insurance commissioners

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  Regulator files Penn Treaty rehabilitation plan

  By Allison Bell  |  May 7, 2013

  Consedine says he must cut benefits or increase rates by an average of 300 percent.

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  SABIR-rattling at the NAIC and beyond

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  April 8, 2013

  SABIR says the threat of federal regulation usurping state regulation and states' rights has never been stronger.

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  HHS denies Mississippi exchange

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  February 11, 2013

  There was no possibility of coordinating strategy with other agencies under Gov. Bryant’s authority, HHS concluded.

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  PPACA plan group names first executive director

  By Allison Bell  |  December 14, 2012

  CO-OP organizers tap Jan VanRiper, a former Montana insurance regulator.

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  Consumer rep: The health rate windows are blurry

  By Allison Bell  |  December 11, 2012

  Joseph Ditré told the NAIC that many states present price filings in a confusing way.

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  Retirement saving incentives are under threat

  By Cathy Weatherford  |  December 11, 2012

  The tax-deferred status of annuities must be protected, says IRI’s Cathy Weatherford.

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  Show Me state says, 'show me no health exchange'

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  December 5, 2012

  Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says he can't do a state exchange under the health care reform law, even though he wants to.

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  New York issues heavy-duty warning against PBR

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  November 27, 2012

  On the eve of the NAIC manual adoption, New York Department of Financial Services Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky launched a warning to his insurance commissioners about principles-based reserving.

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  NAIC president: CEO to be selected to take NAIC to "next level"

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  November 19, 2012

  The NAIC is looking for an articulate, serious individual with gravitas who can and will master Washington politics.

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  How should you handle the shift to gender-based LTCI pricing?

  By Allison Bell  |  November 1, 2012

  Like life insurance and car insurance before it, some LTCI policies will start charging different rates based on gender. Here’s how you, and your clients, can deal with the change.