Guest columnist: Insurance exchanges are not a magical solution - DesMoinesRegister.com
Guest columnist: Insurance exchanges are not a magical solutionDesMoinesRegister.comBRIAN GILLETTE is co-owner of Group Benefits Ltd., a health insurance agency in Urbandale. He previously was vice president of individual and small group sales at Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Contact: bgillette@grpbenltd.com Of all of the ...and more »

More Iowa drivers appealing traffic camera violations - DesMoinesRegister.com
More Iowa drivers appealing traffic camera violationsDesMoinesRegister.comEach citation is reviewed and verified by Gatso USA and the Des Moines Police Department. For red-light camera violations, people who receive a citation can view online video of the alleged infraction. Those who receive citations for speeding ...and more »

CMS Issues Final Loss Ratio Rule, Does Not Address Broker Concerns - BNA
CMS Issues Final Loss Ratio Rule, Does Not Address Broker ConcernsBNA“The resolution passed by the NAIC adequately outlines our positions and our concerns,” Florida Office of Insurance Regulation spokesman Jack McDermott said in an e-mail to BNA. NAIC President and Iowa Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss issued a ...House Republicans Pressure HHS on MLR IssuePropertyCasualty360all 7 news articles »

HHS Grants $220 Million For Health Insurance Exchanges - InformationWeek
HHS Grants $220 Million For Health Insurance ExchangesInformationWeekThirteen states get Department of Health and Human Services funds to create online exchanges to help consumers and small businesses buy health insurance. By Nicole Lewis InformationWeek The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded 13 ...and more »

BRIEF: Supervisors clarifying worker's comp process [The Hawk Eye, Burlington ... - Insurance News Net (press release)
BRIEF: Supervisors clarifying worker's comp process [The Hawk Eye, Burlington ...Insurance News Net (press release)Officials hope reducing the claim frequency will help keep the county's future workers compensation insurance premiums low. When an employee is injured, the incident must be reported to a supervisor, department head and county safety director. ...and more »

Ron Paul launches "Big Dog" ad in Iowa, New Hampshire - CBS News
RTRon Paul launches "Big Dog" ad in Iowa, New HampshireCBS News... more taxpayer subsidies for Big Oil, Big Banks, Big Pharma, Big Insurance, Corporate Farms and less health care for sick children. by longtree-2009 December 6, 2011 4:37 AM EST seriously, wonder what the nation was like before those departments ...Ron Paul: Top 3 Finish Essential in NH, IowaPatch.comall 143 news articles »

Direct Subsidies Could Be Finished, but You're Still Supporting Farmers - The Atlantic
Direct Subsidies Could Be Finished, but You're Still Supporting FarmersThe Atlantic"Crop insurance started out as insurance against crop loss or yield loss. It was yield insurance until the late 1990s," said Bruce Babcock, an agriculture economist at Iowa State University. "Then people realized that farmers pay their bills with ...and more »

Nebraska, Iowa health exchanges get a boost - Omaha World-Herald
PoliticoNebraska, Iowa health exchanges get a boostOmaha World-HeraldIowa plans to use its money for insurance market research and other priorities, such as focus groups that will examine the exchange's user interface and program development. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, director of coverage policy in the federal Office of ...Harkin Announces More Than $7 Million for Iowa to Implement Affordable ...Insurance News Net (press release)States Receive Health Care GrantsNew York Times (blog)HHS Awards $220 Million to 13 States for Insurance ExchangesGoverningBNA -NPR (blog) -Health Data Managementall 241 news articles »

New study pushing tougher laws for teen drivers in Iowa - The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and HeadlinesNew study pushing tougher laws for teen drivers in IowaThe Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and HeadlinesAP Updated: 6 December 2011 | 6:15 pm in Government, Statewide News Ryan Borcherding shows off with a carful of friends in the beginning of an Iowa Department of Transportation driver education video. The video portrays his progression through the ...and more »

HANCEVILLE: Free equipment boosts law enforcement capabilities - Cullman Times Online
HANCEVILLE: Free equipment boosts law enforcement capabilitiesCullman Times OnlineYes, there's liability insurance to pay on the vehicles, and the city has to maintain them if it wants to keep them in service, but the initial cost — which over the past four months has added up to about a half-million dollar saving in capital ...and more »

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