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Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. Leads Tuesday's AMBG as Global Insurance Index Declines
The AMBG closed Tuesday, May 11, at 801.65 (-0.71%). Of the 15 A.M. Best stock indexes, five rose and 10 declined. Leading A.M. Best's Global Insurance Composite Index (AMBG) were Hyundai Marine Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. (+6.28%) and Health N... -
Lesbians and Gay Men Show Broad Support for Health Care Reform
In a national survey following President Obama's signature on the final health care reform legislation, 46% of all Americans expressed support for the plan (with 54% opposed). That measure of support, however, escalates sharply among gay me... -
WellCare May Pursue Cash From Former CEO
WellCare Health Plans Inc., the Florida-based health insurer, may try to recover money from former Chief Executive Officer Todd S. Farha after finding claims of financial misstatements have merit. Claims against Farha, who also had been cha... -
Health Insurers Deny Some Due to Job
Health insurers in California refuse to sell individual coverage to people simply because of their occupations or use of certain medicines, according to documents obtained by The Times. Entire categories of workers , including roofers, pro... -
Snowe Calls on Majority Leader Reid to Include Strong Derivatives Title in Financial Regulation Refor
U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, today in a letter urged Majority Leader Harry Reid to include critical provisions to create transparency and stability within the derivatives markets... -
Emerson: Health Law Penalties to Hit 4,000,000 Americans
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (MO-08) said the Congressional Budget Office today divulged that four million Americans are likely to be subject to the penalties for not carrying government-approved health insurance in 2016. This law... -
Ministry of Health says changes are needed to overcome challenges to healthcare provision in the Midd
Middle East Innovations Summit, was officially opened this morning with a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by an opening address by Dr. Salem Al Darmaki, Acting Director General, Ministry of Health - United Arab Emirates - at the Yas Island... -
QIO Uses Milliman Care Guidelines(R) for Medicare Reviews in New Jersey
Healthcare Quality Strategies, Inc. (HQSI), one of the nation's leading Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs), has signed a five-year licensing agreement with Milliman Care Guidelines LLC, A Milliman Company, to use the Care Guidelines f... -
UnitedHealth Group Rolls Out Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance
UnitedHealth Group announced it is launching the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance, a partnership with YMCA of the USA and Walgreens to help prevent and control diabetes, pre-diabetes and obesity. According to a release, the Diabetes... -
Allsup Releases Report on Healthcare Legislation Effects on People with Disabilities
Allsup, a nationwide provider of Social Security disability representations and Medicare Plan selection services, announced the release of data on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliati... -
Pending Program to Pump $5 Billion Into Employer Health Plans for Retirees
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the White House have released a more detailed explanation of a program that will insure early retirees with coverage assistance -- one of the earliest health care reform provisions set fo... -
Healthcare Entrepreneur Back in Business
Armed with $150 million in investor money, veteran entrepreneur Miguel ``Mike'' Fernandez charged back into the health insurance market in a big way Tuesday with the purchase of Total Health Choice, betting that Medicaid HMOs are about to u... -
Drug, Device Companies Require Product, Trial Policies
The trials and tribulations of drug and medical device companies are numerous,financing, products that may not pan out, regulatory hurdles, competition. Then there's insurance. Insurance has gotten more costly for just about all companies i... -
INDIA'S RELIGARE TO FINALISE BANK PARTNER FOR HEALTH INSURANCE
After parting ways with Switzerland-based Swiss Re last year, Indian financial services firm Religare Enterprises (BSE:532915) is now in the process of finalising a domestic bank as partner for its proposed health insurance business. We are... -
Property, Health Insurance Top Hotel Chain Worries
Rising insurance costs are a big headache for hotel owners in the U.S. In fact, insurance is the fastest-growing expense for hotel operators in the country, according to an August report from PKF Hospitality Research, part of Los Angeles-ba... -
Congress makes the final modifications to medical care, the insurance industry to explore derivatives
Congress is finished with health care reform. With approvals of the final modification bills, the lawmakers have now ended their work, leaving it to U.S. health providers and insurers to adapt to the new system -- a series of changes set fo... -
KCCI covers staff for health insurance
First time in the history of Karachi Chamber of Commerce Industry our leadership and office bearers, for better health and maintaining pleasant working environment, health insurance coverage is provided to all staff of KCCI expressed by Abd... -
HEALTHCARE: Insurers see most changes; some taxes; more insured
ealthcare reform enacted last week is the most sweeping change Orange Countys modern healthcare industry has seen, with carrots and sticks for just about every sector. For the countys hospitals, medical device makers, drug companies and oth... -
Hall Meets with Poughkeepsie Family Helped by Health Care Reform Bill
Poughkeepsie, NY - U.S. Rep. John Hall (NY-19) met today with Maria Pallo and her family in their Poughkeepsie home to talk about how the landmark health insurance reform legislation will benefit them. Congressman Hall's visit was part of h... -
Insured Healthcare Facilities 232 Loan Application
SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on...
