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.
Connecture Acquires Insurint
By staff WriterA health carrier sales technology company has scooped up a broker sales technology company.
April 20, 2010
Specialty Underwriter Makes Allowances For VolcanoPetersen International Underwriters Inc. says it will protect holders of medical and accidental death coverage against any travel disruption caused by the volcanic dust coming out of Iceland.
April 20, 2010
Medicare fraudster admits to schemeAn Arleta, Calif.-based medical equipment supplier has pleaded guilty to Medicare fraud totaling approximately a half a million dollars.
April 20, 2010
Sebelius: Health Reform Is The States' ResponsibilityStates will play a major role in creating interim high-risk pools, controlling health insurance rates and managing other health reform implementation efforts, according to Kathleen Sebelius.
April 19, 2010
Disability Insurance Services Teams With Creative MarketingTwo firms are joining forces to reach out to U.S. disability insurance brokers.
April 19, 2010
UnitedHealth Unit Gets Head Start On Expanding AccessUnitedHealthcare will be offering health coverage to many graduating college students earlier than the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires.
April 19, 2010
PPACA: HHS Forms Top Health Reform OfficesThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released a list of new offices it will be creating to implement the parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that affect private health insurance.
April 19, 2010
Five ways to get the most from your affluent clienteleSelling long term care to rich people is actually quite easy -- it's finding them that's tough.