Compliance

Bill details show first hurdle for Tier I firms is just $10B assets

Government Accountability Office's study recommends that a new proposed systemic-risk regulator be specifically tasked with limiting leverage

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank says consumer groups need time to respond to industry arguments against the new agency and efforts to limit its authority.

New York Insurance Department statistics show arrests are down and convictions are up.

The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) is voicing concerns about long-term care legislation currently under consideration by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.

More than 1,000 members of the Health Insurance Agent & Broker Alliance besieged Senate and House offices on Capitol Hill yesterday.

Trade associations send joint letter to legislators asking for exclusion from proposed federal agency.

HIMSS sent a letter yesterday asserting the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) should be the sole certifying entity for EHRs.

The insurer hopes to jumpstart its new strategic application development initiative for large commercial products.

Another measure to temporarily extend the federal backstop is introduced in the House.

In a letter to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, vendor Enclarity said that without appropriate data management, the accuracy, efficacy and overall usefulness of EHRs can be called into question.

Upp Technology will provide BCBS members "competitive pricing," rapid response times and access to more than 25,000 IT pros.

The Obama administration's push to eliminate the thrift charter may force large insurers that own thrifts to convert or divest.

The new standards will force insurers to finally use one consistent, global standard to measure and report on their financial performance.

Association says Homeowners Defense Act may spur risk in storm-prone areas.

Legislation seeks to reduce overlapping regulations in the nonadmitted market.

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said last week that financial institutions should be forced to buy capital insurance, or issue debt that could be converted into equity in a crisis.

The Healthcare Billing & Management Association (HBMA) presented findings from a survey aimed to find out how billing services and health insurers work together to manage claims processing.

The new head of the AIA, Leigh Ann Pusey, weighs in on a bevy of legislative issues pertinent to the insurance industry.

As the technical and legal merits of the technology improve, carriers are increasingly implementing to achieve true straight-through processing and a competitive advantage.