By Chad Terhune of California HealthLine With major insurers retreating from the federal health law’s marketplaces, California’s insurance commissioner said he supports a public option at the state level that could bolster competition and potentially serve […]
Covered California announced the rates and expansion plans for its small group health insurance exchange. The statewide weighted average rate increase is 5.9%, for employers and their employees beginning Jan. 1, 2017, which is down […]
Small business owners are finding that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has decreased the appeal of health care benefits to employees and increased the importance of a retirement plan, according to a recent survey conducted on […]
Many health insurers are turning their attention to off-exchange individual plan membership as more consumers withdraw from the exchanges, according to a report by Mark Farrah Associates. Although 4.9 million new members enrolled the exchanges […]
by Xan Rousselle In the insurance industry, it remains a challenge to attract young people as customers, employees and agents. Only 17% of college students are familiar with the financial services profession. But when a […]
For our annual survey, life insurance executives gave their take on the industry’s opportunities and challenges. When it comes major sales opportunities, executives told us that it’s Millennials, Millennials, Millennials! This generation (18 to 34) […]
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