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.
Insurer Group Lauds Medmal Proposals
By Arthur D. PostalThe Physician Insurers Association of America is pointing to conclusions by two bipartisan panels for medical malpractice reform as supporting its views that sensible legal reforms curbing medmal claims are critical for deficit reduction policies to work.
November 19, 2010
Making the Future HappenEach of the experts interviewed has a slightly different take on the challenges we will face in the future, but there was a great deal of unanimity on how to get there.
November 18, 2010
NAILBA 29: Stability with an AsteriskAttendees at the 29th annual meeting of the National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies seem optimistic that they can do good business in the coming year - if Washington will let them.
November 18, 2010
Want To Sell More Disability Insurance in 2011? Start Your Planning Now.To start your first quarter of 2011 with strong disability insurance sales, don't delay - right now is the right time to start planning so that you have enough time to implement and achieve your goals.
November 18, 2010
Deficit commission urges cuts to MA, big pharmaRecommendations made by the newly formed deficit commission include limiting Medicare spending, reducing payments to pharmaceutical companies and a more powerful health care costs control board
November 18, 2010
Speaker Views Recession Impact on L/H InsuranceAs the 2010 Ernst & Young/National Underwriter Life Executive Conference drew to a close, economist Steven N. provided some key observations that spell out the biggest challenges facing the L&H industry for the next five years.
November 18, 2010
Rating Agency Improves Coventry Health OutlookStandard & Poor's has upgraded its outlook Coventry Health Care Inc. after the company reported improved income.
November 18, 2010
Retained Asset Account update - er, "alert"My financial advisor failed to disclose to me that he was going to be about 10 minutes early for a scheduled meeting about a week ago. Maybe I can get the NAIC to issue a consumer alert about him.