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.
Selling Individual Disability: Keys to the Sale
By Tedd HikesTo successfully sell individual disability insurance, you must understand the prospect's needs and the potential effect a loss of income will have.
January 06, 2011
Dave Jones Takes Over as California CommissionerDave Jones, a former member of the California General Assembly, has succeeded Steve Poizner as California insurance commissioner.
January 06, 2011
Calif. Blue Seeks Big Individual Rate IncreasesSome healthy individual health coverage holders are dropping their coverage, and that shift is contributing to soaring individual health rates in California, Blue Shield of California says.
January 06, 2011
Minimal Growth for Health Spending in 2009National health care spending increased by just 4 percent in 2009, the smallest growth percentage in 50 years.
January 06, 2011
Florida Coalition: Targeted Co-Pay Cuts Save MoneyThe Florida Health Care Coalition says a value-based prescription co-payment system seemed to help employers generate a return of up to $1.33 over a 3-year period on every extra dollar spent up front on prescription drugs.
January 05, 2011
Ideas: Life, DisabilityShifts related to economic and regulatory upheaval may have created some interesting opportunities, insurers and brokers say.
January 05, 2011
Wal-Mart Arm to Sell Wellness PackageSam's Club stores are offering members a $99 health screening and coaching program.
January 05, 2011
Starr to Grow Accident and Health BusinessStarr International USA Inc. has hired Edward Navarro to make its accident and health business a global operation.