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.
Rising Costs Jeopardize Health Insurance For Many
By Staff WriterAfter pay, health care insurance is the most important inducement small businesses use to recruit and keep workers, according to a new survey.Yet due to ...
December 17, 2007
Aon Sells Insurance CompaniesAon's insurance brokerage is selling its 2 insurance companies for close to $3 billion to ACE Limited and Munich Re Group in an all-cash deal.Aon, ...
December 16, 2007
An Agent's View On Why Dental Care Should Be A Basic BenefitAs companies struggle with skyrocketing health care premiums, all too often they look at eliminating ancillary benefits like dental insurance from their overall package.Unfortunately, this ...
December 16, 2007
Second Bush Veto For SCHIP BillPresident Bush's second veto of Children's Health Insurance Program legislation drew sharp criticism from Democratic leaders in Congress, who promised to continue to work on ...
December 16, 2007
An Agent's View On Why Dental Care Should Be A Basic BenefitAs companies struggle with skyrocketing health care premiums, all too often they look at eliminating ancillary benefits like dental insurance from their overall package.Unfortunately, this ...
December 16, 2007
Second Bush Veto For SCHIP BillPresident Bush's second veto of Children's Health Insurance Program legislation drew sharp criticism from Democratic leaders in Congress, who promised to continue to work on ...
December 15, 2007
Unum Sets Up Credit FacilityA disability insurer has obtained a new source of financing.Units of Wachovia Corp., Charlotte, N.C., and Bank of America Corp., Charlotte, have established a $400 ...
December 15, 2007
New York Issues Disability Exclusion GuidanceEmpire State officials have sent out a circular letter that could require some sellers of group and blanket disability policies to review 2 years of ...