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Assurant Reaches Agreement to Refund $2.75 Million: Assurant Health has reached an agreement with the Indiana Insurance Department to refund $2.75 million in insurance premiums. The department reviewed ...
Date: May 18, 2012    
USI Exec: Uncertainty of US Health Care Reform Bad for Business: With the future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the hands of the Supreme Court, the possibility that the individual mandate could be ...
Date: May 16, 2012    
Illinois Governor Laying Groundwork for Health Exchange: Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is laying the groundwork for an Illinois-based health care exchange. The Democrat is developing requests for proposals to build its ...
Date: May 15, 2012    
Towers Watson to Buy Largest US Private Medicare Health Plan Exchange: Global consulting firm Towers Watson said it will acquire for about $435 million a company it says operates the largest private Medicare health plan exchange ...
Date: May 14, 2012    
PIAA Panel: Tomorrow's Health Care Market Will Survive on New Partnerships, New Models: Expanding into other markets in the face of a changing health care marketplace should be done carefully, according to Tim Kenesey, president and chief ...
Date: May 11, 2012    
BMS Intermediaries See 'Uncertainty' in MPL Market: Mike Hollenbach, executive vice president of BMS Intermediaries Inc., said it would "be an understatement" to say medical professional liability insurance is ...
Date: May 11, 2012    
Cigna to Buy Great American Supplemental for $295 Million: Cigna Corp. has agreed to acquire for $295 million Great American Supplemental Benefits Group, a developer and seller of supplemental health insurance plans, ...
Date: May 11, 2012    
Cigna's Manders: Managing Care of Dual Eligibles in Medicaid, Medicare a Revenue Maker: With its acquisition of HealthSpring Inc. earlier this year, Cigna Corp. sees a potentially huge revenue-generating opportunity by providing managed-care ...
Date: May 11, 2012    
Contract Dispute Between Highmark, Hospital System Ends; Insurer Awaits OK to Affiliate With Another: Members of Highmark Inc.'s commercial and Medicare Advantage plans will have in-network access to all University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System ...
Date: May 7, 2012    
Transcript: ‘First Monday’ Looks at Reinsurance Sector; Impact of Supreme Court PPACA Ruling and MPLI: The following is a transcript of the May 2012 episode of “First Monday,” which features commentary pertinent to the global insurance industry by A.M. Best ...
Date: May 7, 2012    
NH Health Insurers May Have to Pay Naturopathic Providers Like Other Medical Providers: In a tight 13-11 vote, a controversial bill in New Hampshire that requires health insurance companies to pay licensed naturopathic providers just as they would ...
Date: May 4, 2012    
N.J.'s Horizon Blues Latest Health Insurer With Plans to Open Retail Store: The largest health insurance company in New Jersey is the latest to announce plans to open a store, which would be the first such retail outlet in the Garden ...
Date: May 4, 2012    
US Jobs Report: Insurance Industry Adds 3,800 Jobs in April: The U.S. insurance industry added 3,800 jobs in April, marking a narrow 0.2% increase over the previous month, according to the latest employment report ...
Date: May 4, 2012    
Report: Health Insurers to Issue Estimates $1.3 Billion in Rebates Under MLR Requirement: Health insurance companies in the United States will issue an estimated $1.3 billion in rebates by this August under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care ...
Date: May 3, 2012    
US House Bill Aims to Reform Workers' Comp Medicare Set-Aside System: The U.S. House of Representatives has taken up an insurance industry-supported bill designed to fix delays in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' ...
Date: May 1, 2012    
N.J. Insurers Warned to Stop Medical Stop-Loss Selection Practices: Insurers in New Jersey are violating state statute by writing medical stop-loss insurance policies for self-funded and other small employers based on the ...
Date: May 1, 2012    
Striking It Rich: Health insurers see Latin America as an emerging business opportunity, thanks to a growing segment of wealthy consumers there who are buying private health ...
Date: May 1, 2012    
Aetna Eyes Retail Opportunity for Health Coverage With Costco: Although Aetna Inc. isn't among the list of U.S. health insurers to have its own store, the company sees an opportunity to sell health coverage ...
Date: April 30, 2012    
Elections to Decide Whether Insurance Industry Plays Offense or Defense: With campaigning already becoming testy ahead of the Nov. 6 national elections, insurance industry representatives said there are some key races in play that ...
Date: April 30, 2012    
Alabama Blues, BCBS Association Face Class Action Alleging They Conspired to Divide Markets: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama and the national Blue Cross Blue Shield Association are facing a proposed class-action lawsuit in federal court alleging ...
Date: April 24, 2012    
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