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><channel><title>IFAwebnews &#187; Tony Ondrusek</title> <atom:link href="http://ifawebnews.com/author/tondrusek/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://ifawebnews.com</link> <description>The nation’s homepage for insurance industry news</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:29:10 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>Predictably, Congress lets NFIP drown in bureaucratic irresponsibility</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/05/22/predictably-congress-lets-nfip-drown-in-bureaucratic-irresponsibility/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/05/22/predictably-congress-lets-nfip-drown-in-bureaucratic-irresponsibility/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:11:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tony Ondrusek</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NFIP]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=29464</guid> <description><![CDATA[Congress passes yet another 30-day extension and keeps the program swirling in a governmental morass.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/05/22/predictably-congress-lets-nfip-drown-in-bureaucratic-irresponsibility/">Predictably, Congress lets NFIP drown in bureaucratic irresponsibility</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/05/22/predictably-congress-lets-nfip-drown-in-bureaucratic-irresponsibility/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Justices question constitutionality of Obamacare’s individual mandate</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/03/27/justices-question-constitutionality-of-obamacares-individual-mandate/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/03/27/justices-question-constitutionality-of-obamacares-individual-mandate/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:03:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tony Ondrusek</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PPACA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[u.s. supreme court]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28897</guid> <description><![CDATA[[Congress shall have power] “To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes”  -- U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/03/27/justices-question-constitutionality-of-obamacares-individual-mandate/">Justices question constitutionality of Obamacare’s individual mandate</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/03/27/justices-question-constitutionality-of-obamacares-individual-mandate/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CKE’s Andy Puzder: ObamaCare is ‘devastating’ for American business</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/23/ckes-andy-puzder-obamacare-is-devastating-for-american-business/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/23/ckes-andy-puzder-obamacare-is-devastating-for-american-business/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:49:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tony Ondrusek</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28524</guid> <description><![CDATA[Speaking on the nationally syndicated radio news/talk show Kilmeade &#038; Friends, CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Pudzer said that when fully implemented, ObamaCare will ensure that some “companies aren’t going to survive.”<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/23/ckes-andy-puzder-obamacare-is-devastating-for-american-business/">CKE’s Andy Puzder: ObamaCare is ‘devastating’ for American business</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/23/ckes-andy-puzder-obamacare-is-devastating-for-american-business/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ann Coulter says ObamaCare birth control is a step toward communism</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/20/ann-coulter-says-obamacare-birth-control-is-a-step-toward-communism/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/20/ann-coulter-says-obamacare-birth-control-is-a-step-toward-communism/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:04:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tony Ondrusek</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kathleen Sebelius]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28489</guid> <description><![CDATA[It’s difficult to be indifferent to Ann Coulter – the acerbic and admittedly uber-conservative pundit – or the political views she espouses.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/20/ann-coulter-says-obamacare-birth-control-is-a-step-toward-communism/">Ann Coulter says ObamaCare birth control is a step toward communism</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/20/ann-coulter-says-obamacare-birth-control-is-a-step-toward-communism/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Confusion over health insurance vs. health care could bankrupt U.S.</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/15/confusion-over-health-insurance-vs-health-care-could-bankrupt-u-s/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/15/confusion-over-health-insurance-vs-health-care-could-bankrupt-u-s/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:57:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tony Ondrusek</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HSA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PPACA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28431</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dean Zarras hit a home run with his recent article on how America’s treatment of health insurance as an endless source of payment for anything deemed, “health care,” could lead to national financial ruin.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/15/confusion-over-health-insurance-vs-health-care-could-bankrupt-u-s/">Confusion over health insurance vs. health care could bankrupt U.S.</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/15/confusion-over-health-insurance-vs-health-care-could-bankrupt-u-s/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ObamaCare rules changed to make insurers ‘bad guys’ in Catholic furor</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/10/obamacare-rules-changed-to-make-insurers-bad-guys-in-catholic-furor/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/10/obamacare-rules-changed-to-make-insurers-bad-guys-in-catholic-furor/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:08:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tony Ondrusek</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28382</guid> <description><![CDATA[President Obama is poised to change the HHS rule on ObamaCare that would require Catholic institutions to offer contraceptive coverage in direct contradiction to the church’s religious doctrines.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/10/obamacare-rules-changed-to-make-insurers-bad-guys-in-catholic-furor/">ObamaCare rules changed to make insurers ‘bad guys’ in Catholic furor</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/10/obamacare-rules-changed-to-make-insurers-bad-guys-in-catholic-furor/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Urgent action needed to retain health insurance agent commissions!</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/08/urgent-action-needed-to-retain-health-insurance-agent-commissions/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/08/urgent-action-needed-to-retain-health-insurance-agent-commissions/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:31:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tony Ondrusek</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agent commissions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[associations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ben Nelson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HCR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HHS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mary Landrieu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mike rogers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MLR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NAHU]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NAIFA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28361</guid> <description><![CDATA[As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/08/urgent-action-needed-to-retain-health-insurance-agent-commissions/">Urgent action needed to retain health insurance agent commissions!</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/08/urgent-action-needed-to-retain-health-insurance-agent-commissions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>McDonald’s trumps Catholic Church with exemption from ObamaCare</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/07/mcdonalds-trumps-catholic-church-with-exemption-from-obamacare/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/07/mcdonalds-trumps-catholic-church-with-exemption-from-obamacare/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:11:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tony Ondrusek</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28336</guid> <description><![CDATA[A firestorm is brewing as leaders of the Catholic Church in the U.S. react to a decision by the Obama Administration that there will be no exemption for church-owned hospitals, universities, social service organizations, homeless shelters and soup kitchens from certain provisions in the new federal health insurance law.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/07/mcdonalds-trumps-catholic-church-with-exemption-from-obamacare/">McDonald’s trumps Catholic Church with exemption from ObamaCare</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/07/mcdonalds-trumps-catholic-church-with-exemption-from-obamacare/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>16</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Are recent life insurance and financial reports a reason for optimism?</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/are-recent-life-insurance-and-financial-reports-a-reason-for-optimism/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/are-recent-life-insurance-and-financial-reports-a-reason-for-optimism/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:18:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tony Ondrusek</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Deloitte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MIB Life Index]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Prudential]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28274</guid> <description><![CDATA[The experts have looked at some figures and peered into their crystal balls, and if what they see in the life insurance and financial services sectors is more than just a hiccup, we might see some good trends.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/are-recent-life-insurance-and-financial-reports-a-reason-for-optimism/">Are recent life insurance and financial reports a reason for optimism?</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/are-recent-life-insurance-and-financial-reports-a-reason-for-optimism/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Santorum a sensible choice to avoid impending disaster of Obamacare</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/19/santorum-a-sensible-choice-to-avoid-impending-disaster-of-obamacare/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/19/santorum-a-sensible-choice-to-avoid-impending-disaster-of-obamacare/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:12:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tony Ondrusek</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mitt Romney]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Gingrich]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ron Paul]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28141</guid> <description><![CDATA[If Obamacare comes into full force in 2014, it is my firm belief that the economic hardships our country is experiencing now will pale in comparison. Dare I say that a second Great Depression could be the result?<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/19/santorum-a-sensible-choice-to-avoid-impending-disaster-of-obamacare/">Santorum a sensible choice to avoid impending disaster of Obamacare</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/19/santorum-a-sensible-choice-to-avoid-impending-disaster-of-obamacare/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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