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.
PPACA: Alston Experts Weigh In on New Regs
By staff WriterNew health system change regulations might leave carrier executives some room to maneuver.
July 05, 2010
Nationwide Develops Health Program Participation ToolA new system may be able to help employers predict which employees will participate in health management programs.
July 02, 2010
Uncle Sam Posts HealthCare.GovThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has set up a health care and health insurance website that it recently promised to create.
July 02, 2010
Personnel Changes: Hartford, Assurant Health, Aflac, Allianz, First Mercantile, Dearborn, First Futurity, EntaireThe Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Hartford (NYSE:HIG) has named David Levenson to be president of wealth management.
July 02, 2010
The Pension Protection Act: How it Changed Combination ProductsWhen it comes to combination products, PPA changed the rules on taxable distributions, allowing policyholders to withdraw money from the base policy to fund long term care without having to worry about taking a tax hit.
July 02, 2010
Building a Disability Insurance Practice: One Producer's ViewWhen I first started in the insurance business, I was young, hungry, and searching for prospects.
July 01, 2010
Securian To Court Government Plan BusinessSecurian Financial Group is acquiring Ochs Inc., a benefits brokerage firm that caters mainly to public-sector employers.
July 01, 2010
Benefits Firm Scoops Up AdministratorMercer has acquired Innovative Process Administration L.L.C.