In a recent legislative update from SIIA, it was noted that the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) approved regulations lowering minimum stop-loss attachment points for large groups of 51 lives and above, effective in late August. This move allows the large group individual attachment points to be $20,000 per individual, reduced from [...]
The article below was published on October 24, 2017 by Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc., written by Wrenne Bartlett. The Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA) is pleased to announce that Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed A.8264 into law, allowing grandfathered stop-loss contracts for groups of 51-100 to renew until January 1, 2019. As background, [...]
The article below is from SIIA eBlast on March 1, 2017 Photo from SIIA eBlast March 1, 2017- The U.S. House Committee on Education & the Workforce has concluded a hearing today where it heard testimony from SIIA Chairman Jay Ritchie on the Self-Insurance Protection Act (SIPA). The hearing, entitled "Legislative Proposals to Improve [...]
SIIA Members are Effective Advocates in Many Ways, From Testimony, to Lobbying Resources, to 'Pyramid' Written by Dave Kirby Continuing the series of articles on SIIA government relations activities among the states. Dring the summer lull in legislation among the states, SIIA government relations staff took time to review some lessons learned while While legislative [...]
On March 11th, principals of Marlborough, Connecticut-based Diversified Group, participated in a lobby day in Albany, New York. The grassroots effort, organized by the Self Insurance Institute of America, was held to give SIIA members and allied stakeholders an opportunity to communicate directly with key legislators about the need to protect the ability of employers [...]
