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Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Feds: Self-Funded Plans Not Much Different From Other Plans
By Allison BellSelf-funded group health plans seem to be similar to insured group health plans, and they appear to offer comparable benefits and have comparable claim denial rates, Obama administration officials say.
March 31, 2011
Guaranteed Universal Life: The Real ThingRemember the automobile called "The Thing?"
March 31, 2011
Talkin' about my generation? Using cultural references in marketing"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain," I heard a marketing consultant say in a recent meeting. Judging by the puzzled looks on their faces, the 20-somethings in the meeting had no idea what he was talking about.
March 31, 2011
NAIC CEO on ComFrame: Supervision Matters More Than RegulationHaving carefully written insurer solvency rules is important, but good regulations are no substitute for vigilant supervision of insurers and other financial services companies.
March 30, 2011
CMS Schedules CO-OP MeetingThe Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Advisory Board will meet April 15 to vote on recommendations for a CO-OP grant and loan award strategy.
March 30, 2011
Federal Agencies Post Comp Rule DraftFederal financial services regulators have proposed rules that are supposed to keep "covered financial institutions" from adopting compensation systems that encourage executives, employees, directors and principal shareholders from taking excessive risk.
March 30, 2011
Panel Eyes Cost of PPACA on Medicare ProvidersUnrealistically strict efforts to hold down Medicare providers reimbursement rates could backfire, by reducing the number of providers who take Medicare, according to an official at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
March 30, 2011
IRS Releases W-2 Group Health GuidelinesMost employers that send out more than 250 W-2 wage tax withholding forms in 2012 will have to provide information about how much they spend on the employees' group health coverage.