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.
UniCare Gets Sunflower State License
By Staff WriterKansas insurance regulators have awarded a certificate of authority to a unit of WellPoint Inc.UniCare Health Plan of Kansas Inc., a subsidiary of WellPoint, Indianapolis, ...
November 02, 2006
Pa. Law Expands Child Health Coverage SubsidiesPennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell has signed H.B. 2699, a bill that will increase eligibility limits for subsidized coverage from the state's Children's Health Insurance Program.Families ...
November 02, 2006
White House Recognizes The Hidden LTC ProvidersPresident Bush has signed a proclamation making November National Family Caregivers Month.The month honors the millions of friends and family members who care for chronically ...
November 02, 2006
Standard Updates Disability StrategyA unit of StanCorp Financial Group Inc. will be replacing its Executive Benefits disability insurance product with use of the Protector Plus Guarantee Standard Issue ...
November 02, 2006
UBA Enters Wellness ArenaUnited Benefit Advisors has introduced a service for member firms that want to help employers keep healthy employees healthy.UBA, Indianapolis, a consortium of independent benefits ...
November 01, 2006
Tips for enrolling multilife LTCIQuestion. I've started mentioning long term care insurance to contacts who own small businesses. But I'm concerned about the voluntary enrollment being a failure, with virtually nobody participating. How can I increase the probability of having a
November 01, 2006
The LTCI sale: take the long viewDespite the increased media attention and awareness about long term care insurance, it is still considered one of the most challenging products to sell. "Long term care insurance has been available for 20 years, yet many people still think of it as
November 01, 2006
Allied for successPhilip Gallant is a heck of a long term care insurance salesperson, writing more than $400,000 in LTCI and life premium last year. He managed those numbers while conducting extensive training for other agents and advisors. Gallant, father of Audrey,