health-care services

• New York Proposes No-Fault Rule to Prevent Payments When Treatment Is Not Rendered

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 2, 2012

  The Cuomo administration in New York is proposing a regulation aimed at ending the current rapid rise in no-fraud-auto-insurance rates by stopping payments where no medical treatment is rendered.

• Willis Expands in South Florida to Support Growth

  By Staff Writer  |  January 25, 2012

  In an effort to drive growth in the area, Willis Group Holdings says it has expanded and relocated its South Florida headquarters to Miami.

• Employees Want Employer Help with Benefits, Health Planning

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 21, 2011

  Nearly three-quarters of consumers are worried about being able to afford health care now and in the future, and they want employers to do more to help them get the most out of wellness programs to help hold down costs, according to a new survey.

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  Druggists' Professional Liability

  By David D. Thamann  |  August 18, 2011

  If a pharmacist chooses not to fill contraceptive and abortion pill prescriptions based on their religious beliefs and is sued, could a liability claim ensue?

• Rockefeller Objects To MLR Agent Exemption; NAIC To Hold Hearing

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 16, 2011

  Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-West Va., called out the National Association of Health Underwriters and Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, saying their lobbying for agent exemptions from the medical loss ratio “will cost American consumers $1 billion in benefits.”

• NCCI Keeps Tabs on the Economy

  By NCCI Actuarial and Economic Services Division  |  February 24, 2011

  The National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc., recently released a study, “Gauging the Economy,” that examines the current state of the economy and its implications for workers’ compensation insurance.

• 2010 Leaves Florida's Property Market... Blowing in The Wind

  By Gary Fineout  |  December 1, 2010

  For the fifth year in a row, Florida -- considered a major segment of "hurricane alley" -- has avoided the devastating damages that come with the vicious storms.

• Healthcare reform is here: what's next for agents?

  By Staff Writer  |  October 6, 2010

  Market opportunities for brokers of small group accounts and individual accounts should remain healthy and even improve through 2013. But what are the risks?

• The NAIC's Effort to Find Balance in Its MLR Regulation

  By Timothy Jost  |  September 30, 2010

  Who won, who lost in the new Medical Loss Ratio regulations? Maybe everybody got a bit of good news.

• A Primer on Florida's KidCare Partnership

  By Steve Israel  |  August 1, 2010

  In 1997, Congress enacted Title XXI of the Social Security Act, known as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).