Health plan executives may be missing an opportunity to capitalize on the growing demand for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, according to a survey by KPMG. Consumer adoption of these plans is expected to grow as […]
Assembly member Roger Hernández (D –West Covina) introduced Assembly Bill 248, which require large employers to offer only comprehensive health insurance to their employees. AB 248 would prohibit health plans or insurers from offering large […]
Midland National Life Insurance Company has agreed to pay a $1.3 million settlement and reform its business practices. The Dept. of Insurance says that Midland National did not inform its own agents that the annuity […]
Eliminating discrimination on the basis of preexisting conditions is one of the central features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But there is evidence that insurers are resorting to other tactics to dissuade high-cost patients […]
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% during the review from 2009 […]
Benefitter recently asked 1,028 brokers how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has affected them. Eighty percent had negative or critical feedback around the Affordable Care Act. The following are brokers’ top concerns: 26% Rate increases […]
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