AmWINS Group Benefits introduced a new product to help self-insured clients manage risk on the rising costs of specialty pharmaceuticals.

Self-insured health plans could lose much of their autonomy, as federal health care reform could reshape requirements for their coverage.

A health care reform measure passed by three committees of the U.S. House of Representatives would “destroy” the self-insurance system in the country, according to the Self-Insurance Institute of America.

New York Gov. David Paterson appointed Paul Magaril, regional manager and counsel for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, to a newly created task force on group self-insurance.

Paul …  Read →

Changes in the economy and federal employee benefit rules could put increased pressure on self-insured plans’ reserves, according to an independent provider of plan analytics.

“If CFOs are not taking today’s …  Read →

Members of a national self-insurance industry trade group expressed concern March 12 about how proposed health care reform might harm the 75 million people who are covered by self-insured employee …  Read →