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

Contractors working overseas for the Department of State can expect big increases in their premiums upon renewal after the government found no insurers willing to take up the insurance program for non-government employees, says an executive with Marsh.

We asked Jeffrey Glazer, CEO of Insurity, what questions are missing from requests for proposals that are sent to his company. He responded that carriers need to dig deeper on issues such as experience, vendor resources, and references.