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.
NAIC Releases Top 5 Salaries
By Staff WriterThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Kansas City, Mo., released salaries for its five highest-paid executives in 2005.--Catherine J. Weatherford, executive vice president and CEO, ...
January 08, 2006
Annuity-LTC Combos Would Get Legs From House LegislationThe House of Representatives passed pension reform legislation on Dec. 15, 2005, that contains clarifications and enhancements for combination insurance products providing long term care ...
January 08, 2006
A BGA's Take On The 2006 Outlook For Long Term Care InsuranceAfter a big drop in sales in 2004, the year 2005 shaped up to be a transitional one in long term care insurance (LTCI) with ...
January 08, 2006
Senior Drug Plan Enrollees Say Effort Is WorthwhileMost enrollees in the new Medicare prescription drug program seem to think that the value of the new drug benefits will justify the work that ...
January 08, 2006
The LTC Insurance Industry Is Not Waiting For GodotIn Samuel Beckett's famous existential play, "Waiting for Godot," the characters eagerly anticipate and alternatively despair for the all-important but always elusive "Godot" to arrive.For ...
January 08, 2006
Turn Medicare Advantage Into Sales AdvantageSince the first Medicare HMOs were made available in the 1970s, private health plans have bounced in and out of the market. The last great ...
January 06, 2006
SEIU Pushes Big Employer Health MandatesA large union is promoting state bills that could require large, profitable companies to spend a minimum percentage of their payroll on employee health coverage.The ...
January 06, 2006
SEIU Pushes Big Employer Health MandatesA large union is promoting state bills that could require large, profitable companies to spend a minimum percentage of their payroll on employee health coverage.The ...