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Article by Professors Monahan and Schwarcz Cited in New York Times

—A forthcoming article by Professors Amy Monahan and Danial Schwarcz was discussed in a New York Times article addressing health care finance. Monahan and Schwarcz argue in their article, "Will Employers…

Insurance Regulators Pursue Reform Agenda Proposed by Prof. Schwarcz

—According to a National Underwriter article, at a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, regulators voted to create a committee to evaluate and propose solutions to the…

Prof. Schwarcz Advocates for Insurance Policy Transparency

—Professor Daniel Schwarcz's research was featured in a series of op-eds in the National Underwriter, the primary insurance trade journal. The article states that he will present his research to insurance…

Prof. Schwarcz Presents Research to Insurance Regulators

—At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Professor Schwarcz presented preliminary results from his research to insurance regulators, media and insurance industry representatives…

Prof. Schwarcz Testifies to State Insurance Regulators about Insurance Policy Readability

—Professor Daniel Schwarcz testified at a public hearing on the issue of readability standards and the use of plain language in insurance policies. The hearing was held by state insurance regulators at a meeting of…

Prof. Schwarcz Contributes to MPR Story on Proposal to Regulate Health Insurance Rates

—Professor Daniel Schwarcz contributed to a Minnesota Public Radio story on President Obama's recent proposal to establish a Health Insurance Rate Authority that would provide Federal oversight of health insurers…

Prof. Schwarcz Comments on Health Insurers' Antitrust Exemption on MPR

—Professor Daniel Schwarcz contributed to a story on Minnesota Public Radio concerning a bill in the US House of Representatives that would repeal the long-standing antitrust exemption for health insurance…

Schwarcz's Proposal Adopted by NAIC Task Force

—Professor Daniel Schwarcz, who is also a consumer representative to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), recently proposed an amendment to an industry "white paper" on global climate change. The…

Schwarcz Selected for the NAIC

—Professor Daniel Schwarcz was recently selected to be a funded consumer representative for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, a voluntary organization of the chief insurance regulatory officials of…

Schwarcz Quoted on Minnesota Public Radio

—Professor Daniel Schwarcz was quoted on Minnesota Public Radio in a news report entitled "Floods Leave Victims High and Dry When it Comes to Insurance Coverage." The piece discussed why insurers do not…