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.
IASB Proposes Insurance Accounting Overhaul
By Allison BellThe International Accounting Standards Board has started putting a major new insurance contract accounting draft through a formal comment period.
July 30, 2010
Earnings: MetLife, Genworth, RGA, Aflac, American National, WellPoint, Aetna, Coventry, Aon, EHealthThe life insurers, health insurers and distributors that released earnings this week reported solid second-quarter results.
July 29, 2010
PPACA: HHS Starts to Set Up Exchange SystemThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled a request for comments on ideas for designing the health insurance exchange system required by the Affordable Care Act.
July 29, 2010
Michigan Blue to Shift EmployeesBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan plans to move about 3,000 employees to Detroit, from Southfield, Mich., in 2011.
July 29, 2010
Bernard Glossy to Lead Illinois DeltaDelta Dental of Illinois has picked Bernard Glossy, the former chief executive officer of Delta Dental of Arizona, to be its president and chief executive officer.
July 29, 2010
Benny Card Firm Makes Private Equity DealGenstar Capital L.L.C. now owns Evolution Benefits Inc.
July 29, 2010
Will health care reform exclude agents from the deal?In an online article in the blog Politico, writer Jennifer Haberkorn notes that many lawmakers who voted against the Democrats' health care reform overhaul are now pushing the government to help insurance agents.
July 29, 2010
CVS Caremark Signs AetnaAetna Inc. has hired another company to handle some pharmacy benefit management activities.