ANALYSIS: No silver lining in Gold Circle junkets for health insurance salesmen

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: Insurers fight rules to limit admin costs while spending lavishly on junkets for salesmen

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Association of Insurance Commissioners":

"… f Congress and regulators to weaken it or jettison it altogether. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners last week released an analysis of health insurers’ medical loss ratios f …"

Analysis — Insurers lobbying on the fine print may erase consumer protections

By Wendell Potter

One of the provisions of the health reform law that insurers hate most requires that they spend at least 80 percent of what we pay them in p

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Association of Insurance Commissioners":

"… rance commissioners. Just weeks before last November’s election, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), which was tasked by Congress to develop new regulations required b …"

Regulatory gap on financial planners is a risk to consumers

By Laurel Adams

No specific regulations oversee financial planners, leaving consumers to rely on a network of state and federal laws to serve as a watchdog.

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Association of Insurance Commissioners":

"… are falling through the cracks.The Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and state security departments all regulate financial planners, sin …"

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Insurance brokers seek health reform change to safeguard profits

By Josh Israel

Insurance brokers seek change in health reform provision to protect profits

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Association of Insurance Commissioners":

"… bill faces an uncertain future.Timothy S. Jost, a consumer advocate at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and a professor at Washington and Lee University School of Law, doubts tha …"

ANALYSIS: Blue Shield of California's refund is peanuts compared to its profits

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: Don't take Blue Shield's $180 million refund offer at face value

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Association of Insurance Commissioners":

"… insurers to hold a certain amount of capital in reserve at all times. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) requires insurers to have a risk-based capital ratio of at least 20 …"

ANALYSIS: Insurance exchanges tilted toward health insurers, not consumers

By Wendell Potter

Appointments to boards governing insurance exchanges raise doubts about just who's being protected

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Association of Insurance Commissioners":

"… ssioner, Marcy Morrison, when I served as a consumer representative to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners last year. If I were Hickenlooper, I would have begged and pleaded Morriso …"

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In health care, number of claims denied remains a mystery

By Danielle Ivory

Are health insurance companies generally being fair and honest when they reject claims from policy holders?

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Association of Insurance Commissioners":

"… ormation for us to handle,” Wright said. “We’d be overwhelmed.”The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), whose stated mission is to “assist state insurance regulators, i …"

For 12-Year-Old without an arm, insurance has run out

By Danielle Ivory

State rules vary widely on prosthetics and other health needs

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Association of Insurance Commissioners":

"… Joel Ario, Pennsylvania’s insurance commissioner and an official at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.Ario said that the federal government could play a role in creating minimu …"

FACT CHECK: Will health care law raise insurance premiums?

By FactCheck.Org

Republicans exaggerate an increase caused by the new law, but Obama promised lower premiums

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Association of Insurance Commissioners":

"… catching up on the cost of new equipment. A health policy analyst with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners agreed, saying that it was “not surprising to see it rebound like that. …"

"… would be covering preventive care for free.A health policy analyst at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners told us more information will be available as insurance carriers start fac …"

"… win Group. Interview with FactCheck.org. 5 Oct 2011.Health policy analyst, National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Interview with FactCheck.org. 6 Oct 2011.Wilensky, Gail, senior fellow at …"

ANALYSIS: False quick fixes for American health care

By Wendell Potter

So-called silver bullets, for the free market, don't improve care or reduce costs.

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Association of Insurance Commissioners":

"… m regulators miles away. Having served as a consumer representative to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, I know how inadequately resourced most state insurance departments alread …"

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