Life Partners Holdings, Inc. has been cleared of allegations by Texas state securities

Legislation that would exempt agent commissions from the medical loss ratio (MLR) calculation

A House subcommittee late Tuesday passed legislation that would exempt commissions paid to

Life Partners Holdings, Inc. has won the right to a full evidentiary hearing before a Texas

The month of August is a time for Congressional lawmakers to recess and head back to their

As the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. begins its sixth year of existence, the

Recently, The Wall Street Journal published an editorial stating that elimination of

The NAIC has formed a new working group comprised of state insurance commissioners in order

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) was in a sticky situation

Few threats are scarier to the average independent life insurance producer than the potential

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is trying to figure out if medical

After over two years of discussion and several revisions, FINRA’s revised rules governing

As we await the U.S. Supreme Court ruling set for 9 a.m. this Thursday on the

The Supreme Court will soon issue a decision on President Obama’s 2010 health care law.

The Department of Labor official who is leading the effort to strengthen fiduciary-duty rules

A unit of UnitedHealth Group Inc. says it will stick with some of the patient relationship

Investment advisers remain opposed to legislation that would put them under the jurisdiction

Facing fierce financial industry resistance, a pending regulation that would expand the

After months of delays, lawsuits and redistricting fights, the long awaited Texas Primary

According to a survey of 861 NAIFA members who sell health insurance, agent commissions have

Prompted by an April 25th federation wide leadership call conducted to explain Board action

The profound demographic trend that is boosting demand for investment advice — the millions

There are questions about the future of the group long-term care market, as two insurers have

In a two-hour federation wide conference call April 25th President Robert Miller announced

The NAIFA Board met April 20-21 and adopted their final recommendations to the National

Even with the S&P 500 up 9% this year, there is a simmering unease among financial

Former state Senator Carlos Truan, a long-time association member and agent for New York

NAIFA’s Government Relations Committee and the NAIFA Board recently changed its policy on

A House panel plans to act on and report out to the House floor soon legislation that would

Fueled by traditional products as well as relative newcomers, individual life insurance sales

Thanks to hefty profits and a requirement in the health law that takes effect this year,

It’s unfortunate when an isolated event could threaten the legitimate use of a financial

No constituency is listening more closely to today’s arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court confronts the core of President Barack Obama's healthcare law today when it

The U.S. Labor Department is not going to let push-back from the financial services industry

The life insurance industry will have to adapt to demographic and economic changes that will

Democrats and Republicans are reviving their competing campaigns over the health-overhaul law

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its final and interim final rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering giving insurers a broad exemption from

David Woods, NAIFA Past President and CEO (2002-2007), has a message for current NAIFA

Update: The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) adopted new

Update (March 1, 2012): Primary is officially set for May 29, with a

The percentage of Texans with health insurance would rise from 74 percent to 91 percent under

Financial firms are warning that a Department of Labor proposal designed to reduce conflicts

NAIFA has voiced concerns about the implications of corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) and

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman said that she believes

Texas is almost alone among the nation's largest states in failing to start work on a key

“Get off the Bench & Get in the Game,” the 2012 NAIFA IFAPAC theme, sets the tone this

As many NAIFA members know, the medical loss ratio (MLR) that went into effect on January 1,

January 29-31, four NAIFA-Texas leaders (Jason Talley & Michael Steadman -San Antonio,

U.S. Senate Bill 2068 – Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act by Sen. Mary L.

On the evening of Feb. 1, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 267 to 159 in favor of H.R.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Friday that Texas regulators will

On Friday, Jan. 20, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott claimed victory when the U.S. Supreme

The House Ways and Means Committee voted Wednesday to repeal the healthcare law’s

U.S. House Rep. Fred Upton (R-Michigan), Chair of the House Energy & Commerce panel; Rep.

