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.
2011 The Year Ahead
By Bill CoffinAfter a year of unprecedented market turbulence and uncertainty, many in the life/health world were eager to put 2010 behind them and look forward to better days to come.
January 10, 2011
LTC and Life Settlements: Back from the BrinkLong term care (LTC) insurance and life settlements, once clinging to the ledges of the life and health insurance industry, now appear to be climbing back, experts say.
January 10, 2011
Advisor update: Back to basicsThese last couple of years there's been one distraction to your book of business after another. There's been the financial crisis, SEC 151A, the Finance Reform Bill, Healthcare Reform and so on.
January 10, 2011
Benefits 2011: Emerging IssuesHealth underwriting delays and executive benefits cuts could be some of the benefits trends cropping up in the coming year, benefits brokers say.
January 10, 2011
Aetna Taps Health Linked-Notes MarketVitality Re Ltd. has helped Aetna Inc. use a relatively new type of financing to reduce capital requirements.
January 10, 2011
Buck: Wellness Monitoring is AilingOnly 37% of large U.S. employers measure wellness program effectiveness, according to Buck Consultants.
January 10, 2011
Poe on PPACA: Repeal "Totalitarian Act"Rep. Ted Poe has called for the new Congress to repeal the new federal health care law and "right a wrong that has been forcibly placed like chains on the American people."
January 10, 2011
Legislating from the BenchConservative commentators are thrilled over a recent decision by a federal court in Virginia that rejected part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional.