Timothy Jost and others who represent consumers in proceedings at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) are scoffing at the idea that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) will have little effect on the small-group health insurance market.

Mutual of Omaha will stop taking applications for new multi-life LTCI programs and is cutting its commissions, as well as eliminating some benefits.

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is trying to get employers and their benefits advisors ready to issue summaries of benefits and coverage (SBCs) by the Sept. 23 compliance date.

American General joins Prudential, Genworth and Transamerica, who have all recently pulled products out of the increasingly expensive LTCI space.

The exchange builders in states with active exchange design programs still seem to be deciding how to work with health insurance agents and brokers.

Transamerica Long Term Care says it wants to increase premium rates by 15 percent across the nation, as well as reducing discounts.

Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) that have attracted little attention up till now could give health insurers and employers incentives to reduce the number of products and plan options they offer.

The National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) has installed its 2012-2013 board.