Category Search Results

Displaying Results 1 - 10 of 100 (In order of most recent) Next

NAIC Recruiting Consumer Liaisons for 2010
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is accepting applications for its 2010 Consumer Liaison Program. The 17-year-old program
Date: 11/13/2009     Source: Bestwire

Connecticut A.G. Investigating Anthem Blue Cross Data Breach
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is facing a data breach investigation by Connecticut's attorney general, who alleges the health insurer waited two m
Date: 11/10/2009     Source: Bestwire

U.S. Senator Criticizes Health Insurers' Medical Loss Ratios
The U.S. health insurance industry, and one company in particular, Cigna Corp., are coming under fire again. This time the scrutiny is on companies' m
Date: 11/03/2009     Source: Bestwire

New York Names Creators of Independent Database for Out-of-Network Payments
FAIR Health Inc. and a research consortium at Syracuse University will develop an independent database to determine reimbursement rates for out-of-net
Date: 10/28/2009     Source: Bestwire

House Committee Passes Consumer Agency Bill; Insurers Wouldn't Be Under Its Authority
The House Financial Services Committee -- after several days of debating amendments -- approved the bill that would establish a new Consumer Financial
Date: 10/22/2009     Source: Bestwire

Under Proposed Reforms, Little Rate Regulation, New Customers May Mean Health for Insurers
With virtually no limits on what they could charge in premiums, coupled with millions of new customers to gain, the U.S. health insurance industry's f
Date: 10/19/2009     Source: Bestwire

Frank Wants Retirement Products to Get a Pass From New Consumer Agency
Rep. Barney Frank, the chairman of the House committee that's trying to steer the establishment of a U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Agency, has pr
Date: 10/06/2009     Source: Bestwire

Pa. Regulators Seek Liquidation of Long-Term Care Insurer Penn Treaty and Subsidiary
Pennsylvania insurance regulators have filed petitions with a state court seeking to liquidate long-term care insurers Penn Treaty Network America Ins
Date: 10/05/2009     Source: Bestwire

Minnesota Sues Companies for Selling Unregulated Health, Long-Term Care Coverage
Minnesota's attorney general is suing two out-of-state companies for selling unregulated, noninsurance health and long-term care coverage with limited
Date: 10/02/2009     Source: Bestwire

Consumer Representatives to Senate: Don't Give NAIC Health Authority
A group of National Association of Insurance Commissioners-delegated consumer representatives are opposing a designated federal role for the organizat
Date: 09/30/2009     Source: Bestwire