Mike Kreidler

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  All state insurance commissioners win re-election

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  November 7, 2012

  Democratic North Carolina Commissioner Wayne Goodwin finds himself in an interesting situation with a new Republican governor.

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  Official: Washington State Health Insurers Have Record Surpluses

  By Phuong Lee, Associated Press  |  June 13, 2012

  The carriers say they need extra cash to invest in technology and expand services.

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  Royce Unsatisfied With NAIC Response, Cites NAIC Role in Multi-State Exams

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  March 21, 2012

  NAIC Immediate Past President Voss of Iowa and House Financial Services Member Rep. Ed Royce of California cross swords, but not paths at Washington regulatory reform conference

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  Put 'Em Up: Why All the Discord and Confusion over the MLR at the NAIC?

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  March 7, 2012

  After a series of unusual decisions and signs of infighting, some some are left to wonder if the NAIC is showing the stress fractures that are bound to result when a group dedicated to state insurance regulation finds itself in an era of relentlessly encroaching federal oversight.

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  The Catch: Generic Backlash

  By Allison Bell  |  February 16, 2012

  Washington state bans a formulary design strategy, consumers want help, and SBC regulation reactions.

• Nonprofit Wash. State Carriers Face Attack on Surplus

  By Allison Bell  |  February 1, 2012

  Senate Bill 5247 would require regulators to consider the carriers' surplus levels when reviewing rate requests.

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  MLR Debate Heats Up

  By Elizabeth D. Festa and Arthur D. Postal  |  December 1, 2011

  The divide between the Obama administration and healthcare insurance agents over an exemption for agent commissions from the medical loss ratio is likely to remain for some time

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  A House Divided over Agent Commissions

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  November 23, 2011

  As the NAIC passes a close vote to urge agent commissions be exempted from PPACA medical loss ratio standards, some state regulators fear the action damages the NAIC's credibility before federal agencies and Congress.

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  NAIC Narrowly Passes Resolution Urging HHS to Exempt Agent Commissions from PPACA Standard

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  November 22, 2011

  As a divided Plenary body at the NAIC votes 26 to 20, with 5 abstentions, to tell the Department of Health and Human Services to exempt agent commissions from medical loss ratios, an even greater question looms: Will the HHS even consider a mandate from state regulators?

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  Rockefeller Warns NAIC Its Vote on MLR Will Hurt Consumers

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  November 22, 2011

  The NAIC is gathering for a vote on sending a message to HHS today on a key revision it wants to federal law. Will the big states go along or side with Rockefeller?