- National Association of Health Underwriters
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National Association of Health Underwriters Formation 1930 Headquarters Arlington, Virginia Membership 20,000 Website [1] The National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) is a non-profit professional association organized to promote the common business interests of those engaged in the sale of health insurance services and to advance public knowledge for the need and benefit of health insurance products and services.[1]
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History
NAHU was founded by J.P. Collins, L.D. Edson, A.G. MacKinnon and George Brown in 1930 and chartered June 5, 1930 at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago.[2]
Membership
NAHU is an organization for individuals who are active in the health insurance industry. Its membership represents all segments of the health insurance business but the nucleus of the organization has always been agents.[3]
Governing structure
NAHU is governed by an executive board. Since 2005, Janet Trautwein has been the executive vice president and CEO, while Scott Leavitt has been president of the board since 2008.[4]
Meetings
NAHU sponsors two industry meetings every year. Capitol Conference is held every year in Washington, DC, while the Annual Convention and Exhibition will be held in New York City in 2009 and San Diego in 2008.[5]
Activities
NAHU has taken an active role in Health care reform in the United States, including presenting testimony before Congress[6][7][8][9] and participating in lobbying efforts.
HUPAC is a licensed political action committee that raises money for candidates who support business-driven health care reform.[10]
The NAHU Education Foundation helps insurance agents keep up-to-date on licensing classes required by each state's Department of Insurance.[11]
NAHU helps individuals find private health insurance through its "Find an Agent" feature.[12]
References
- ^ "Bylaws". NAHU. 1996. http://www.nahu.org/about/bylaws.cfm#ARTICLE_V.
- ^ NAHU:The Next Generation. Maxhill Group of Companies. 1996.
- ^ "National Association of Health Underwriters - NAHU". U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2008-12-03. http://www.healthfinder.gov/orgs/HR3103.htm.
- ^ "NAHU Installs New Board for 2008-2009" (Press release). NAHU. 2008-07-08. http://www.nahu.org/media/releases/BOT0807.pdf.
- ^ "Meetings". NAHU. http://www.nahu.org/meetings/. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ^ "Comprehensive Health Reform Discussion Draft, Day 3". House Subcommittee on Health. http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?Itemid=72&catid=132:subcommittee-on-health&id=1694:energy-and-commerce-committee-and-health-subcommittee-hearing-on-comprehensive-health-reform-discussion-draft&option=com_content&view=article. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Healthcare Reform". Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. http://help.senate.gov/Hearings/2009_06_11/2009_06_11.html. Retrieved 2009-06-11.[dead link]
- ^ "Ways to Reduce the Cost of Health Insurance for Employers, Employees and their Families". House Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee. http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/2009/04/ways-to-reduce-the-cost-of-hea.shtml. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ "Addressing Insurance Market Reform in National Health Reform". Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. http://help.senate.gov/Hearings/2009_03_24/2009_03_24.html. Retrieved 2009-03-24.[dead link]
- ^ "HUPAC". HUPAC. https://www.hupac.org/. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ^ "NAHU Educational Foundation". NAHU. http://www.nahueducationfoundation.org/. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ^ "How to Find the Right Private Health Insurance". Business Week. 2008-10-13. http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/oct2008/db20081013_857334_page_2.htm.
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