Associated Press

• Unum executive to retire

  By Associated Press  |  May 23, 2013

  Unum Group said Thursday that one of its top executives will depart the insurance company.

• New WellPoint CEO streamlines insurer's business

  By Associated Press  |  May 21, 2013

  WellPoint Inc.'s new CEO is slimming the health insurer's business units to two from four as the company prepares for coverage expansions that will hit the market next year as part of the health care overhaul.

• Wet Seal to pay $7.5M in discrimination lawsuit

  By Associated Press  |  May 13, 2013

  Wet Seal Inc. has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a federal racial discrimination lawsuit filed by three of the retailer's former employees.

• Wisconsin Senate to take up dental insurance changes

  By Associated Press  |  May 7, 2013

  The Wisconsin state Senate plans to vote on a bill with bipartisan support that would allow dentists to charge more for certain services not covered by an insurance plan.

• Legal relief expands in Colo. discrimination cases

  By Associated Press  |  May 7, 2013

  Employees at smaller Colorado businesses will have more legal remedies for discrimination cases under a bill Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law amid strong opposition from business groups worried about litigation.

• Analyst raises ratings on Humana, UnitedHealth

  By Associated Press  |  May 6, 2013

  Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Humana Inc. climbed Monday, after a J.P. Morgan analyst said the insurers should be able to grow their Medicare Advantage enrollment despite looming reimbursement cuts.

• Blue Cross warns costs higher for NC individuals

  By Associated Press  |  May 3, 2013

  North Carolina's largest health insurer says the federal health insurance overhaul law kicking in next year will mean higher costs for about a third of its customers who pay for their own coverage and lower or stable prices for about two-thirds.

• Coventry Health's 1Q profit falls 21 pct

  By Associated Press  |  May 1, 2013

  Coventry Health Care's first-quarter earnings dropped 21 percent compared with a year ago when it booked a one-time gain tied to the health insurer's Medicare Advantage program.

• Ohio governor signs rules for health navigators

  By Associated Press  |  May 1, 2013

  Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed a bill requiring training and certification for a new group of professionals who will guide consumers through new insurance markets.

• Florida Senate passes Negron's Medicaid bill

  By Associated Press  |  April 30, 2013

  The Senate has passed a bill that would accept more than $50 billion federal dollars and offer health coverage to more than 1 million Floridians under the federal health law.