Themes Develop as Tax Reform Hearings Continue |
In four more hearings on tax reform, two themes have begun to emerge: (1) are tax expenditures efficient, fair, and internationally competitive, and (2) should businesses be allowed to elect pass-through taxation? Read more |
MLR Corrective Efforts Begin to Take Shape |
On March 8, Maine became the first state to receive an adjustment to a rule under the federal health care reform law that requires individual health insurance plan issuers to spend at least 80 percent of premiums on medical care or quality improvements. Read more |
NAIFA President Terry Headley Discusses the SEC's "Pay to Play" Rule |
A letter from NAIFA President Terry Headley concerning contributions to IFAPAC and the new SEC "Pay to Play" Rule. Read more |
Department of Labor Considers Expansion of Fiduciary Duty |
The Department of Labor (DOL) hosted a two-day forum on March 1 and 2 to publicly discuss its October 2010 proposed regulations that would expand the class of employee benefit plan service providers who are fiduciaries under ERISA. Read more |
NAIFA-Backed Legislation Would Eliminate FSA “Use it or Lose it” Rule |
On March 11, Congressmen Charles W. Boustany (R-LA) and John Larson (D-CT) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve medical flexible spending arrangements (FSAs). Read more |
House Hearing Looks at NFIP Issues |
On March 11, the House Financial Services Committee’s Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee held a hearing to look into reform of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Read more |
NCOIL Spring Meeting Takes Place in Washington D.C.
NAIFA Senior VP Bill Anderson Represents NAIFA |
The National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) held its Spring meeting in Washington, D.C. on March 4 -6, 2011. Read more |