Insurance Law 
Law Triggers $57M In Health Insurance Rebates – WBUR
THE STATE HOUSE — Thousands of individuals and small businesses will receive $57 million in rebates from five large health insurers that reflect a portion of the difference between what carriers charged in 2011 and what they actually spent on … Continue reading
Insurance companies, hospitals, health advocates wait for court ruling – Scranton Times-Tribune
A key part of the law – possibly the most controversial – requires most people in the country to purchase health insurance. Other parts of the law include insurance reforms requiring coverage of people with pre-existing conditions and expands …
Rand Paul Fetal Personhood Amendment Stalls Flood Insurance Bill – Huffington Post
“But holding up flood insurance at the start of hurricane season … of how birth control pills work when he attacked Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown law student barred from testifying as a Democratic witness at a congressional hearing about the … Continue reading
Law Commission proposes overhaul of business insurance disclosures – Insurancetimes.co.uk
The Law Commission has proposed new reforms determining the level of information disclosed by businesses to insurance firms when buying policies. The new proposals also enable insurers to avoid a claim if policyholders deliberately conceal information.
Obese adults should get counseling, federal task force says – Los Angeles Times
Under the current healthcare law, Medicare and most private insurers would be … Susan Pisano, a spokeswoman for the trade group America’s Health Insurance Plans, said it was unclear how the report would affect the industry and patients.
An app for insurance: An editorial – nola.com
Now, Louisiana drivers will soon be able to use those devices to show proof of auto insurance. A new law signed by Gov. Bobby Jindal will allow insurance cards to be sent to “any small hand-held computing or communications device … Continue reading
Young adults fear losing health coverage if law is overturned [The Seattle Times] – Insurance News Net
Pantaleo and millions of other young adults covered under their parents’ health insurance are nervously awaiting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of the federal Affordable Care Act. If the court throws out the law, many will lose … Continue reading
A look at how health insurance reform laws could affect Ohioans – Coshocton Tribune
WASHINGTON — The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which became law in 2010, affects most major components of the U.S. health care system. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a historic ruling before week’s end that either … Continue reading
PIP reforms come with many unanswered questions – Orlando Sentinel
Rather than being funded by the state, the group must raise its own dollars — likely from insurers and/or the medical community — to be distributed to law-enforcement agencies to help them fight insurance fraud. At this point, no one … Continue reading
UK law reform could raise insurance claims – Reuters
LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) – British insurers could face higher claims under a proposed legal reform aimed at making it harder for the industry to avoid paying out to its business customers. A 1906 law under which companies’ insurance is … Continue reading
