Key Trends in Personal Accident and Health Insurance
The U.S. insurance segment for personal accident and health accounted for 35% of the industry’s gross written premium in 2013. The segment recorded a compound annual growth rate of 3.5%…
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Jerry Brown, Employee Unions Set to Tangle Over Health Insurance
After years of making concessions to Gov. Jerry Brown, California labor leaders had hoped that the fourth-and-final-term Democrat finally would be in a giving mood. But after the governor’s budget…
Prop. 45’s Defeat Is a Boon for Health Insurers
Obamacare paid off for the health insurance industry again at the ballot box as Californians soundly rejected a bid to rein in health insurance rates. Even so, insurance companies still face heat…
Word & Brown Selected as New GA for Anthem Blue Cross
ORANGE, Calif. — The Word & Brown General Agency has been awarded a new General Agent contract with Anthem Blue Cross, one of California’s longest standing health insurance companies. The…
Why Medical Bills are Killing Us
Why are we paying so much for healthcare? Why do we spend nearly 20% of our gross domestic product on health care, twice as much as most other developed countries, which…
Kaiser Tops State Health Insurance Market with 40% Share
Nonprofit healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente had a 40% share of California’s $59-billion health insurance market for employers and individuals, new data show. A report issued this week by Citigroup analyst…