Medical tourism is on the rise. According to a comprehensive new study by Grail Research in Cambridge, Mass., people are traveling internationally in search of more affordable health-care, better quality care, and better access to care.

Maintaining compliance with state and federal legislation can be challenging, given the volume of potential violations. Without accurate addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail information, insurers are making themselves vulnerable.

Insurance agents are voicing dismay over health care reform legislation passed by the House late Saturday, and are hopeful that a more acceptable product can be produced by the Senate.

New York State's top insurance regulator has told insurance executives that upholding the public's right to know requires new rules for disclosure of agent compensation.