- Gap health insurance market explodes despite health reform
(Reuters) — Despite the promise of coverage through the health care reform law, the number of people applying for noncompliant short-term health insurance policies was up more than 100% in 2014, according to new data available from companies who…
- Study shows workers increasingly dissatisfied
Employees worldwide are growing increasingly dissatisfied with their work experience, according to a new analysis.
- Humana poses attractive takeover target
Rival health insurers looking to buy Humana Inc. likely would be attracted by the potential to diversify their books with the purchase of a major insurer that’s established in a fast growing sector of the market.
- Former Rutgers broker admits defrauding Aetna
A former insurance broker for Rutgers University admitted to stealing more than $10 million in premiums owed to Hartford, Connecticut-based Aetna Life Insurance Co.
- Large company pension funding improves
The funded status of pension plans sponsored by large employers improved in May, aided by gains in equity markets and a rise in bond interest rates, which reduced the value of plan liabilities, according to a Mercer L.L.C. analysis released Tuesday.
- Billions in health care subsidies hang on Supreme Court decision
A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis reveals how much is at stake in a health insurance law premium subsidy case now awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
- AIG offers home appliance cover as voluntary benefit
American International Group Inc. has launched AIG Home Protection, a voluntary employee benefit to cover out-of-pocket expenses related to repairing or replacing home appliances and products.
- PBGC insuring fewer single-employer pension plans
The number of single-employer pension plans insured by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. continues to tumble.
- Most 2015 health exchange enrollees keeping coverage
The overwhelming majority of individuals who enrolled in plans offered through public health insurance exchanges during the 2015 open season have paid their premiums and still have active coverage, the U.S.