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.
Yet Another
By Steve PiontekHow likely is it that about a week or so after the governor of California, the nation's most populous state, unveiled a sweeping proposal for ...
January 20, 2006
Labor Leader: Break Out Of Corporate BoxAFL-CIO President John Sweeney is calling on lawmakers to enact a national health care system.Sweeney said that if he were President Bush, he would raise ...
January 20, 2006
Genworth Makes Deal, Previews EarningsGenworth Financial Inc. says it has agreed to pay $145 million to acquire Continental Life Insurance Company, a company that sells Medicare supplement insurance.Genworth, Richmond, ...
January 19, 2006
LTC Group Schedules MeetingThe American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance plans to start a 3-day national producers summit Nov. 5 in Austin, Texas.The conference will include a multilife ...
January 19, 2006
Think Tanks Adopt Account-Based PlansGuardian Life Insurance Company of America and Destiny Health have signed up 3 well-known nonprofit groups as clients for their account-based health plan program.Guardian, New ...
January 19, 2006
Health Giant Reports Low Claims RatioStrong health cost management helped UnitedHealth Group Inc. increase fourth-quarter net income.UnitedHealth, Minnetonka, Minn., is reporting $870 million in net income for the fourth quarter ...
January 18, 2006
$200,000 Available For Texas Disaster Relief ProgramsThe Allstate Foundation Hurricane Recovery Fund is seeking grant applications from nonprofit groups that are helping southeastern Texas recover from Hurricane Rita.The foundation, affiliated with ...
January 18, 2006
MetLife Offers 2 LTC Asset-Protection OptionsA financial services giant is redesigning some of the long term care insurance products it sells in New York state.The company, MetLife Inc., New York, ...