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After a Near-Death Experience, Individual LTC Sales Rise Sharply
By Trevor ThomasIndividual long term care (LTC) insurance sales rose 13% in the first half of this year, reversing a sales decline that had endured for most of the previous seven years, LIMRA reports.
September 10, 2010
PPACA: Mixing It UpRegulators have to figure out how to handle health carriers that offer more than one type of health plan when they implement the new minimum medical loss ratio rules.
September 10, 2010
Sebelius to AHIP: Enough with the Letters, AlreadyU.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the Obama administration will take action if health insurers continue to blame 2011 rate hikes on the Affordable Care Act.
September 10, 2010
Fla. Stats Reveal Zombie CarriersMany Florida health insurers cover fewer than 5 people in Florida.
September 10, 2010
AALTCI Courts ConsumersThe American Association for Long Term Care Insurance is placing an 8-page consumer guide in the November issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.
September 10, 2010
Mini-Med Plans: Noose Now a Little LooseSellers of limited-benefit medical plans say they need more flexibility from the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
September 10, 2010
Security Mutual Life Insurance Company appoints new vice presidentJanet M. Buzil, MBA, is joining Security Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York, as vice president, national worksite sales and marketing. Click the headline to read the whole story.
September 10, 2010
AALTCI Courts ConsumersThe American Association for Long Term Care Insurance is placing an 8-page consumer guide in the November issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.