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.
Earnings: Disability Claims Raise Eyebrows
By Rory BanimDisability insurance claim headaches have drawn securities analysts' attention during the early days of the second-quarter earnings release season.
July 25, 2011
7th Circuit Sides with LTD ClaimantA federal court has ruled against an insurance company and in favor of a disability claimant in a case involving interpretation of a summary plan description.
July 25, 2011
Researchers: Sharing Risk with Providers RiskyThe government is counting on holding down health care costs by sharing risk with health care providers, but it is not yet clear whether health care providers are ready to share risk.
July 25, 2011
DI: The Underappreciated AssetEighty-two percent of Americans strongly agree that if you own a car, you need car insurance.
July 25, 2011
Fidelity: Health Savers are Retirement SaversU.S. workers who contribute to health savings accounts may be better than comparable workers at saving for retirement.
July 25, 2011
Set the scene for a successful follow-up callNeed a proven direct-mail correspondence for LTCI? Here's an outline of one used by Trish Swanson, a Chicago ACSIA LTC specialist.
July 25, 2011
7th Circuit Sides with LTD ClaimantA federal court has ruled against an insurance company and in favor of a disability claimant in a case involving interpretation of a summary plan description.
July 25, 2011
Researchers: Sharing Risk with Providers RiskyThe government is counting on holding down health care costs by sharing risk with health care providers, but it is not yet clear whether health care providers are ready to share risk.