Health exchange regulations set by the health reform law and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this month leave many questions unanswered that must be addressed before state implementation, according to a consulting firm.

A critical illness insurance trade group is highlighting the benefits of having such coverage with a new survey detailing the possibility of serious illness or injury.

The House on Saturday approved its version of health care reform (more like health care hijacking…click here for story).

Janet Trautwein, CEO of the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) responded …  Read →

Health insurer CareFirst and one of its regional subsidiaries do not have excessive surplus and efforts to divide those funds could prove detrimental, according to a new report.

Product design is out with variable annuities, replaced by pricing and their security as a retirement vehicle, according to the author of a study on the variable annuity market.

Peter …  Read →

As politicians eliminate or ignore traditional methods of assessing risk for health insurers, the likelihood of increased health insurance premiums grows, according to an analysis performed for the Council for …  Read →

Guaranteed life benefits were included in about 96% of variable annuities sold last year, an increase from the 87% that provided the benefit in 2004, a new survey finds.

Guaranteed life …  Read →

Defined-benefit pension plans lost $54 billion in assets in February, according to a new report from Milliman Inc., a consulting and actuarial firm.

The losses, however, were offset by liability decreases …  Read →