Election Day — November 5, 2024 — approaches with close races and high stakes. We have cleared through the coverage and prognostication for a more insurance-focused outlook. As we settle in Tuesday night with snacks, clicker...more
Election outcomes affect every industry. Insurance, however, is unique in the range of elected policymakers who can impact it directly — insurance commissioners, governors and Congress (not to mention state legislatures and...more
Colorado Senate Bill 21-169 passed its first test on May 3, 2021, as the Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee approved a strike-below version of the bill by a 4-3 margin. The revised bill would...more
We are less than a week from a presidential election, with control of Congress in play. Meanwhile, shifts in state legislatures have the potential to change the direction of policymaking and impact the redistricting process....more
As the run-up to the 2020 presidential election gathers steam, it’s easy to gloss over the major gubernatorial and insurance commissioner races slated for Fall 2019. These oddly scheduled elections (we’ve nicknamed them the...more
Last November’s election saw four newly elected insurance commissioners and 20 new governors (seven of which represent a shift from Republican to Democratic party affiliation). Meanwhile, influential insurance commissioners...more
Election Day is less than six weeks away, and a lot of attention is being paid (rightfully so) to the federal midterm and gubernatorial elections. But if you’re in the insurance industry, odds are you’re eyeing the...more
In what may be the first enforcement action taken by a state regulator against an “Obamacare” health plan for provider network problems, the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner imposed a fine and suspended...more