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• Senate Introduces MLR Bill Excluding Agent Compensation from Formula

  By Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 22, 2013

  The Medical Loss Ratio bill is back in the Senate after a long hiatus, or death, as some might say, in committee last year.

• House May Revive MLR Bill, Rep. Blackburn Says

  By Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 28, 2013

  Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., vice chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today told the National Association of Health Underwriters to keep its eye on her committee and the Ways and Means Committee for action this year on health-reform policy-change initiatives, including a revival of the medical-loss ratio bill....

• More Gridlock Ahead?

  By Ted Besesparis  |  December 1, 2012

  This year's election could generate progress--or more of the same

• Bill Exempting Agent Commissions from MLR Passes Committee, but Faces Hurdles

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com, Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 20, 2012

  Legislation that would exempt agent commissions from the medical loss ratio calculation mandated under the healthcare-reform law passed a House committee today.

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  House Begins Renewed Effort for Agent MLR Exemption

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 12, 2012

  A House subcommittee late Tuesday passed legislation that would exempt commissions paid to insurance agents from the medical-loss ratio calculation mandated under the healthcare reform law.

• House Panel Could Move Soon on MLR Issue

  By Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com, Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 10, 2012

  A House panel plans to act soon on legislation that would exempt agent commissions from the Medical Loss Ratio provision of the healthcare reform law.

• Senator Discusses Effort to Exclude Some Agents from MLR

  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.

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  Agents Push Back on MLR After HHS Setback

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 5, 2011

  Independent insurance agents and healthcare agents say they will continue to pursue their goal of a medical loss ratio exemption despite a recent rejection of their request by the Department of Health and Human Services

• HHS Rejects NAIC MLR Request

  By Elizabeth Festa & Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 2, 2011

  The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ request for an exemption from the medical loss ratio provisions of the healthcare reform law for insurance agents has been rejected.

• R&O Insurance Societies and Associations: Plenty on the Plate

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 1, 2011

  With a host of state and federal legislative issues up for grabs (NFIP, NARAB II, health care reform and more), insurance trade associations are busier than ever representing the needs of their members to legislators. Find out about what the industry’s top associations have in store for 2012 and beyond.

• Trade Groups Lay Out Legislative Agendas Beyond Flood Extension

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 2, 2011

  While insurance trade groups cite the flood program extension as their top priority this legislative session, they also plan to push for differentiating insurers from banks in the eyes of lawmakers and regulators, among some other key industry issues.

• Comity in Congress?

  By Ted Besesparis  |  September 1, 2011

  Although an NFIP extension passed, don’t hold your breath for other bipartisan bills

• NAIC Drops Support Of MLR-Exemption Bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 21, 2011

  The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has decided an indirect, behind-the-scenes approach to reducing the strain on health-insurance agents through the medical-loss ratio (MLR) provision will be most effective.

• House Passes NFIP Bill With Potentially Historic Shift Toward Privatization

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 14, 2011

  Whether the insurance industry will have certainty about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is now in the hands of the U.S. Senate.

• NAIC Working With HHS on Alternatives to MLR Change

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 13, 2011

  The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has decided an indirect, behind-the-scenes approach to reducing the strain on health insurance agents through the medical loss ratio provision will be most effective

• NAIC Drops Support for Agent MLR Exemption

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 12, 2011

  The National Association of Insurance Commissioners today dropped its support for exempting insurance agents’ commissions from the medical loss ratio provision of the healthcare reform law.