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Office of Insurance Regulation Addresses Reinsurance Reporting

Office of Insurance Regulation Addresses Reinsurance Reporting

The Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a letter to insurers providing guidance on annual statement reporting for reinsurance contracts with reinsurers subject to reduced collateral requirements.  The OIR has adopted an administrative rule allowing insurers to take credit for reinsurance with certain highly-rated reinsurers even when those reinsurers do not meet the full collateralization […]

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Commissioner McCarty Joins in NAIC Letter on PPACA

Commissioner McCarty Joins in NAIC Letter on PPACA

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty and other state insurance commissioners recently wrote to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius regarding concerns with the medical loss ratio requirements arising from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).  Under the PPACA, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) must develop uniform definitions […]

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OIR, Commissioner McCarty Respond to Healthcare Reforms

OIR, Commissioner McCarty Respond to Healthcare Reforms

The Office of Insurance Regulation recently announced that Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty joined regulators from other states in voting to approve the NAIC’s recommended language for the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) definition under the federal Affordable Care Act.  Due to the definition of medical expenses, health insurance agent premiums were not included in the definition of […]

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