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  Health Insurance Exchanges: The Effect on Agents

  By Steve Purkapile  |  May 21, 2012

  Some states are taking up the banner for insurance exchanges. Is it better for them to wait?

• AJG Exec: Health Care Law Too Complex, But a Boon to Big Brokers

  By Mark E. Ruquet  |  May 14, 2012

  Arthur J. Gallagher’s (AJG) chief executive says the new federal health-care law is providing excellent opportunity for the brokerage—and other big producers—as smaller benefit brokers struggle with the statute’s various compliance issues.

• Health Care Law Supporters Downplay Impact Of Va. Court Decision

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 20, 2010

  A federal district court judge in Richmond, Va., ruled recently that Congress cannot require people to buy health insurance--a key provision of the health care reform law signed by President Barack Obama in March.

• Health Care Law Supporters Downplay Impact Of Va. Court Decision

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 13, 2010

  A federal district court judge in Richmond, Va. has ruled that Congress could not require people to buy health insurance, a key provision of the health care reform law signed by President Barack Obama in March.

• Rick Scott Is Right - Let's Get to Work!

  By Cecil Pearce  |  December 1, 2010

  Newly elected Florida Gov. Rick Scott's theme for his campaign was "Let's get to work!" He is correct. It is time for Florida's policy makers to get to work rebuilding the economy, including insurance markets, one of the critical components.

• Connecticut Commissioner Resigns Amid Pressure Over Healthcare Rate Hikes

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 3, 2010

  Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Sullivan resigned under pressure Monday from state and federal regulators and consumer groups.

• Conn. Commissioner Resigns Amid Pressure Over HC Rate Hikes

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 2, 2010

  Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Sullivan resigned under pressure Monday from state and federal regulators and consumer groups.

• Nebraska Insurance Director To Resign

  By Staff Writer  |  September 3, 2010

  Ann Frohman, director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance, has announced plans to step down effective Oct. 29, according to Gov. Dave Heineman.

• Federal Health Care and Workers' Compensation

  By Steven J. Klingel  |  August 1, 2010

  NCCI has examined the new health-care bill with an eye toward enumerating the effects anticipated for the workers' compensation industry.

• The Best and Worst From the NCCI 2010 Issues Symposium

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com, Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 20, 2010

  The NCCI 2010 Issues Symposium in Orlando earlier this month brought good and bad news to the hundreds gathered for the annual smorgasbord of data and details served up by industry experts.