Category: National News

  On October 1, 2013, Georgia residents will be eligible to purchase health insurance plans through federally-operated exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with “navigators” employed to direct individuals and companies to policies.  An Emergency Rule on …

  Pursuant to statutory changes, any approved supplemental appropriations for the Georgia Special Insurance Fraud Fund will now result in an assessment due 30 days later.  Regulation 120-2-72-.05(3) formerly provided for assessments to be due on “May 15 of the …

  With the enactment of House Bill 66 earlier in 2013, changes to Georgia insurance regulations providing guidelines, procedures and best business practices for the issuance and delivery of property and casualty certificates of insurance became effective as of May …

  Rules for Georgia’s 2012 adoption of the NAIC’s Credit for Reinsurance Model Law became effective on June 12, 2013.  Entitled “Credit for Reinsurance,” the regulations set forth Rules and procedural requirements that Georgia’s Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner deems …

  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency announced on August 2, 2013 that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Florida to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected …

Above:  Missouri Insurance Director John Huff   Missourci Insurance Department Director John Huff to chair NAIC financial regulation standards and accreditation committee Missouri Department Director John M. Huff was recently named as Chair of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ …

  Interested parties wishing to provide input on the long-term availability and affordability of terrorism risk insurance before the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (“TRIA”) is set to expire on December 31, 2014 have until September 16, 2013 to submit their …

  Payments of federal crop insurance, agricultural disaster assistance and other agricultural-related safety-net benefits to deceased individuals remains a longtime issue since it was first noted in 2007, according to a report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”), …

  The Arkansas Insurance Department (“Department”) issued a Bulletin on July 22, 2013 summarizing insurance-related legislation enacted following that state’s 2013 Regular Legislative Session, which convened January 14 and adjourned May 17. The Bulletin, which can be viewed by clicking …

  The Maryland Insurance Administration (“MIA”) announced today, July 24, 2013, that it has issued its first administrative orders under newly granted authority to pursue civil cases of insurance fraud.  The authority took effect last October following passage of legislation …