-
By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 9, 2012
Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., says efforts are underway to attach legislation exempting insurance agents from the medical loss ratio provision of the healthcare reform law to another bill working its way through the Senate.
-
By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 27, 2012
Revised legislation narrowing the proposed exemption of agent commissions from the healthcare reform law’s Medical Loss Ratio is being introduced in the Senate.
-
By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press, Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press |
June 1, 2011
As a new hurricane season begins Wednesday, FEMA is working to determine how much money it overpaid or mistakenly awarded to victims of the destructive 2005 hurricane season.
-
By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 25, 2011
If Republicans were in search of a friendly venue for their message of spending cuts and regulation reduction, they found a warm embrace a few short blocks from Capitol Hill at the recent meeting of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America in Washington D.C.
-
By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 14, 2011
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, criticized the president’s debt plan, calling it campaign rhetoric, in a speech before an insurance agents’ group.
-
By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 4, 2011
A new venue, a new Speaker of the House and some new, pressing concerns will greet agents and brokers at this year’s Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Legislative Conference and Convention in Washington, D.C.
-
By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 11, 2010
President Barack Obama signed into law legislation extending the National Flood Insurance Program as is until Sept. 30, 2011--averting what would have been yet another shutdown of the federal catastrophe coverage plan.
-
By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 1, 2010
President Obama late Thursday signed into law legislation extending the National Flood Insurance Program until Sept. 30--averting what would have been another shutdown of the program.