Although the Securities & Exchange Commission recommended a universal fiduciary duty for

The national healthcare reform law‘s unintended consequences have been well catalogued. This

“We hear a lot of talk from Capitol Hill about our industry not serving

The U.S. insurance industry saw a 3.3 percent increase over November’s jobs figures, adding

Yesterday, there was much discussion in the Texas Redistricting hearing at the U.S. Supreme

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court convenes to consider Texas’ redistricting case to determine

The process to draw new state House, Senate, and Congressional district lines, started by the

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors submitted a

A group of Texas lawmakers is urging the Texas insurance commissioner to withdraw a request

The term, medical loss ratio (MLR), has traditionally been used by insurers and underwriters

The December 16, 2011 ruling by the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight

Excluding agent commissions from the new federal medical loss ratio (MLR) calculations is a

A premise of inside Washington reality: Just because there is no “visible activity” doesn’t

On Dec. 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued final regulations on

Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman is chair of a special joint NAIC (National

Brokers who work with individual investors will likely be able to continue charging

Texas new Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman has followed the lead of her predecessor

The Federal Insurance Office (FIO) – founded in 2010 by the Dodd-Frank Act to operate under

Elections for almost every federal, state and local office in Texas will be held in 2012. 

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC)

The Texas Supreme Court

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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) late yesterday passed

Congress is currently considering troublesome changes to Medicare Supplement Insurance

The Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance

The U.S. Supreme Court said this morning, November 14^th, that it will hear a...

A panel of three federal judges in Washington, DC has ordered a trial on the Texas

U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Tom Cole (R-OK) have sent a letter urging

Every 10 years after the U.S. census, the U.S. House of Representatives and the Texas

Probes into insurer compliance with unclaimed property laws are escalating in some states. 

Texas House Speaker Joe Straus’ interim charges for the House Ways & Means Committee

The U.S. Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (aka the "Super Committee"), has until

On November 10, the U.S. Supreme Court will review five of six petitions that challenge the

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published in the Federal Register its final rule that

On October 24th the Texas Supreme Court heard arguments that the state margins (also known as

Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus recently released his 82^nd Legislature...

At an October 13 hearing, the House Education and the Workforce’s Health, Employment, Labor

The U.S. Dodd-Frank Act requires the U.S. Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to

Enacted as a part of the healthcare reform law in March 2010, the CLASS Act was to be a

U.S. census data released on October 13^th shows that Texans are more likely to...

With a 3.4% decline, September marks the worst month of application activity for individually

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) issued Commissioner’s Bulletin NO. B-0042-11 to

The fate of Obamacare will be in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court if the Justices agree to

Mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act, the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) is required to release a

In June, a taskforce of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) voted to

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NAIFA's last GovWatch relayed the news that the Department of Labor (DOL) intends to withdraw

President Obama's $3.2 trillion deficit reduction plan includes "tax breaks" as the main

Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-Tyler) met with NAIFA-Texas members John Ruckel (former NAIFA

Scott Sinder, a partner at Steptoe & Johnson L.L.P. in Washington, DC who serves as

NAIFA President Terry K. Headley testified Tuesday, Sept. 13, on behalf of NAIFA members and

A September 15th hearing of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will

According to a Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) survey of 160 life insurance companies,

Insured losses from wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres in east and central

U.S. life insurers researched more requests for individual coverage last month than they did

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) came to the conclusion that most U.S. health

The Certified

On September 1st, federal Health & Human Services (HHS) under the Patient Protection and

U.S. House Republicans plan to craft a bill that could loosen the current rules governing

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Texas Department of Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman issued a bulletin Aug. 31

A month removed from the 2011 Career Conference & 86th Annual Meeting, NAIFA-Texas

Are agents who have obtained the longevity CE exemption exempt from the new annuity product

As of August 19, 2011, the Texas Department of Insurance has moved its main website address

In March 2011, Texas Department of Insurance completed a survey of the life insurance

Beginning in 2014, federal tax credits will be available to low-income individuals to

The Texas Department of Insurance is asking the federal government for more time for health

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has recognized how important social media

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has started giving more details about the help individuals

A 3-judge panel (Chief Judge Joel Dubina, Judge Frank Hull and Judge Stanley Marcus) at the

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has replaced temporary life and annuity actuarial table

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is speeding up the process to write a uniform

The Budget Control Act of 2011 bill does not tackle any “tax expenditure” issues, containing

For only the second time in NAIFA-Texas history, the son of a former president was installed

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on June 12 backed away from