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.
First Quarter Life And Health Profits Down 53%
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Sept. 10, 12:10 p.m. -- Weiss Ratings Inc., Palm Beach, Gardens, Fla., says the total net income for U.S. life ...
September 09, 2001
Is Working In A Bank-Owned Agency On Your Sales Horizon?Is Working In A Bank-Owned Agency On Your Sales Horizon?ByThe repeal of decades-old legislation separating banks from the marketing of other financial services has seen ...
September 09, 2001
Why Riders?As far back as I can remember, new cars have come "stripped" or "loaded."If your budget is tight, you get the low-cost "stripped" jobbie ...
September 09, 2001
California Insurance Industry Cool To LTC Savings AccountsCalifornia Insurance Industry Cool To LTC Savings AccountsByCalifornia lawmakers almost created a task force that would have studied long-term care savings accounts.Gov. Gray Davis, a ...
September 09, 2001
California Liquidation Office Criticized By State AuditorCalifornia Liquidation Office Criticized By State Auditor California Correspondent Californias official auditor has issued a sharply critical study--again--of the section of the Department of Insurance ...
September 09, 2001
$1 Trillion Potential Seen For Self-Directed Health Plans$1 Trillion Potential Seen For Self-Directed Health PlansByA new study predicts that if defined-contribution health care plans grow as expected, up to $1 trillion a ...
September 09, 2001
ERISA May Not Govern Converted Health PoliciesByConverting employer-sponsored health coverage to individual policies may be riskier for health insurers than simply selling continuation coverage.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...
September 09, 2001
Principal Gets Regulatory Approval, Moves Ahead On DemutualizationPrincipal Gets Regulatory Approval, Moves Ahead On DemutualizationByPrincipal Mutual Holding Company, Des Moines, Iowa, has received state regulatory approval from Iowa for its demutualization plan. ...