Missouri Taking Captives

By Gerald W. Brenneman and August N. Rechtien

   
Missouri’s captive insurance program is relatively new and is already making changes to offer greater benefits to companies seeking to form a start-up captive insurance company or to redomesticate a captive to Missouri.

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Holding Company Laws: Practical Considerations for Form A Acquisition Filings

By Jeanie A. Botkin

   
Over the years, the holding company laws have played an important role in the regulation of insurance companies. Acquisitions and mergers involving insurers must be approved through these laws, as well as affiliated transactions (e.g., service agreements, tax sharing agreements).

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Association Group Health Insurance, Part Two

Certificate Requirements, Termination of Coverage, and Other Regulatory Concerns

By Jennifer L. Osborn

   
Most carriers that consider offering association group health insurance wish to offer a uniform, national product to the members of the association. Yet, despite some assertions to the contrary, association group health insurance coverage is subject to significant regulation by state insurance departments.

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Spotlight: Missouri and Kansas

By August N. Rechtein

   
Missouri Activity: A proposed constitutional amendment regarding provider choice has been filed with the Missouri Secretary of State for review prior to seeking the signatures required to place the initiative on the Missouri ballot in November of 2010.

Kansas Activity: K.A.R. 40-3-56, 40-3-57 and 40-3-58 collectively adopt the controlled insurance programs act.

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NAIC Corner

Independent Review of Long-Term Care Benefit Trigger Determinations

By Justin T. Liby

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Health Insurance Reform

When Pigs Fly and Catch the Flu: Pandemic Effects on the Insurance Industry

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