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• AIG to invest $92.5 million in Chinese carrier

  By The Associated Press  |  May 21, 2013

  American International Group Inc. said Monday that it will spend $718.1 million Hong Kong dollars ($92.5 million) in a rights offering by Chinese insurance company PICC Property and Casualty Co.

• Rite Aid adds former carrier CEO to board

  By The Associated Press  |  May 20, 2013

  Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp.'s board of directors has elected former Blue Shield of California Chairman and CEO Bruce G. Bodaken to its board of directors.

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  Bucking tradition

  By Mike Sullivan  |  May 20, 2013

  Like this forward-thinking retailer, our own industry would benefit from advancing its collective mindset. We need to consider innovative possibilities, rather than cling to time-honored practices. We must expand beyond the walls of tradition that confine us.

• NFP names new CEO

  By The Associated Press  |  May 20, 2013

  National Financial Partners Corp. said Monday that it named Douglas Hammond, its current president and chief operating officer, as its new chief executive officer.

• Plain Truths about Dental and Vision Within Health Care Reform

  By Sponsor: Ameritas  |  May 17, 2013

• Allianz blames low rates for earnings pressure

  By David McHugh  |  May 15, 2013

  Low losses from natural disasters and higher prices in the key markets of Germany, Turkey and Latin America lifted profits at German insurance company Allianz SE during the first quarter.

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  Don't ignore disability insurance

  By Bruce Hentschel  |  May 13, 2013

  According to the Social Security Administration, 30 percent of people will encounter a disability of three months or longer at some point during their working years. If that happened to you, could you afford life without a paycheck?

• Analyst lifts Express Scripts rating, price target

  By The Associated Press  |  May 13, 2013

  A Jefferies analyst lifted his rating and price target for Express Scripts on Monday, saying uncertainties surrounding member enrollment and contract attrition is gone.

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  Dental industry slams PPACA for neglecting adult dental care

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 10, 2013

  The American Dental Association slammed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for its neglect of dental care for adults, calling the law “a missed opportunity” that fails to address critical dental issues.

• U.S. medicine spending shows rare dip in 2012

  By Linda A. Johnson  |  May 9, 2013

  Spending on prescription medicines in the U.S. fell for the first time in decades last year, slipping as cash-strapped consumers continued to cut back on use of health care services.