Secretary of State David Scanlan has come out against legislation that would permit the state’s four risk management pools, which provide health, property or casualty insurance for governmental units, ...

High-risk insurance pools set up in many states for individuals with pre-existing and chronic conditions were originally intended to shift to the healthcare law’s insurance exchanges gradually. But a ...

Mar. 24—The largest risk pool that provides insurance coverage to local and county governments in New Hampshire threatens that it will exit the market entirely should a bill tightening regulations on ...

Some high-risk members of the federally-funded back-up health insurance pools for those with pre-existing conditions saw their costs increase Jan. 1, as the federal government seeks to protect the ...

When Senate Bill 297 was introduced as a late bill in February, it created worry and confusion for local governments. The bill was written at the request of the office of the Secretary of State, who ...

Why do we allow insurance pools, especially in health insurance? Obviously it is a moneymaker for the insurance company, but it appears unique to the insurance industry. My neighbors and I don't pay ...

Five states — Georgia, Indiana, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming — have opted out of running their own high-risk insurance pools, according to a report by the New York Times. States must decide whether or ...

In a previous instalment, I wrote that the medical insurance sector is facing three big issues: rising risk within the risk-pool; rising healthcare costs, and rising medical claims. As a result, the ...