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.
Cadillac Plan Tax: It Might Be A Big Deal
By Staff WriterA looming tax on relatively expensive health benefits packages could end up affecting 60% of large employers in 2018, according to Towers Watson & Company, New York (NYSE:TW).
May 19, 2010
Salary is Not Enough: How to Share Real-Life Examples of the Importance of Disability InsuranceWith the national unemployment rate hovering near 10 percent, you may find some of your clients more concerned about -- and protective of -- their incomes than ever before.
May 19, 2010
Question Of The Week: The New PPACA MLR RulesWhat are your ideas about how to make the new federal minimum medical loss ratio rules work?
May 19, 2010
COUNTRY Financial Survey: Fully Insuring Largest Assets Low Priority for AmericansA COUNTRY Financial survey reveals that although nearly half (46%) say the majority of their net worth is represented by the equity in their home, just 2% say having the right level of insurance protection is their biggest financial priority.
May 19, 2010
DI Web Seminar and realLIFEstories make for busy weekWe're right smack in the middle of a particularly busy week here at Life Insurance Selling.
May 19, 2010
The Goose and the Golden EggIn Aesop's fable, a farmer and his wife own a goose that lays a golden egg every day. For a while, they revel in their good fortune but soon their baser instincts take over.
May 19, 2010
AHIP: HSAs Big In Vermont, Colorado, MinnesotaMore than 10 million U.S. residents now have high-deductible, health savings account-compatible health coverage, according to America's Health Insurance Plans.
May 19, 2010
How to Protect Clients Against the Financial and Emotional Effects of DisabilityDespite signs of an economic recovery, many Americans are still not feeling financially secure.