Regulation

The advice environment for participant rollover choices is muddled as plan providers struggle to gear up for the DOL’s rule.

The judge overseeing two U.S. cases challenging mergers among four of the biggest health insurers gave up one, improving the odds for rulings on both tie-ups by the end of the year and reducing the chance they fall apart beforehand.

The Affordable Care Act and Medicaid have enacted revised rules that will enforce covered entities providing healthcare programs and services to have accessible websites, say attorneys from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, & Hampton LLP.

The ‘natural fit’ will allow insurance brokers and employers to gain access to ben admin, enrollment solutions and ACA capabilities, says Troy Underwood.

The advice environment for participant rollover choices is muddled as plan providers struggle to gear up for the DOL’s rule.

The takeover is in “danger of collapsing” unless there’s a quick trial to resolve a U.S. lawsuit seeking to block the deal.

The DOL and IRS announced a proposal to implement significant changes to forms and regulations that govern annual employee benefit plan reporting.

The Empire State's insurance regulator has “significant concerns’’ about proposed $48 billion acquisition will hold a hearing to address them before deciding whether to approve the deal.

With 2017 open enrollment beginning, adviser expertise needs to extend beyond just benefits and insurance, says Courtney Simpkiss, ADP’s VP, broker strategy.

When it comes to healthcare proposals such as Paul Ryan and the GOP’s latest, gradual is better, says adviser Craig Hasday.