Insurance Law

New Yorkers to get $142,422,955 in health insurance premium rebates with new law – Examiner

Some 1,003,269 consumers in New York will receive $142,422,955 in rebates solely because of the 80/20 rule that is part of the Affordable Care Act, a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates.  This includes 29 percent of enrollees … Continue reading

Cuts in state unemployment benefits signed into law – Atlanta Journal Constitution

The law also will increase the amount businesses are taxed for unemployment insurance. The change means the state’s payout period will be among the two shortest in the nation. HB 347 was proposed because Georgia needs to repay more than … Continue reading

The undeniable damage of President Obama’s health care law – MySanAntonio

Since then, opposition to the new law has grown. A recent Gallup poll reveals two-thirds of Americans either support getting rid of the controversial individual insurance mandate that is the core of the law or favor repealing it altogether. Even … Continue reading

Flood insurance debate resumes as deadline nears – msnbc.com

Property owners are unable to complete their mortgage transactions,” said Dave Miller, associate administrator of the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, the FEMA division that runs the flood program, in an interview on Wednesday. Federal law …

NYS acts to reduce no-fault insurance fraud – The Business Journal

Regulation 68 would amend New York’s no-fault automobile insurance law by establishing new no-fault claims settlement procedures. According to the DFS, the new regulation ends the practice of requiring insurers to pay for treatments that were …

NY plugs odd loopholes in no-fault insurance law – msnbc.com

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state insurance chief Benjamin Lawsky has announced new regulations to close some odd loopholes that actually assisted criminals committing auto insurance fraud. Lawsky said the Cuomo administration’s new regulations …

UNC system health insurance costs to rise for students – The News & Observer

A major rebid will happen next year, when thresholds of required coverage will change dramatically because of the federal law. “The health insurance market will find some sort of equilibrium, because it’s the free market,” Mallette said.

NY plugs odd loopholes in no-fault insurance law – YAHOO!

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state insurance chief Benjamin Lawsky has announced new regulations to close some odd loopholes that actually assisted criminals committing auto insurance fraud. Lawsky said the Cuomo administration’s new …

New York plugs odd loopholes in no-fault insurance law – Syracuse Post-Standard

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state insurance chief Benjamin Lawsky has announced new regulations to close some odd loopholes that actually assisted criminals committing auto insurance fraud. Lawsky said the Cuomo administration’s new …

UNC health insurance costs to rise for students – The News & Observer

A major rebid will happen next year, when thresholds of required coverage will change dramatically because of the federal law. “The health insurance market will find some sort of equilibrium, because it’s the free market,” Mallette said.