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HCC To Buy Smaller Medical Stop-Loss Carrier
By Staff WriterHCC Insurance Holdings Inc. has agreed to acquire Perico Ltd., a writer of medical stop-loss insurance, for a combination of cash and HCC stock.[@@]HCC, ...
November 10, 2005
Provider Network Company Merges NetworksMultiPlan Inc. says the insurers, employers and other customers that rent its provider networks now have access to more doctors and hospitals.[@@]MultiPlan, New York, ...
November 10, 2005
Study%3A Health Plans Still Skimp On Cost InformationMany consumer-directed health plans do little to help members find reasonably priced doctors and hospitals.[@@]A team of researchers led by Meredith Rosenthal, a health ...
November 09, 2005
Eecutive Revises HSA ManualDr. Stephen Neeleman has published a new edition of "The Complete HSA Guidebook."[@@]The new version of the book includes information about 2005 tax reporting ...
November 09, 2005
UnumProvident Unit Holds Hospital Indemnity SaleColonial Supplemental Insurance is encouraging employers to offer group hospital confinement indemnity insurance by easing underwriting rules.[@@]Colonial, Columbia, S.C., a unit of UnumProvident Corp., ...
November 09, 2005
Agent Group Posts Health Coverage GuideThe National Association of Health Underwriters has set up a Web site that explains many different health coverage options.[@@]NAHU, Arlington, Va., lists the rules, ...
November 09, 2005
Evergreen To Market Through AHIPA large health insurance trade group is adding a pharmacy plan consulting service to its affinity marketing program.[@@]The trade group, America's Health Insurance Plans, ...
November 09, 2005
Evolution Signs Michigan PlanM-Care has agreed to offer the Benny debit card to members of its health savings account program.[@@]M-Care, Ann Arbor, Mich., a nonprofit health plan ...