, and would be replaced by Florida commissioner Kevin McCarty. McCarty immediately got to work on putting his own stamp on the NAIC, and in...
August 31, 2012
California Passes A.B. 999, LTCI Rate BillLawmakers have set new disclosure requirements and changed the rules for justifying increases.
August 31, 2012
California Legislation Creates Co-opsThe California state legislature has passed a bill that establishes a regulatory oversight and licensing framework for consumer-owned and-operated health care plans, or co-ops.
August 31, 2012
California Legislation Creates Co-opsThe California state legislature has passed a bill that establishes a regulatory oversight and licensing framework for consumer-owned and-operated health care plans, or co-ops.
August 31, 2012
LTCI Watch: DisastersMaybe insurers could turn helping older people deal with storms into a useful, profitable service.
August 31, 2012
Researchers: More Leave, More MarrowState donor leave laws may have different effects on supplies of different body parts.
August 31, 2012
The Nursing Home RebootRobert Wood Johnson Foundation wonks come out with a guide to the LTC future.
August 30, 2012
SERFF Filings Down, PPACA Implementation and Slow Economy BlamedSERFF filings also fell in 2011 after steadily cresting.