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.
WellChoice Unit Teams With American Epress
By Staff WriterEmpire Blue Cross Blue Shield has agreed to market a health care payment card from an American Express Company savings bank to sponsors of ...
November 28, 2005
Northwestern Regulators Eye Health Insurer SurplusThe Washington Department of Insurance will hold a public hearing 1 p.m. Dec. 8 to review a proposal for limiting health insurance carriers' surplus.[@@]"Given ...
November 28, 2005
CIAB%3A Big Plans Are Making Better DealsLarge U.S. employers may be outbargaining smaller employers in the benefits market.[@@]Researchers at the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, Washington, have published data ...
November 23, 2005
Maine Bank Buys AgencyTD Banknorth Inc. is acquiring Boothby & Bartlett Company.[@@]TD Banknorth, Portland, Maine, has agreed to buy Boothby and Bartlett, Waterville, Maine, a multiline agency, ...
November 23, 2005
Competition Should Hold Down Group Disability Rates Net YearThe top group disability story for the coming year may be that 2006 will be another great year for companies that want to protect ...
November 23, 2005
Eternal Reviews, Incontestability Are Sticking Points In LTC Model RevisionChicagoRevisions to an existing long term care model regulation continue to raise issues on external reviews and incontestability as was evidenced by a discussion ...
November 23, 2005
Happy ThanksgivingWe will take a break until Monday.[@@]We hope that you, your loved ones and your clients have a great holiday.Our prayers are with those ...
November 23, 2005
Calif%2E Regulators May Cancel Policy ApprovalsCalifornia Department of Insurance officials say the agency can act "unilaterally" to revoke approval of policies that fail to meet new specifications.[@@]Insurance industry groups ...