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.
NAIC Panel Posts Exchanges Adverse Selection Draft
By Allison BellRegulators are starting to grapple with ideas about how to keep the new health insurance exchange distribution system from causing big new antiselection problems.
March 17, 2011
LTCI: Help clients beat the high cost of waitingOne of the secrets in this industry is a factor called "the high cost of waiting." It means that the younger you are when you purchase the policy, the less you will pay over the lifetime of the policy.
March 17, 2011
McRaith to Lead FIOTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has hired Michael McRaith to be the first director of the new Federal Insurance Office.
March 17, 2011
FDIC Rule Could Affect InsurersThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has issued an interim final regulation that establishes rules for liquidating troubled, systemically important insurers.
March 17, 2011
LTCI tip: Selling to the familyThe decision to purchase LTCI is frequently couched in figuring out what's best for a client's entire family, and you need to be conscious of that. Here are some keys to making a more inclusive sale.
March 17, 2011
Proposed Agent Role in Health Exchanges is (Still) All Over the MapWith the implications of the ACA becoming more and more real, agents have begun to fight in earnest for a more defined role in the changing health insurance landscape.
March 16, 2011
Editor's Blog: The Sound of DeathWhat impact will the nuclear crisis in Japan have on the life and health industry?
March 16, 2011
HHS: Traditional Medicare Enrollees are Getting CheckupsAbout 150,000 Medicare enrollees used new Affordable Care Act basic Medicare annual wellness visit benefits between Jan. 1 and Feb. 23, Obama administration officials say.