Archive for June 2014
Early retirees falling into coverage gap?
These days, millions more Americans have health insurance than they did just a few years ago, but at the same time, there is still a potentially significant part of the population that could be affected by a lack of coverage: baby boomers who retire early.
Read MoreRegulators may make life insurance industry harder to navigate
One of the things that’s most often cited by those in the life insurance industry as a potentially major impediment to future growth is heavy – and growing – oversight from regulators at both the state and federal levels.
Read MoreNo surprise: Consumers generally don’t have enough life insurance
Over the past several years, the life insurance industry has struggled to reach many consumers in the ways it used to, for a number of reasons.
Read MoreHurricane season likely to be quiet for P&C insurers
The past few years have been relatively quiet in terms of the number of hurricanes which have made landfall in the U.S., following the major problems caused as Hurricane Sandy rampaged up the East Coast in 2012 and did significant damage.
Read MoreLife insurers get good news from U.S. Senate decision
For the past few years, since the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, there has been a lot of uncertainty about the ways in which insurance companies had to conform to capital standards.
Read MoreHow have health care costs risen since the ACA was signed?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s coverage mandate only went into effect this year, but the impact the law has had on the health care and insurance industries was profound long before that.
Read MoreObama administration once again working to revamp exchange sites
The rollout of the health insurance exchange websites mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was infamously rocky, and left the Obama administration vulnerable to criticism while also potentially costing millions of Americans the chance to find affordable health insurance options as early as possible.
Read MoreWhen will people need to buy health insurance outside open enrollment?
These days, when Americans need to sign up for health insurance, they may think they’re only able to do so through the well-known online exchanges run by state or federal governments.
Read MoreExperts worry over information problems on ACA coverage applications
Millions of Americans were able to successfully apply for health insurance coverage as part of the Obama administration’s various efforts ahead of the sign-up deadline earlier this year.
Read MoreHealth insurance premium increases likely to settle next year
One of the biggest issues that many consumers faced this year, as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s coverage mandate was put into place and brought millions into the health insurance pool, is that premiums for such plans took appreciable steps forward.
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