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October 20, 2004
A Whole New MeaningCalifornia Proposes Regulations On Oct. 20, California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi proposed regulations to prevent brokerage compensation abuses, which could be in place at the ...
October 20, 2004
Blumenthal And Ario Discuss Brokerage Fees ProbeConnecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is requesting information from 20 insurers in connection with an investigation of price-fixing and bid rigging in the insurance ...
October 13, 2004
Carriers Find HIPAA Compliance ManageableComplexity wont prevent insurers from meeting deadlinesBy Matt BradyAs they enter the homestretch for becoming fully compliant with the regulations outlined in the Health Insurance ...
October 06, 2004
GAO: China Responds To Insurer ConcernsChina has been handling insurance trade compliance issues reasonably well.[@@]That's the assessment of a team of researchers at the U.S. Government Accountability Office.The team, ...
September 23, 2004
Georgia Expands Military Base Sales Practices ProbeGeorgia insurance regulators have started working with regulators in at least 3 other states to investigate allegations of problems with insurance sales practices on ...
September 22, 2004
Senate Panel Hears Optional Federal Charter DebateThe life industry made another pitch for an optional federal charter Wednesday at a Senate Banking Committee hearing.[@@]But, speaking on behalf of state insurance ...
September 21, 2004
NAIC Updates Medigap ModelThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has updated one of its model regulations to conform with the new federal Medicare prescription drug program law.[@@]The ...
September 15, 2004
Koken Is New NAIC PresidentByAnchorage, AlaskaIn elections held at their fall meeting here, state regulators elected Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken as the new president of the National Association ...
September 15, 2004
NAIC Revises Model Reg To Reflect Medicare Prescription Drug LawNAIC Revises Model Reg To Reflect Medicare Prescription Drug LawByThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners recently adopted revisions to a model regulation to implement changes ...
September 15, 2004
NAIC Meeting Attendees React To SMART DraftRegulators and others had plenty to say here about the State Modernization and Regulatory Transparency Act draft bill.[@@]The SMART draft, also known as the ...