Tag: Eleanor Kitzman

Insurance news from Texas includes commissioner leaving role

G. Turner
Insurance news - Eleanor Kitzman Texas Insurance Commissioner

Eleanor Kitzman has announced that she will no longer be maintaining her role in the regulatory agency. Insurance news is being made at the head of the Texas regulatory agency as Eleanor Kitzman has announced to her staff that she will no longer be continuing in her role as the state’s commissioner. Today is the final day of her time as a commissioner as it is the closing date of the legislative session. Kitzman is not able to continue serving after today, as it is the last day of the…

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Texas Insurance Commissioner’s job may be on the line

Insurance news - Eleanor Kitzman Texas Insurance Commissioner

Democrats in the Senate shot down at least one of the appointments made by the Governor in recent sessions. Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman may be the next one in the crosshairs for the Senate Democrats in the state, which have taken down at least one of the appointments made by Governor Rick Perry in each of the last two legislative sessions. Kitzman was first appointed in 2011 by the governor, and “has serious problem” in the Capitol. This statement was made by Senator Kirk Watson (D-Austin). The Texas Insurance…

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Texas lawmakers look to rebuke application for medical loss ratio exemption

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Texas legislators are urging the state’s Insurance Commissioner, Eleanor Kitzman, to withdraw an application for exemption from the medical loss ratio provision of the Affordable Care Act. The provision requires health insurers to pay no less than 80% of the money they collect through premiums on improving medical care. The provision has been a point of contention for insurers, who have fled some states that were unable to attain a waiver from the rule. Commissioner Kitzman is looking for an exemption to prevent an exodus of insurers from the state.…

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Texas governor appoints new head of the state’s Department of Insurance

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The Texas Department of Insurance is in for a shakeup as Governor Rick Perry announced Wednesday that a new Insurance Commissioner is on the way. Eleanor Kitzman, once the executive director of the South Carolina Budget and Control Board, has been appointed to the position and will take the reins of the office beginning next month. Her term will span until February 1, 2013, giving Kitzman ample time to affect change in the state’s insurance industry. Kitzman will be replacing former Commissioner Mike Geeslin who held the office for several…

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