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PPACA: Congress Blinks on Medicare Physician Fees
By Allison BellMembers of Congress have agreed to once again postpone implementing a repeatedly postponed Medicare program cost-control measure.
December 09, 2010
Quesnel New President of Communicators GroupThe Insurance & Financial Communicators Association has picked new officers.
December 09, 2010
Dodd-Frank Swaps: Some Roads Lead to the CFTCInsurers and insurer groups have sent a number of delegations to talk to Commodity Futures Trading Commission officials about implementing the new swaps rules.
December 09, 2010
House Democrats Reject Tax Agreement, Blast Estate Tax DealHouse Democrats today passed a non-binding resolution rejecting a tax-cut package negotiated by Obama administration officials and congressional Republicans.
December 08, 2010
Consumer Confidence ImprovesAmericans seem to be feeling better about the economy and the state of their own finances.
December 08, 2010
NAIC to Upgrade Market Conduct SystemA new version of the Market Conduct Annual Statement system should give users the ability to review data on both a national and state level.
December 08, 2010
Dodd-Frank Swaps: Insurers Eye "Substantial Position" DefinitionThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission cite insurer comments several times in a draft that would implement part of the swaps provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
December 08, 2010
PPACA: States Reject Increase RequestsInsurance regulators in Connecticut and Washington state have rejected health insurance rate increase requests filed by carriers doing business in their states.