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.
IHC Absorbs AMIC
By Staff WriterIndependence Holding Company (NYSE:IHC) now holds a majority of the stock of a key affiliate, American Independence Corp. (Nasdaq:AMIC)
March 08, 2010
Sebelius To Health Carriers: Explain Your RatesObama administration officials are asking 5 large insurers to publicly disclose their reasons for imposing large rate increases on some customers.
March 08, 2010
IHC Absorbs AMICIndependence Holding Company (NYSE:IHC) now holds a majority of the stock of a key affiliate, American Independence Corp. (Nasdaq:AMIC)
March 08, 2010
Disability Bits: Securian, Colonial Life, CDSSallie Mae Inc. has hired Securian Financial Group to administer claims for a new "total and permanent disability" provision that will come with Sallie Mae private education loans.
March 08, 2010
Health Bits: Aetna, Humana, OthersPennsylvania has awarded a Medicaid managed care contract for a 5-county region to a unit of Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET)
March 08, 2010
AIG To Sell ALICO To MetLifeMetLife Inc. (NYSE:MET) is moving ahead with long-rumored plans to acquire American Life Insurance Company from American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG), for a price of about $15.5 billion.
March 08, 2010
EBSA Official: 403(b) Plan Product Not Really An AnnuityAn Employee Benefits Security Administration official wants employers to stop treating a retirement plan investment product as an annuity.
March 08, 2010
Health Bits: Aetna, Humana, OthersPennsylvania has awarded a Medicaid managed care contract for a 5-county region to a unit of Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET)