HEALTHCARE Critical Illness Market Shows Continued Growth and Product Interest The critical illness market seems to be taking off. The market saw an increase in reported new business premium of nearly $381 million in 2014 […]
HEALTHCARE Consumers Don’t Do a Great Job of Researching Health Care Benefits Employers continue to load more health care expenses onto workers. But 53% of employees are still choosing a major medical plan based on […]
IN CALIFORNIA Agents See Lower Revenues From 2010 to 2014, there was a 60% increase in the number of insurance sales agents in California. Yet, their median annual income went down 8%, according to a […]
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Why Employees Don’t Stick with Wellness Initiatives While most employees like wellness programs and feel they help them manage their health, many don’t stay engaged in their programs throughout the year, according to […]
The uninsured rate among those 16 to 64 has fallen to 15.5% from 20.8% during 2014, Gallup says. Since there are about 200 million Americans in that demographic, the figure implies that Obamacare brought new […]
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 over increasing health insurance premiums, […]
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