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.
Tech Bits: Watson Wyatt, MEDecision
By Staff WriterA consulting firm has come out with a U.S. version of a financial and actuarial modeling system it has been marketing overseas.Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Washington, ...
November 18, 2007
Disability Insurers Will Sell To Boomers--For A Few More YearsReports of the death of availability of individual disability insurance for baby boomers may be somewhat exaggerated."The majority of boomers who are in decent health ...
November 18, 2007
Helping Clients Through The Thickets Of The Own-Occ DefinitionFrom the perspective of a disability insurance claims consultant and an expert witness for inappropriately denied claims, it seems as if the number of denied ...
November 18, 2007
Education--The Challenge In Consumer-Directed Health CareConsumer-directed health plans are the new kids on the benefits block, and data on their long-term appeal and influence are just starting to come in.But ...
November 18, 2007
Education--The Challenge In Consumer-Directed Health CareConsumer-directed health plans are the new kids on the benefits block, and data on their long-term appeal and influence are just starting to come in.But ...
November 16, 2007
Unum Pushes Back Tender DeadlineA disability insurer is giving investors more time to sell its debt securities.Unum, Chattanooga, Tenn., originally announced a plan to make up to $400 million ...
November 16, 2007
Earnings: IHC, Health Benefits DirectEfforts to cope with a soft medical stop-loss market hurt results at Independence Holding Company during the third quarter.IHC, Stamford, Conn., is reporting an $8.4 ...
November 16, 2007
Insurers Teams With Toothpaste MakerAetna Inc. is joining with Colgate-Palmolive Company to tell consumers about the link between oral health and conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.Aetna, Hartford, ...