Health Insurance
Health insurance news and analysis, with coverage of general health insurance trends, major medical insurance, disability insurance, dental insurance, vision plans, telemedicine plans, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term health insurance, the Affordable Care Act public exchange program, and more.
PPACA reorders life for insurance commissioners
By Nathan SolheimState insurance commissioners have seen a significant impact to their daily job and the divisions or offices they oversee due to PPACA.
March 26, 2014
The new LTCI underwriting standardsThese days, distributors see the updates as signs of insurer commitment to the market.
March 26, 2014
Disability Insurance Observer: Old reliableIncome protection -- the boring, cataclysm-free product.
March 26, 2014
WellPoint sees double-digit rate rise in '15WellPoint Inc. fires a surprising shot across regulators' bow by predicting it may ask for double-digit-plus increases.
March 26, 2014
WellPoint sees double-digit rate rise in '15WellPoint Inc. fires a surprising shot across regulators' bow by predicting it may ask for double-digit-plus increases.
March 26, 2014
LTCI: Medicare's best friend?Researchers look at what long-term care benefits do to end-of-life costs.
March 26, 2014
Extra Medicare money helps TV stationsEconomists estimate that only about 20 percent of additional spending goes to consumers.
March 26, 2014
Is it a product, feature or benefit for your client?If you have been selling for any amount of time you have heard the value in knowing how to distinguish the difference between a product feature and its benefit.