Insurance Law

Mass. Health Law May Bode Well for Federal Law – US News and World Report

Another reason the law remains popular may be that so many Massachusetts residents receive insurance through work and have been largely untouched by its penalties. The Blue Cross Blue Shield study found 68 percent of non-elderly adults received …

When Insurance Agencies Almost Killed Jessica Scorpio’s Startup, She Got Her State Government To Change The Law – The Business Insider

GetAround was a hit when it launched last summer at TechCrunch Disrupt; it went on to raise a few million in financing. It’s a peer-to-peer car rental service; when one person isn’t using their vehicle, they can rent it to … Continue reading

Checking facts on opposing claims about law – Press Herald

you will keep your health insurance. This law will only make it more secure and more affordable.” ROMNEY: “Obamacare also means that for up to 20 million Americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they … Continue reading

AG Breaks Ranks, Opposes Appeal Of Health Care Law – Insurance News Net

Attorney General Rob McKenna split with many prominent Republicans in the wake of Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling, saying Congress should not move to scrap the federal health-care law or even its controversial individual insurance mandate. Although …

Flood insurance premiums could double in four years – Orlando Sentinel

Congress passed legislation on Friday that extends the National Flood Insurance Program five years and raises the cap on annual premium hikes to 20 percent, from 10 percent under current law. President Barack Obama is expected to quickly sign …

With health care law upheld, employers weigh shift to defined contribution insurance plan – Chicago Tribune

Many Chicago-area employers have remained on the sidelines with their employee health plans, waiting for theU.S. Supreme Courtto determine whether the 2010 health care overhaul passed constitutional muster. But with the court’s decision last …

Flood insurance could double in four years – Sun Sentinel

Congress passed legislation on Friday that extends the National Flood Insurance Program five years and raises the cap on annual premium hikes to 20 percent, from 10 percent under current law. President Barack Obama is expected to quickly sign …

Is it a tax or a penalty? Obama and Romney struggle to define aspect of healthcare law. – The Christian Science Monitor

But politicians in both parties are squirming over how to define the Thing in President Barack Obama’s health care law that requires people to pay up if they don’t get health insurance. The problem for Obama is that, if the … Continue reading

Romney campaign enters ‘message mayhem’ on insurance mandate – USA Today

The Supreme Court concluded Thursday that the health care law’s requirement that most Americans buy health insurance or pay a fine is constitutional because it is a form of taxation. This provided Republicans with a fresh rallying point against …

Florida’s Anti-Fraud Auto Insurance Law Now in Effect – Insurance Journal

A trio of constitutionally questionable measures and legislation designed to crack down on no-fault auto insurance fraud are among about 150 new Florida laws going into effect Sunday. A law that bans state and local governments from hiring …