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.
2010 health care watch
By staff WriterFor months now, issues regarding health care and health care reform have led the news, prompting Senior Market Advisor to develop its first annual Health Care Watch special feature.
January 29, 2010
Feds: Parity Regs To Raise Premiums 0.4%Federal agencies have issued interim final rules for implementing a new mental health benefits parity law, but they acknowledge that they are still working out some of the details.
January 29, 2010
Tech Bits: DFA, Securian, Fidelity Life, OthersDFA Capital Management Inc. is marketing 3 new financial forecasting tools to insurers and other financial services companies.
January 29, 2010
Actuary And Benefits Exec Join ERISA CouncilAnna Rappaport and John Towarnicky are joining the 2010 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans.
January 29, 2010
Earnings: StanCorp, Genworth, WellPointThe insurers that released their earnings this week reported profits.
January 29, 2010
Earnings: StanCorp, Genworth, WellPointThe insurers that released their earnings this week reported profits.
January 28, 2010
Connecticut Drafts Professional Designation RegulationThe Connecticut Insurance Department is proposing new regulations governing use of "senior-specific certifications and professional designations" in the sale of life insurance and annuities.
January 28, 2010
Conseco Hires CSCConseco Services L.L.C. has picked Computer Services Corp. to maintain and support 2 insurance administration systems.