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List of insurance career sites Created: Monday, November 08, 2010 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
List of career and employment opportunity sites nationwide available for insurance professionals from agent to underwriter
Overview of Top Insurance Designations Created: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Document provides overview of leading industry designations in each of the health life and property casualty lines of business
Immediate Income Annuity 101 Created: Sunday, February 13, 2011 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Article explaining the immediate income life annuity product
Homeowner's Insurance Policy Options Created: Thursday, January 27, 2011 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Homeowner's Insurance Policy Options
LIMRA Survey- Life Insurance Execs Expect Flat 2011 Sales Created: Thursday, January 27, 2011 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Article detailing results of LIMRA survey research of leading life insurance executives.
Leading Worker's Comp Insurer Since 1911 Created: Monday, January 24, 2011 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
article profiling Wausau Insurance- America’s Largest Workers’ Compensation Insurer and innovator since the inception of workers' compensation insurance in 1911
More Affordable Care Act Provisions Going Into Effect January 1st Created: Friday, December 24, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
More Affordable Care Act Provisions Going Into Effect January 1st
Mini-Med Plans in the Cross-hairs- Future Uncertain Created: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Article detailing the impact of federal health care reform on Mini-med plans. Details include how the federal Department of Health and Human Services has exempted several health plans from health ...
Brokers React to NAIC Medical Loss Ratio Rules Created: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
This article details the medical loss ratio requirments enacted by the NAIC and the inclusion of broker commissions within the amount of the MLR administrative costs
State Farm: Innovation from the Start Created: Sunday, October 03, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
State Farm insurance company profile
Disability Definition Benefit Options Created: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Glossary of key terms related to disability income insurance and disability definitions that serve as the basis for insurance benefits
Health Insurance Exchange Created: Friday, October 08, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Health Insurance Exchange, purchase marketplace, Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) state exchange regional multi-state option small business purchasing cooperative established by the fed...
Employer ACA Requirements Created: Sunday, October 03, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
health care reform key terminology glossary PPACA Affordable Care Act legislation
What is an Essential Benefit? Created: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, September 04, 2012
What is an Essential Benefit?
Comparison of the ACA and the Republican Common Sense Healthcare Reform Act Created: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Article analyzing and comparing the U.S. Affordable Care Act and the Republican alternative the Common Sense Healthcare Reform and Affordability Act? In-depth comparison of the two bills.
Next Battle: Health Insurance Exchange Rules Created: Monday, July 09, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Next Battle: Health Insurance Exchange Rules
Seven Funded CO-OP Plans Named by CMS Created: Thursday, February 23, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Seven Funded CO-OP Plans Named by CMS
How to Launch a Health CO-OP Plan Created: Saturday, February 11, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Article describing IRS rules on how to Launch a Health CO-OP Plan
State Health Insurance Exchange Status Update Created: Thursday, January 19, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Article on state implementations of health insurance exchanges
Alternative Health Exchanges Being Developed Created: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Article describing new healtrh insurance exchange development for competition with state-based exchanges being developed under the PPACA.
Irene Losses Largely Uncovered Created: Monday, September 19, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Article detailing how Hurricane Irene losses are largely uncovered
PPACA Benefit Schedule Rules Released Created: Friday, August 19, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Article on PPACA Benefit Schedule Rules Released
Rate Hike Review Rules Created: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Article on rate hike review rules
HHS Drafts PPACA CO-OP Rules Created: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
HHS Drafts PPACA CO-OP Rules
The Post-Reform Broker Created: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Article on advancing as a broker in the post-reform marketplace
NAIC Reverses Position on Medical Loss Ratio Created: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Article on the NAIC's decision to no longer back insurance commissions exemption flrom the MLR.
Health Insurance Exchange Development Models Emerge Created: Thursday, June 23, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Article describing the four types of Health Insurance Exchange Models that are emerging as states comply with the PPACA
State Status on Health Insurance Exchanges Created: Sunday, June 12, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Article describing the staus of states on implementing Health Insurance Exchanges
New York Exchange to Keep Agent's Role Created: Sunday, June 12, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Article describing on New York state proposal will retain agent's role in development of Health Insurance Echange.
The Health Care Cost Problem Created: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Article describing in detail the U.S. health care cost problem
Kansas Considers Health Care Freedom Law Created: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Article on Kansas proposal considers health care freedom law
Producer Commissions and the MLR Dabate Created: Friday, May 27, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Article discussing producer commissions and the Medical Loss Ratio Dabate

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