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Unum: Pregnancy, Cancer Lead Disability Causes
By Staff WriterCancer and complications from pregnancy were the top causes of long term disability claims filed with Unum Group Corp. in 2007.Normal pregnancy was the leading ...
May 01, 2008
WellPoint Adds Mobile Provider FinderA health insurance provider is helping plan members use their cellular telephones and other hand-held devices to locate doctors and hospitals.WellPoint Inc., Indianapolis, has introduced ...
May 01, 2008
N.Y. Regulators Rule On Use Of Medigap RatingsThe New York State Insurance Department says insurers should file ratings reports with the department before using the reports in sales presentations.Officials in the general ...
May 01, 2008
Recovery RoomThis is a story about a threat to your clients of which you may not be aware, but that you can do something about. It...
April 30, 2008
Retiree health costs balloonIn the seven years Fidelity Investments has issued an annual retiree health cost estimate, the number has risen by 41 percent, which is a 5.8 percent average annual increase. The latest estimate is a 4.7 percent increase over 2007, and it says a
April 30, 2008
Older voters favor ClintonOn the Democrat side of the political ledger, it appears the voter base is divided by age as much as anything else. Younger voters, especially those aged 18 to 29, are trending heavily toward Sen. Barack Obama, according to exit polls conducted
April 30, 2008
Regulators target Medicare Advantage sales practicesIf you sell Medicare Advantage plans or advise clients about buying them, watch out. That's because regulators and lawmakers are zeroing in on abusive sales practices and even considering supplementing federal oversight of the market with a limited
April 30, 2008
AHIP And GAO Issue HSA StudiesHealth savings account enrollment increased to 6.1 million in January, up 35% from the total recorded a year earlier.Researchers at America's Health Insurance Plans, Washington, ...