Archive for January 2016
Health insurance mergers drawing more scrutiny from states
Over the last few years, several of the nation’s major health insurance providers have decided to merge for a number of reasons.
Read MoreExperts continue to stress importance of life insurance for millennials
Over the last few years, life insurance companies have started to slowly but surely rebuild the enrollment numbers that took such a big hit during and even after the recession, but one group is still largely absent from the market.
Read MoreConsumers with high-deductible insurance often don’t consider options
Over the last several years, one of the big issues in the health care industry as a whole is that people have been buying the coverage they’re required by law to have, but they aren’t often tapping it.
Read MoreSome experiencing health insurance problems to start the new year
Since 2014, millions of Americans have been able to sign up for low-cost health insurance coverage they otherwise would not have had, as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Read MoreHealthcare.gov enrollment now open, but what can consumers do to save?
Millions of Americans who are eligible to either renew their health insurance coverage through Healthcare.gov or sign up for the first time are now eligible to do so for the 2016 calendar year.
Read MoreFlorida seeks ban on uncommon life insurance practice
Millions of Americans may be looking to buy life insurance for perfectly understandable, traditional reasons.Â
Read MoreOpen enrollment deadline already approaching
Millions of Americans have signed up for health insurance coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act over the last few years, giving them access to far more reasonably priced treatments when needed.
Read MoreSome jobs lead to higher costs for life insurance
Life insurance is something that a lot of Americans say they value when polled on the topic, but there seems to be a major disconnect between what they value and what they actually buy.
Read MoreMore life insurers tracking policyholder habits with technology
In recent years, many life insurance companies have been battling against a number of circumstances that made consumers a little hesitant to buy the (often necessary) coverage these firms offered.
Read MoreHigh-deductible health insurance leads to reduced care, not frugality
The standard line of thought has been that if consumers see their health insurance plans involve higher deductibles, they would be more likely to shop around for the most affordable coverage and care possible resulting in reduced health-care costs.
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