Insurance Law

Big US insurers to keep parts of health care law – Seattle Times

went further than No. 3 Aetna Inc. by saying they’d keep several early provisions of the law. Both companies said they won’t impose lifetime dollar limits on how much an insurance policy pays out to cover claims. That helps people … Continue reading

Gov. Scott to Florida Insurance Agents: There’s More Work Ahead – Insurance Journal

… issues such as pursuing ways to depopulate the state-backed homeowners insurer and reforming the no-fault auto insurance law, but more remains to be done, says Governor Rick Scott. Speaking at the Florida Association of Insurance Agents …

Japan Approves Insurance for Tankers Affected by Iranian Ban – Bloomberg

The prohibition means 95 percent of the world’s tankers will lose insurance if they carry cargo from the Gulf state as they’re covered by the 13 members of the London- based International Group of P&I Clubs. A law signed by … Continue reading

Some insurance provisions will stick even if law struck down – ABC News

Three of the nation’s biggest health insurers —UnitedHealth Group, Aetna and Humana — say they will offer some benefits and consumer protections created by the U.S. health care overhaul even if the law is struck down by the Supreme Court. … Continue reading

Big US insurers to keep parts of health care law – San Francisco Gate

went further than No. 3 Aetna Inc. by saying they’d keep several early provisions of the law. Both companies said they won’t impose lifetime dollar limits on how much an insurance policy pays out to cover claims. That helps people … Continue reading

Stakes High For Consumers And Industry As Court Weighs Health Law – Kaiser Health News

Since the health care law passed two years ago, government, states, insurers, doctors and hospitals have been building a complex scaffolding to extend insurance to 30 million more Americans. A U.S. Supreme Court decision expected later this …

Insurers Will Keep Parts of Obama Health Law, Regardless of Court Ruling – YAHOO!

Both companies will also observe the law’s prohibition against lifetime limits on insurance payouts and canceling coverage after a patient gets sick, unless that patient intentionally lied on the insurance application. According to Bloomberg News …

Rate Regulation Lowers Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums Another $21 Million for 20,000 California Doctors – YAHOO!

… to side with the insurance industry against patients and oppose a measure that will make health insurance prices fairer when the same law has saved doctors $44 million in the last four months alone.” The ballot initiative, sponsored by … Continue reading

UnitedHealthcare To Keep Obamacare Benefits Even If SCOTUS Tanks Law – Forbes

It seems that some of the elements of the Affordable Care Act are just too popular and beneficial to discard, regardless of the law’s fate in the United States Supreme Court. UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest private health insurance …

Penalties stiffen for no insurance – Natchez Democrat

As of Aug. 1, Louisiana police officers will be able to tow the vehicles of drivers who can’t show proof of insurance on a first offense. Currently, the law prohibits an officer from towing a vehicle if the driver can’t … Continue reading