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.
Digital Insurance Showcases Agencies
By staff WriterDigital Insurance Inc. -- a frequent buyer of benefits firms -- has started a new Digital Benefit Advisors unit to increase its visibility in the markets where it has agencies.
July 19, 2011
PPACA: States Grapple with Rate RulesWashington state has already started posting information about individual and small group rate change requests, and Wisconsin is giving insurers advice about how to comply with its new rate change disclosure requirements.
July 19, 2011
The worst of times for health insurance sales?PPCA has lowered commissions dramatically, forcing agents to ask themselves some tough questions about how they conduct their practice.
July 18, 2011
Moody's: Exchange Rules Bad for InsurersEfforts by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to make the new health insurance exchange program as flexible as possible for the states could hurt health insurers.
July 18, 2011
NCOIL to Agents: WE Love Ya, BabyThe National Conference of Insurance Legislators is backing an effort by health insurance agents to get Congress to exempt producer compensation from health insurance medical loss ratio calculations.
July 18, 2011
NCOIL: Insurance Legislator Seeks FACI SeatGeorge Keiser, president of the National Council of Insurance Legislators, announced this weekend that he has applied to be a member of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance.