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PPACA: Commissions Stay in MLR Blank
By Arthur D. PostalThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners today approved a medical loss ratio reporting blank that would keep the cost of agent commissions in the administrative cost total.
October 21, 2010
The Case for a Healthcare Advocate, Part III: Navigating the Medicare MazeFor your clients, family members, and yourself, keep a simple document on hand that lists your medical and emergency data and contacts. Simple but effective.
October 21, 2010
Should You Be Worried About the LTCI Industry?Rate hikes. Temporary suspension of sales. What do these announcements mean for the long term care insurance industry?John Hancock recently announced that it would be ...
October 20, 2010
New Hampshire Seeks Health Rate HelpThe New Hampshire Insurance Department wants to hire a consultant to help it comply with a new state health insurance cost increase act.
October 20, 2010
CNO Consolidates Insurance SubsidiariesCNO Financial Group Inc. has received the regulatory approvals to it needs to merge Conseco Insurance Company and Conseco Health Insurance Company into a third unit.
October 20, 2010
Mark Bertolini to Succeed Williams at AetnaRonald Williams will be retiring from the post of chief executive officer of Aetna Inc. Nov. 29, the company says.
October 20, 2010
PPACA: Feds Eye Accountable Care OrganizationsFederal officials are looking at ways to cut through old health care payment system reform mechanisms to try new reform mechanisms.
October 20, 2010
Florida Picks Ceridian, eHealth To Run ExchangeFlorida Health Choices program managers have selected a unit of Ceridian Corp. to run a Web-based small group health insurance marketplace.