Professional Health Insurance Advisors Task Force

• NAIC: MLR action deferred

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  November 8, 2011

  The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has delayed until Nov. 22 a vote on a contentious resolution that would have asked the Department of Health and Human Services to unilaterally use its authority to exempt agent health commissions from the medical loss ratio, rather than waiting for Congress to act.

• NAHU, run aground by high costs, uncertainty, awaits rescue by H.R. 1206

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  October 7, 2011

  The 100,000 health insurance producers who belong to the National Association of Health Underwriters are hoping allies will help rescue them from what they see as an increasingly desperate situation – but relief isn’t necessarily on the way any time soon.

• NAIC cancels summer meeting

  By Jenny Ivy  |  August 25, 2011

  As Hurricane Irene's fury approaches, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners announced Thursday it has decided to cancel its Summer National Meeting in Philadelphia next week.

• NAIC backs away from MLR bill

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  August 1, 2011

  Disheartening some brokers, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has backed away from supporting a congressional bill that could exclude insurance agent compensation from medical loss ratio calculations.

• MLR: Agent allies may take indirect approach

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  July 13, 2011

  State insurance commissioners who want to help health insurance agents and brokers cope with the new medical loss ratio (MLR) rules apparently have decided that a behind-the-scenes strategy has the best chance of succeeding.

• NAIC ices agent comp MLR exclusion effort

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  July 12, 2011

  The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has backed away from the idea of supporting a congressional bill that could exclude insurance agent compensation from medical loss ratio (MLR) calculations.

• PPACA: NAIC panel backs MLR measure

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  July 1, 2011

  The Professional Health Insurance Advisors Task Force at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has endorsed H.R. 1206, a U.S. House bill that calls for removing agent commissions from medical loss ratio (MLR) calculations.

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  NAIC stalls MLR commission vote

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  March 28, 2011

  State insurance regulators delayed for at least four weeks action on a resolution that would support the demand by insurance agents for an exemption from the medical loss ratio (MLR) provision of the health care reform law.

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  Broker battle continues on the Hill

  By Jenny Ivy  |  March 26, 2011

  Members of Congress and state insurance regulators are weighing whether to exempt agent and broker commissions from medical loss ratio calculation.