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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.
Black Diamond Principal in Shenandoah Life Talks
By Allison BellJose Montemayor, a former Texas insurance commissioner and a principal in an insurance-focused private equity firm, is leading efforts to acquire a Virginia insurer that has been in receivership since February 2009.
June 30, 2010
How to ask for referrals throughout the insurance sales cycleAsk the most successful agents their main source of new business, and the resounding answer is: Referrals! There are opportunities to ask for (and get) referrals throughout the sales process.
June 30, 2010
Medicare Advantage Enrollment Up, But Participation Varies by State, CarrierEnrollment in private fee-for-service Medicare Advantage plans declined as firms left the market, but the losses were offset by gains in enrollment in coordinated care plans, particularly local preferred provider organizations.
June 30, 2010
Kicking the canThe gross underestimation of the costs of running Medicare is a matter of record, and began just shortly after its enactment in 1965. We baby boomers combined with the current level of unemployment have just exacerbated an existing problem.
June 30, 2010
The Two Things Wall Street Hasn't Noticed YetThere are plenty of dangerous undercurrents that the Street hasn't caught onto yet. We discuss two of them.
June 30, 2010
Kicking the canThe gross underestimation of the costs of running Medicare is a matter of record, and began just shortly after its enactment in 1965. We baby boomers combined with the current level of unemployment have just exacerbated an existing problem.
June 30, 2010
7 Ways to Make the Health Underwriting Process Less PainfulInsurance agents are challenged with taking clients through the underwriting process to obtain health insurance coverage - a task that prevents many producers from marketing these plans in the first place.
June 30, 2010
Coventry To Acquire Midwestern Health PlanCoventry Health Care Inc. (NYSE:CVH) hopes to grow in the Midwest by acquiring MHP Inc. and its subsidiaries from the Sisters of Mercy Health System.