Taxation of Employer-Sponsored Insurance
The employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) market is the most effective system of delivering health care benefits while reducing health care costs. Adjusting the tax exemption could be catastrophic to the system.
Single Payer
A single-payer healthcare system has major implications for insurance brokers nationwide.
Cyber Insurance
Every business that maintains electronic data or systems is at risk of a cyberattack or data breach. The simple act of applying for insurance forces insureds to assess their intangible asset risks and the strength of their cyber defenses. This process is a critical risk mitigation tool being led by brokerage firms across the country.
National Flood Insurance Program
Members of The Council look forward to a long-term reauthorization of the NFIP in 2017 that increases private market participation, increases floor insurance take-up rates and preserves the Write Your Own program.
FATCA
FATCA’s goal is to close international accounts with cash value that are being exploited to avoid U.S. taxes, but it is misguided to equally target international property/casualty insurance premium payments.
Cadillac Tax
The Cadillac Tax on health plans was intended to serve as an incentive for employers to minimize costly health plans in an effort to curb healthcare spending. However, there are several issues with its estimates.
Latest Updates
The CCPA is widely regarded as the nation’s most aggressive data privacy law to date.
This ACA Reform Legislation Tracker was updated by our legal team at Steptoe & Johnson.
It’s the calm before the storm here in Washington with Members of Congress and much of their staff on the campaign trail, leaving lobbyists like us taking bets on who prevails and where.
The Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services released proposed rules to expand the use of, and access to, Health Reimbursement Arrangements.
This state single-payer legislation tracker has been updated as of October 3, incorporating legislation out of Michigan.