insurance

• Premium increases remain steady

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 17, 2013

  Health insurance premiums have remained steady in the lead up to the implementation of the main provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to new analysis.

• 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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  PPACA regulators tackle broker compensation

  By Allen Greenberg  |  May 9, 2013

  Agents and brokers who want to help clients enroll in health insurance exchanges will be able to do so once they register with regulators and will get paid according to what the market will bear.

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  High hospital bills go public, but will it help?

  By Connie Cass, Lauran Neergaard  |  May 9, 2013

  Why does a joint replacement cost 40 times as much at one hospital as at another across the country? It's a mystery, federal health officials say.

• 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.

• Copying Warren Buffett harder for investors today

  By Josh Funk  |  May 3, 2013

  Investor Warren Buffett has a knack for explaining what he does in simple terms that sound easy to follow, and his ranking as one of the world's richest men inspires many to copy his moves.

• What’s the price of lettuce?

  By Marty Traynor  |  May 1, 2013

  We can probably all agree that lettuce, as a product, is a commodity. If there is a head of lettuce sitting on your kitchen counter, it could have been purchased at any store, with any provider’s brand name, and there is nothing to differentiate it from another head of lettuce...

• Benefits Newswire

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 1, 2013

  The Obama administration in February released a proposed rule outlining the standards for navigators who will help consumers shop for health insurance in new exchanges set up by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

• Health care tactic focus of bill going to McCrory

  By Associated Press  |  April 30, 2013

  Gov. Pat McCrory will soon have a bill prohibiting a health care insurance negotiating tactic that rivals of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina argue it uses to discourage competition and inflate health care costs.

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  Boston victims face huge bills

  By Lindsey Tanner  |  April 26, 2013

  Cost of amputating a leg? At least $20,000. Cost of an artificial leg? More than $50,000 for the most high-tech models. Cost of an amputee's rehab? Often tens of thousands of dollars more. These are just a fraction of the medical expenses victims of the Boston Marathon bombing will face.