http://insurancenewsnet.com/news.aspx?type=newswiresInsuranceNewsNet.com Newswires recent articles.60http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382739&type=newswiresMay 25-- It has been three weeks since the Florida Legislature left $51 billion, compassion and logic on the table, and it still doesn't make sense. Roughly 4 million Floridians lack health insurance. When they get sick, many of them go to a hospital emergency room, often needlessly.Sat, 25 May 2013 15:07:07 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382738&type=newswiresToday, Zane Benefits, Inc. published a new information on health insurance marketplaces. Only 140 Insurance Carriers Intend to Sell on Federal Marketplace. Gary Cohen, deputy administrator of CMS and director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, admitted to the House Energy& Commerce subcommittee that only 140 insurers had...Sat, 25 May 2013 14:59:28 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382737&type=newswiresMay 25-- Moore resident John Landis lost two homes to tornadoes. The home Landis purchased with the help of a loan from FEMA after the 1999 storm is a total loss after Monday's tornado swept through Moore. After walking up to the Farmers Insurance mobile claims unit set up in the parking lot of First Baptist Church, Landis has been able to get a prepaid debit card to use...Sat, 25 May 2013 14:07:02 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382736&type=newswiresMay 25-- OKLAHOMA CITY-- The state House of Representatives passed a final-day concurrent resolution to "quarantine" the funding for the endangered Insure Oklahoma program, but it did so after the state Senate had adjourned for the year, making the action essentially meaningless. Insure Oklahoma uses federal Medicaid funding, $50 million in state tobacco tax...Sat, 25 May 2013 13:10:13 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382735&type=newswiresFrom the governor on down, Pennsylvanians have been complaining about lack of detail when it comes to implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Now hard numbers are emerging on the cost side, and they aren't pretty. Employers braced for increases are shocked when they learn how high those may be and why, according to insurance brokers in the...Sat, 25 May 2013 11:21:08 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382734&type=newswiresAGENCIES: Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury; Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor; Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. DATES: Comments are due on or before May 20, 2013. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the Department of Labor as specified below.Sat, 25 May 2013 11:19:03 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382733&type=newswiresThe penalty will increase to 2.5 percent by 2016. For someone earning $60,000/ year, the penalties would be $600 and $1,500 respectively. Employers with 50 or more full-time employees must provide insurance or pay a $2,000 penalty for each worker they do not insure, excluding the first 30. "Full-time" is defined as 30 hours per week or more. A nondiscrimination...Sat, 25 May 2013 11:18:43 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382732&type=newswiresThe Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a panel discussion titled "Surviving Health Care: What Businesses Need to Know" at Cortlandt Town Hall. The panel discussion, moderated by Bruce Apar of Yorktown Pennysaver Corp., featured accountants, health insurers and executives at Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt discussing the...Sat, 25 May 2013 11:18:22 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382731&type=newswiresBusinesses could face hefty increases. Across Central Pennsylvania, brokers are advising clients wanting to maintain their current coverage to plan for increases of 30 percent- or more- that may continue rising in subsequent years. "I'm hoping that some of our assumptions are wrong," said Matt K. Pfeiffenberger, vice president of benefits communications and...Sat, 25 May 2013 11:16:55 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382730&type=newswiresThe WCA Healthcare Consortium already has enlisted more than 50 CEOs and senior executives of hospitals, the county's largest physician groups, home care agencies, nursing homes, assisted facilities, insurers, trade associations, academic institutions and businesses such as Simone Development Cos., a developer formerly based in New Rochelle whose...Sat, 25 May 2013 11:12:02 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382729&type=newswiresMay 25-- HYANNIS-- The state Division of Insurance will hold a public hearing Wednesday in Hyannis over a recent homeowners insurance rate hike request by the FAIR Plan. The state announced three upcoming public hearings next week, including one at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Barnstable Town Hall, 367 Main St., Hyannis. There also are hearings scheduled Thursday in Boston...Sat, 25 May 2013 10:03:56 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382728&type=newswiresMay 25-- The May 15 storms in North Texas that included tornadoes and hail produced an estimated $250 million in insured losses, according to an insurance industry group. Mark Hanna, spokesman at the Insurance Council of Texas in Austin, said insurers are getting claims from at least six counties, from Palo Pinto in the west to Ellis to the east.Sat, 25 May 2013 08:32:57 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382727&type=newswiresMay 25-- OKLAHOMA CITY-- The state House of Representatives passed a final-day concurrent resolution to "quarantine" the funding for the endangered Insure Oklahoma program, but it did so after the state Senate had adjourned for the year, making the action essentially meaningless. Insure Oklahoma uses federal Medicaid funding, $50 million in state tobacco tax...Sat, 25 May 2013 08:12:46 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382726&type=newswiresMay 25-- Wellmont Health System needed a week to negotiate a contract extension with BlueCross BlueShield Tennessee through mid-2015, an insurance official said. By contrast, Mountain States Health Alliance has tried to hammer out a contract with the health insurer since November. Wellmont's contract agreement continues coverage at five of its Tennessee...Sat, 25 May 2013 07:48:04 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382725&type=newswiresMary Landrieu, D- La., has introduced legislation to "improve the National Flood Insurance Program." For more information about congressional legislation and services offered by Targeted News Service to track issues, key words or members of Congress who introduce or co-sponsor legislation, please contact editor@targetednews.com or call 703/ 304-1897..Sat, 25 May 2013 07:02:47 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382724&type=newswiresThe National Association of Professional Insurance Agents issued the following news release:. The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents offers some tips for property owners who are beginning the claims filing process. "While most of the nation is focused on Moore, Oklahoma, that was our 3rd straight day of tornadoes in Oklahoma, with the...Sat, 25 May 2013 06:49:36 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382723&type=newswiresWith a signature from the Governor today, two House Labor and Commerce Committee bills to protect and inform Alaska's consumers are now law. "I applaud the Governor for signing these important consumer protection bills today," House Labor and Commerce Committee Chair Kurt Olson, R- Soldotna/ Kenai, said. House Bill 168 follows model legislation agreed to by the...Sat, 25 May 2013 06:19:42 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382722&type=newswiresMay 25-- If William Scott had steered just a few feet to the left, his truck would have sailed across the Skagit River bridge with no problem. As investigators and insurers begin to sort through Thursday night's accident, which ended with a section of the bridge in the Skagit River, one of many unanswered questions is why Scott didn't move to the center of the...Sat, 25 May 2013 05:36:20 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382721&type=newswiresMay 25-- SANTA CRUZ-- For all those who found health insurance just too expensive, the state has posted sample rates for new policies in Santa Cruz County available for purchase starting Oct. 1 as part of the Affordable Care Act. --Health Net, a preferred provider network, bronze plan with a premium of $345 a month to platinum, $503 a month. --Blue Shield, an exclusive provider...Sat, 25 May 2013 05:20:49 GMThttp://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382720&type=newswiresThe American Council of Life Insurers issued the following statement on introduction of the Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013:. Gary G. Miller and Carolyn McCarthy for introducing the Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act. We are heartened by the introduction of the Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act, which...Sat, 25 May 2013 04:52:12 GMT