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.
4 Creative Ways to Find Coverage for Individuals with Health Conditions
By Fred KarutzThe foundation of insurance rests on the concept of protecting individuals from risk, uncertain in terms of scope and timing but predictable based on large numbers. People buy home insurance to protect against fire and other risks that can generate
October 01, 2009
Gender Rating in Health Insurance: Fair Practice or Discrimination?Throughout the fact-finding process, a million little things -- from weight to social activities -- can cause your client to qualify for a higher health insurance premium or be denied coverage altogether. But for nearly half the residents
October 01, 2009
Sausage MakersAt this point more people (at least in the U.S.) probably know Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck more for his remark that "laws are like ...
October 01, 2009
Sausage MakersAt this point more people (at least in the U.S.) probably know Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck more for his remark that "laws are like ...
October 01, 2009
The Multilife MarketJohn Ryan of Ryan Insurance Strategy Consultants in Greenwood Village, Colorado, says that a big marketing emphasis these days in disability insurance is multilife sales....
October 01, 2009
Danger & Opportunity: Healthcare Reform Picks Up MomentumHealthcare reform is still moving ahead, despite opposition from Republicans and well-covered populist discontent over the plan. President Obama spoke with a sense of urgency...
September 30, 2009
Unum Completes Note SaleInvestors have paid $350 million for 7-year senior notes from Unum Group Corp.
September 30, 2009
CMS: Many Medicare Advantage Enrollees To Change PlansAbout 7% of Medicare Advantage plan enrollees will have to find new plans in 2010, according to officials at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.