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.
McKenney to succeed Watjen as Unum takes LTCI charge
By Allison BellRising LTCI policyholder life expectancy contributed to an increase in reserve needs, the company says.
February 03, 2015
Earnings: More PPACA impact news drips outAetna and Centene gave some exchange plan enrollment numbers. Kelly Services shrugged.
February 03, 2015
UMB HSAs top $1 billionEmployers and individuals alike just can't get enough of health savings accounts.
February 03, 2015
UMB HSAs top $1 billionEmployers and individuals alike just can't get enough of health savings accounts.
February 03, 2015
10 things the insurance industry can learn from the Super Bowl XLIX adsNationwide's "dead kid" ad has opened up a can of worms, but was that what they intended? An expert weighs in.
February 03, 2015
Medicaid enrollment tops 10 millionNot surprisingly, states that have chosen to expand the health care program for the poor under PPACA have seen the biggest enrollment boosts.
February 03, 2015
Top 7 things brokers hate about PPACAA survey from benefits technology firm Benefitter paints a detailed portrait of broker dissatisfaction.
February 03, 2015
Obama sets up Social Security showdownRepublicans say the president is doing nothing more than kicking the can down the road.