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Jan 11, 2012
No Comments2011 Regulatory Trends Web Seminars: A Year End Look at Regulatory and Market Conduct Activity
These “Regulatory Trends” web seminars take a look at not only 2011’s key legislative and regulatory changes, but also some recent market conduct enforcement actions. From managing regulatory changes to addressing market conduct exams and enforcement actions, the insurance industry dealt with multiple compliance challenges last year. The recordings are available for Property & Casualty, Life & Annuities, and Health. Click here to...
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Oct 26, 2011
1 CommentIsn’t Life Grand?
Well, perhaps the legislative and regulatory changes impacting life insurers this year are not “grand,” but they certainly are ones which require compliance. A few of the more recent changes, as well as a few with upcoming operative dates, bear mentioning. California’s SB 713, effective Jan. 1, 2012 enacts the Life Insurance Proceeds Disclosure Act...
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Jun 09, 2011
No CommentsHealth Care Reform – Where Do We Stand?
As I noted back in late September, the busy work of implementing provisions of the health care reform act signed into law in March 2010 was going full steam ahead out at the state level, albeit simultaneously with efforts on the legislative, judicial, and even grassroots fronts to oppose some or all of PPACA. Since...
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Apr 25, 2011
No CommentsNot So Fast!
Even if the health care reform's individual mandate were declared unconstitutional, acceptable and effective “next steps” may be no easier to...
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Apr 05, 2011
No CommentsNAIC Implements MCAS Process Changes
As of January 2011, nearly all states participate in the NAIC Market Conduct Annual Statement (MCAS) market conduct data collection tool. Begun in 2002, with 8 participating states collecting life and annuity data, the program now encompasses property and casualty data collection along with life and annuity . . . Think of it as...
