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.
N.Y. Names Liquidation Chief
By staff WriterActing New York State Insurance Superintendent James J. Wrynn has appointed Dennis J. Hayes as special deputy superintendent of the New York Liquidation Bureau.
September 01, 2009
Insurers Partner On Dental PlansThe Employee Benefits Group division of Sun Life Financial Inc., Wellesley Hills, Mass., has teamed with Humana Inc., Louisville, Ky. to offer dental plans to employer groups in selected markets.
September 01, 2009
Avoiding the self-insurance trapI work with many prospects who can afford to self-insure. Do you have a close to recommend that works in those situations?
September 01, 2009
U.S. On Par With Global Insurance Norms: NAICThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners says the United States insurance sector reflects "wide observance" of core principles established by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors.
September 01, 2009
Insurers Partner On Dental PlansThe Employee Benefits Group division of Sun Life Financial Inc., Wellesley Hills, Mass., has teamed with Humana Inc., Louisville, Ky. to offer dental plans to employer groups in selected markets.
September 01, 2009
Report Sees Peril In Regulatory ReformMaking changes to the current system of regulating insurance is not without risk, a former director of the Illinois Department of Insurance says.
September 01, 2009
Lions and tigers and health care, oh my!President Obama has stated that health care is a ticking time bomb.
September 01, 2009
Mass. In $17 Million Settlement With InsurersMassachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says her office has settled a lawsuit against a health insurance company and several subsidiaries.