North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance has announced it will stop selling policies in Virginia, three months after Virginia’s State Corporation Commission said it might suspend the company’s license due to financial issues.
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.