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.
Bay State Adjusts Exchange Program
By Allison BellMassachusetts regulators have been tinkering with the design of their state's health insurance exchange.
July 06, 2011
Re-scratching the 7-year itchMost of us are e-packrats. The amount of "stuff" we save seems to be limited only to the amount of available storage space.
July 06, 2011
Dodd-Frank: Securitization Group Speaks Up for "Esoteric" AssetsAny new federal credit risk retention regulations should accommodate the needs of players in niche securitization sectors, according to the American Securitization Forum.
July 06, 2011
Eric Thompson to Lead NAIC International TeamThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has hired Eric Thompson - a former Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. executive - to be manager of international relations.
July 06, 2011
NFP Expands P-C OperationsNational Financial Partners Corp. - a company that was once a voracious buyer of life insurance and wealth management firms - has acquired a property-casualty insurance brokerage firm.
July 06, 2011
Limited Medical Exec Marvels at NumbersThe biggest news emerging from the saga of the federal mini med annual benefit limit waiver program may be just how many U.S. residents have mini med coverage.
July 06, 2011
Eric Thompson to Lead NAIC International TeamThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has hired Eric Thompson - a former Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. executive - to be manager of international relations.
July 06, 2011
Limited Medical Exec Marvels at NumbersThe biggest news emerging from the saga of the federal mini med annual benefit limit waiver program may be just how many U.S. residents have mini med coverage.