Stop-loss insurance could be excluded from health reform law

by joe@ocronusa.com | Nov 20, 2013 | Uncategorized

  By IFAwebnews Staff | November 19, 2013 Some lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are looking to exclude the stop-loss insurance used to back up self-funded benefits plans from the definition of health insurance coverage. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La.,...

Expansion of Family and Medical Leave Act proposed

by joe@ocronusa.com | Oct 11, 2013 | Uncategorized

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. | WYNMedia.net Twenty years after Congress enacted the Family and Medical Leave Act, the law continues to evolve. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., wants to be part of that evolution. She said Friday that she would help lead the...

Calif. law restricts sales of stop-loss insurance to small employers

by joe@ocronusa.com | Oct 2, 2013 | Uncategorized

Joanne Wojcik | BusinessInsurance.com | October 2, 2013 California Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed into law legislation that would make it more difficult for that state’s small employers to self-insure their health benefits by restricting the availability of...

Healthcare reform’s workers’ compensation impact: uncertainty rules, for now

by joe@ocronusa.com | Oct 2, 2013 | Uncategorized

Risk & Insurance Insights | October 2, 2013 Healthcare reform’s workers’ compensation impact: uncertainty rules, for now Since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) became the law of the land in March 2010, healthcare reform began to significantly...

City of Cleveland’s lawsuit against workers’ comp bureau could set tone

by joe@ocronusa.com | Aug 27, 2013 | Uncategorized

Attorney dealing with private employers’ claim believes other public bodies could follow; state will respond next month By JAY MILLER,  August 27, 2013 |  Crain’s Cleveland Business In the wake of a successful class action by private employers, the city of...