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HHS Finalizes Rule to Stabilize Market

The rule changes special enrollment periods, the annual open enrollment period, guaranteed availability, network adequacy rules, essential community providers and actuarial value requirements.

Big ‘I’ Warns DOL on Fiduciary Rule

The Big “I” submitted a comment letter suggesting that the Department of Labor update the economic impact analysis of the fiduciary rule to take into account the value of personalized retirement advice.

An End in Sight for the Soft Market?

For the first time in 20 months, average commercial insurance rates measured a slight increase, according to the now quarterly MarketScout pricing survey.

Your Clients Don’t Care About InsurTech Startups

Less than a quarter of consumers are comfortable sharing personal data with an InsurTech startup in exchange for a cheaper rate—and most prefer to work with a real person at claim time.

House Passes McCarran-Ferguson Repeal Bill

Although the legislation seeks to repeal the limited antitrust exemption for health insurers, it would let the exemption remain in place for other lines of insurance.

House Set to Vote on ACA Repeal and Replacement Legislation

Legislation for the “American Health Care Act” leaves the exchanges in place but repeals major provisions of the Affordable Care Act, including its subsidy structure, the individual and employer mandate penalties, and various taxes.

Congress Questions Flood Insurance Compensation

As Congress seeks to reform the NFIP before it expires on Sept. 30, it’s examining lowering the compensation that insurance companies and independent agents earn for administering the program.

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