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.
1035 Exchanges Are Going To Fall Sharply
By Jack MarrionSwapping old annuities for new--also known as 1035 Exchanges--accounts for half of all indexed annuity sales (see NU 6/23/09) and over 80% of variable annuity sales (see NU 11/3/08).
July 20, 2009
AHIP returns to airwaves in support of bipartisan reformAHIP's new ad TV ad campaign kicked off Monday, highlighting key health care policy reforms including new market rules and consumer protections.
July 20, 2009
More Conservative Portfolios Require New StrategiesResponses to a current problem often create new problems.
July 20, 2009
Rocket ScienceIt's funny how thinking about the achievement of man's walking on the moon 40 years ago puts almost everything else into a different perspective.Such as ...
July 20, 2009
Rocket ScienceIt's funny how thinking about the achievement of man's walking on the moon 40 years ago puts almost everything else into a different perspective.Such as ...
July 19, 2009
Editor's Blog: Rocket ScienceFlying to the moon certainly is rocket science, but National Underwriter Life & Health Editor-in-Chief Steve Piontek says providing access to health care for all should not be.
July 19, 2009
1000 Health Producers Stage D.C. 'Fly-In'A thousand insurance agents and brokers converged on Washington last week to lobby members of Congress and their staffs on health reform.