Showing posts with label Insurance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Insurance. Show all posts

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Struggling for Profit Selling Health Insurance in State Marketplaces

Struggling for Profit Selling Health Insurance in State Marketplaces


The marketplaces were expected to draw millions of individual customers to an array of start-up insurers. But the market is smaller than those companies hoped.


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Friday, June 17, 2016

Wealth Matters: Insurance May Have You Covered, but It Might Not Be Worth It

Wealth Matters: Insurance May Have You Covered, but It Might Not Be Worth It


While a homeowners’ policy can be expanded to include risks like online bullying, such coverage may not be suitable for most people.


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Monday, May 30, 2016

Swiss Investigate Apparent Suicide of Ex-Chief of Zurich Insurance

Swiss Investigate Apparent Suicide of Ex-Chief of Zurich Insurance


The death of Martin Senn, who had resigned from the insurer in December, comes less than three years after the suicide of its chief financial officer.


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Friday, May 27, 2016

Finally, Private Unemployment Insurance. But Will Anyone Buy It?

Finally, Private Unemployment Insurance. But Will Anyone Buy It?


IncomeAssure offers coverage that provides half your pretax pay, minus state jobless benefits, for up to 24 weeks.


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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

AXA in Talks to Exit Life Insurance and Savings Businesses in Britain

AXA in Talks to Exit Life Insurance and Savings Businesses in Britain


The French insurer said it expected to receive about $ 952 million from any sale of the units, which would include the SunLife company.


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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

High Deductibles in Health Insurance

High Deductibles in Health Insurance


Readers discuss a lack of affordability and access, and explain the effect of a “wellness” strategy on the insurance industry.


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Saturday, November 14, 2015

Many Say High Deductibles Make Their Health Law Insurance All but Useless

Many Say High Deductibles Make Their Health Law Insurance All but Useless


For many consumers, the sticker shock is coming not on the front end, when they purchase Affordable Care Act plans, but when they get sick and are hit by sky-high deductibles.










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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Lloyds Profit Dipped in 3rd Quarter, Weighed Down by Loan Insurance Provisions

Lloyds Profit Dipped in 3rd Quarter, Weighed Down by Loan Insurance Provisions


The British bank’s results were again dragged down as it set aside $ 767 million to potentially compensate customers who were improperly sold so-called payment protection insurance.










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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Matt Harvey’s Agent Takes Out Insurance Policy on Him

Matt Harvey’s Agent Takes Out Insurance Policy on Him


Matt Harvey’s agent, Scott Boras, has taken out a policy on the 26-year-old right-hander to give him some financial protection should he sustain another serious arm injury before he can cash in.










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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Doctors’ Association Sees Harm in Insurance Mergers

Doctors’ Association Sees Harm in Insurance Mergers


The American Medical Association says the proposed merger of Anthem and Cigna, along with that of Aetna and Humana, could reduce competition in 154 metropolitan areas in 23 states.


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Thursday, August 20, 2015

Your Money Adviser: Factors Unrelated to Driving Can Affect Car Insurance

Your Money Adviser: Factors Unrelated to Driving Can Affect Car Insurance


Many insurers also use a variety of other data, like marital status, as well as a version of credit score, to set rates.










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