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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.
Long-Lived Disability Claimants Pinch Assurant Benefits Results
By Staff WriterHealth insurance loss ratios fell but long-term disability insurance loss ratios rose at Assurant Inc. during the second quarter.[@@]Assurant, New York, is reporting $128 ...
August 04, 2005
Aetna Rolls Out Health ProductsAetna Inc. is introducing new preferred provider organization plans for individuals and families in Ohio and California and limited-benefit health plans for workers in ...
August 04, 2005
Empire Blue Parent Stays In BlackWellChoice Inc. says premium growth helped it overcome increases in administrative fees and other costs during the second quarter.[@@]WellChoice, New York, the parent of ...
August 04, 2005
Health Net To Epand Medicare EffortHealth Net Inc. is yet another major health carrier that used its second-quarter earnings conference to emphasize that it is looking for opportunities in ...
August 03, 2005
Provider Network Company Promotes Technology EecutivePrivate Healthcare Systems Inc. has promoted Frank Jackson to chief information officer.[@@]Jackson previously was vice president of applications delivery at PHCS, Waltham, a managed ...
August 03, 2005
Aetna Counsel Goes Back To TVLouis Briskman is leaving his job as general counsel of Aetna Inc. to become general counsel of CBS Corp.[@@]Briskman came to Aetna, Hartford, from ...
August 03, 2005
Conseco Reaches Out To ProducersConseco Insurance Company is starting a 30-city road show to reintroduce itself to distributors.[@@]Conseco Insurance is a life and health insurance unit of Conseco ...
August 03, 2005
Brokers Choose Firm To Administer Small Group Benefit PlansDigital Insurance Inc. says 5 insurance brokerage firms have hired it to take over administration of some of their small group benefit accounts.[@@]The firms ...