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The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. is now offering its medical benefits to transgendered employees and dependents.
Supreme Court to rule if federal health reform law is constitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the federal health reform law, focusing itself on the individual mandate, with an expected ruling by June 2012.
Eleven health insurers were ordered by New York regulators to refund $114.5 million to policyholders because they ran afoul of the medical loss ratio requirements in the state.
A Michigan-based firm says it experienced health cost savings after investing in a private exchange and defined-contribution plan designed by three Blue health insurers to simplify insurers’ health benefit offerings.
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., ruled 2-1 in favor of the constitutionality of the individual mandate, a key provision in the federal health reform law.
NAHU moves closer to Capitol Hill, changes logo
The National Association of Health Underwriters has moved to Washington, D.C., putting it closer to elected officials who play such a large role in determining the future role of insurance agents and brokers.
Highmark and the West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) agreed on a definitive partnership and selected an interim chief executive officer to oversee the implementation of the agreement.
BenefitMall adds payroll services to its roster
BenefitMall, a national broker services company based in Dallas, added a new service, company payroll services, to its roster of offerings.
Insurance agents and brokers will play a “critical” role in helping small businesses navigate and take interest in the federal health reform, although businesses without an insurance broker them the least, a new report says.
Six health insurance companies have agreed to end the secrecy over their requests for rate increases, according to Benjamin M. Lawsky, superintendent of New York’s new Department of Financial Services.
Obama to force insurers to give out birth control when employers won’t
Group representing 119 in Congress calls individual mandate illegal
Insurer fined for charging unapproved rates on students’ policies
Brokerage firm pays $3.3M for bad-mouthing insurance broker
Employee benefit offerings only as good as the discussion about them
Sponsors of 401(k)s adding features to boost participants’ investment
Mercury Insurance seeks agents, unveils new commercial auto product
Most, least expensive 2012 car models to insure announced
Two insurance agents allegedly stole $422,000 from family brokerage
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