CIGNA Publishes Facility Costs
By Staff WriterA large managed care company says it will be giving plan members more provider fee information.CIGNA HealthCare, Bloomfield, Conn., a unit of CIGNA Corp., Philadelphia, ...
September 01, 2006
A Time of InnovationNew products and other factors drive growth in health care/biotech, despite a cautious regulatory environment, analysts say. ----- Jason Kantor RBC Capital Markets 415-633-8565 [email protected] Outlook: Fundamentally, I don't think the...
August 01, 2006
Behind the Numbers, with Stuart Schweitzer"Global equity markets failed to build on a strong finish to the first half [of the year] amid concerns of rising labor costs, corporate profits...
August 01, 2006
Dining OutConsumers are going to restaurants more than ever, though high gas prices may impact future growth, analysts say. Glen M. Petraglia Citigroup 212-816-2497 [email protected] OUTLOOK: Overall, our outlook for the...
August 01, 2006
Sector UpgradeAfter a recent revaluation, the gold sector looks poised for a good medium- to long-term performance. Oscar Cabrera Goldman, Sachs & Co. [email protected] Outlook: We are raising our coverage...
July 30, 2006
Challenges And Opportunities In The Dynamic Large Case MarketAmong the many changes in today's life insurance market, none is more significant than that in the large case market. Underwriting guidelines, reinsurance markets, carrier ...
July 27, 2006
Worksite Market Inspires OptimismEastbridge Consulting Group Inc. says insurers, brokers and vendors in the employee-paid benefits market seem to be even more confident about the market today than ...
July 01, 2006
Projection bias shapes risk toleranceFinancial counselors ask new clients about their risk tolerance. The client responds by saying he is risk-averse or a risk-taker or somewhere in between. However, the amount of risk a person will take is not set in stone; it fluctuates over time. In