insurance

• Michigan to Debut Member-Owned Health Insurance Co-Op

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 16, 2013

  Consumers Mutual Insurance to follow credit union model as firm gears up with help of Obamacare federal loan.

• Affordable Care Act May Give Credit Unions an Edge

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 15, 2013

  Depending on who’s offering an opinion, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare by critics, is poised to either dismantle insurance coverage as we know it or will finally offer services to those who just don’t earn enough to pay for medical services.

• CASD SERPs–Worth a Close Look

  By Steven Eimert  |  May 1, 2013

  Murphy’s law says that anything that can go wrong, will. Recently, some have applied Murphy’s law to what’s known as a collateral assignment split dollar supplemental retirement plan. Having helped credit unions nationwide establish CASD SERPs, I think the recent critiques are extreme and misleading and that a more balanced...

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  Texas Congressman Calls for Quick Launch of Private Flood Insurance

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  April 25, 2013

  GOP Rep. Randy Neugebauer asks for speedy approval from banking industry regulators, sparking calls for caution from some insurers.

• FISOC Nears First Non-Bank 'Systemically Significant' Designation

  By Arthur D. Postal, Elizabeth D. Festa  |  April 24, 2013

  Designation of insurer would be a change after 150 years of strictly state regulation.

• CFPB Levies $15 Million in Fines Against Mortgage Insurers

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 4, 2013

  Enforcement action over what bureau said were widespread kickbacks to lenders across the country.

• Obamacare Still Unclear to Most Small Business Owners: Survey

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  March 27, 2013

  eHealth poll of business owners show more than half still misunderstand the employee mandate.

• Flood Insurance Program 'One Large Event' From Needing More Fed Bailout

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  March 15, 2013

  Mississippi insurance commissioner makes that observation, while FEMA says agency continues to eye NFIP privatization.

• Ceres: Insurers Acknowledge Climate Change, Not Prepared for Threats

  By Anya Khalamayzer  |  March 12, 2013

  Preparedness study finds gap between recognition and reaction when it comes to extreme weather risks.

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