What We Do: BISHCA touches
most Vermonters in some fashion, through its regulation and
monitoring of a broad spectrum of financial and health industry
activities. Regulated entities/areas include, for example: Banks,
licensed lenders, credit unions, insurance companies and their
products, agents, securities firms, broker/dealers and investment
advisors, HMO's and hospital finances.The Department's main goals are to ensure the following:
- That regulated companies, institutions and individuals operate within the law;
- That they operate in a financially sound manner, and remain able to deliver on consumers' earnings, benefits, claims or other services
- That costs and services are reasonable for the marketplace
- That consumers are treated fairly, according to terms of contracts and laws
- CONSUMER HELP AND INFORMATION RESOURCES:
- Get information and assistance, make an inquiry or complaint,
check consumer advisories, rates, surveys, publications, consumer
education:
Banking I
Insurance
(Insurance other than Health) I
Securities
Health Care ( Insurance, Health Care Access and Quality of Care) - Look Up a Licensee See Menu for License Lists and Look-ups Available Online
- REGULATIONS AND BULLETINS
- Directory: Online Texts of Active and Proposed Regulations & Bulletins
- INDUSTRY LICENSING, REGISTRATION:
Information, applications, forms, report filings - Compliance: See a Quick Menu of Compliance Sites in BISHCA
- Look Up a Licensee See Menu for Available Licensee Lists and Sortable Databases
- FIND INDUSTRY DATA, REPORTS ONLINE
- Market Conduct Examination Reports (Insurance, Health Care)
- Workers' Compensation Insurance Resource Page
- Data/Reports: Health care, health insurance market, hospitals, legislative reports
- QUESTIONS/CONTACTS
- For general questions about BISHCA please call 802-828-3301
- NOTE: Insurance Producer Licensing questions go to:
producerlicensing@bishca.state.vt.us - To find other state officials State of Vermont On-line Directory
- Here are some other State of Vermont websites relating to financial regulation:Vermont State Statutes Department of Economic Development Tax Department Vermont Secretary of State's Office Attorney General's Office