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Tap Retirement Funds Penalty-Fr
Copyright 2009 Investor's Business Daily, Inc.All Rights Reserved Investor's Business Daily June 1, 2009... -
Getting Older, but working long
Copyright: The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind. Source: News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) Wordcount:... -
Health Plans awaiting verdict i
(BestWire Services Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Health plans expect to hear a final decision on 6 April... -
High-Deductible Health Plans Of
Study finds that high-deductible health plans are increasingly used by healthy people who are unlikely... -
Milliman Survey Says Dominate V
Copyright: PR Newswire Source: PR Newswire Wordcount: 753 SEATTLE, March 31 / PRNewswire / - Milliman... -
Aetna’s CEO Williams Tops Ind
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna's (NYSE: AET) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ronald A.... -
Investment Fund Files Suit MBIA
The Delaware Chancery Court is requested to cancel an agreement facilitated by the New York State Insurance... -
UnitedHealth Lands $21.8B Milit
UnitedHealth Group revenue from government programs is about to get much bigger. The Minnetonka health... -
Much to consider about COBRA su
THERE ARE SEVERAL pros and cons for Congress to weigh when it considers extending the law that temporarily... -
New York State Health Plans to
Affinity Health Plan, AmeriChoice by United HealthCare, Fidelis Care New York, Health Plus PHSP, Hudson...
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Aetna CEO Ronald A. Williams' 2
Apr. 23--Aetna Inc. Chief Executive Ronald A. Williams got $3.14 million in compensation for 2008 and... -
UnitedHealth, Aetna Win TRICARE
WASHINGTON, Jul 14, 2009 (A. M. Best via COMTEX)--UnitedHealth Group Inc. Aetna Inc. were awarded contracts... -
Seniors Defend Targeted Health
WASHINGTON -- One of the largest spending cuts Congress could rely on to pay for an overhaul of the nation's... -
Class-Action Suit Says Nationwi
A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against Nationwide Life Insurance Co. alleging the company... -
What is the Actual Number of Am
CNN has a fascinating post today on a question I've pondered in this space in the past: How many Americans... -
HealthMarkets, Subsidiaries Ban
HealthMarkets Inc. and two subsidiaries have settled a lawsuit by the Massachusetts attorney general that... -
Ingenix Acquires AIM Healthcare
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ingenix, a leading health information, technology... -
Economy-Driven Furloughs May Im
To deal with the economic downturn without laying off workers, some employers have instituted voluntary... -
8 Steps For Measuring The Cost
Even before the current economic crisis, evidence indicated that close to 70 million American workers... -
TriZetto Survey: Use of health
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - A growing number of health plans believe that the transition... -
Mass Health Course at: As Obama
Copyright: The Philadelphia Inquirer Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, The Wordcount: 1578 Mar. 31--BOSTON... -
NAIC Members: Prescription For
Lost in the din of this summers health care debates is one important fact: there is a strong consensus...
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