Insurance Industry News
3 Ways Life Insurers May Be Doing Fee-Based Products All Wrong
David Lau, the founder of a fee-based product supplier, says agents and RIAs really are different. Source: Think Advisor
Read More6 Tips for Preventing Cyber Extortion at Health Care Organizations
If you collect client health data when you take in applications or help with claims, this might affect you. Source: Think Advisor
Read MoreTrump Urges Mental Health Action After Shooting, Sidesteps Guns
Trump’s administration has proposed cutting the National Institute of Mental Health budget by about 30%. Source: Think Advisor
Read MoreWorried About Amazon, Companies Run Into Google's Arms
The Onion, as usual, has the clearest understanding of what everyone is thinking. Source: Think Advisor
Read MoreMeet Trump's Proposed Market-Based Health Care Grants
The MBHCG program could put states in charge of $146 billion in ACA-replacer grants in 2020. Source: Think Advisor
Read More3 Ways Training Can Prevent Elder Financial Abuse
An executive at LIMRA talks about what her organization is doing to protect older consumers. Source: Think Advisor
Read MoreRegulators' Inquiries Into Aetna Claims Review Practices Not Likely to Derail CVS Merger: Lawyers
Officials want to know if a medical director looked at patient medical records when making determinations. Source: Think Advisor
Read MoreHigh-Deductible Plans Are Holding Down Health Spending: Government Actuaries
The actuaries estimate that the net cost of private insurance will rise about 7.8% this year. Source: Think Advisor
Read MorePush Employers to Use Private Exchanges: Harvard Professor
Leemore Dafny said at a hearing that workers in multi-plan programs pick leaner, cheaper options than their bosses would. Source: Think Advisor
Read MoreIgnoring ACA Rules, Idaho `Freedom' Plans Come With Benefits Limits
Idaho Blue believes some consumers would prefer skinner coverage with lower premiums. Source: Think Advisor
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