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Life Insurers, Analysts Ponder Effects of Japan Earthquakes
By Allison BellInsurers and industry analysts are starting to think about how the earthquakes and tsunamis that struck northeastern Japan Friday might affect the life and health sectors.
March 14, 2011
Value-Based Health Commenters Focus on Pros and Cons of FlexibilityConsumer groups and provider groups are wary of value-based insurance design programs, but health insurers and employer groups say VBID regulations should be as flexible as possible.
March 14, 2011
GAO: Brand-Name Drug Prices Rise as Generic Prices FallTypical prices for a basket of 55 brand-name prescription drugs increased at an average annual rate of 8.3% as typical prices for a basket of 45 generic drugs fell at an average annual rate of 2.6%.
March 14, 2011
Conning: Insurance M&A Picked UpThe U.S. insurance market seems to have ended a 5-year slump in mergers and acquisitions, according to Conning Research & Consulting.
March 14, 2011
Health Care Group Adds ACO ArmThe Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative has created a Center for Accountable Care.
March 14, 2011
Japan Quake, Fed Rates and CPI: Advisor Briefing for the Week of March 14, 2011The top market-moving news for the week: the Japanese earthquake, the Fed meeting, and inflation readings, including PPI and CPI.
March 13, 2011
NAIC to Feds: Your Navigator Program Needs ProducersOrganizers of the new health insurance "Navigator" programs will probably have to reach out to traditional health insurance agents and brokers to make the programs successful.
March 13, 2011
Life Insurers, Analysts Ponder Effects of Japan EarthquakesInsurers and industry analysts are starting to think about how the earthquakes and tsunamis that struck northeastern Japan Friday might affect the life and health sectors.