Posts Tagged ‘Insurers’

Kansas, Oklahoma insurers won’t get a break on rebate rule

Washington, DC, United States (KaiserHealth) – Kansas and Oklahoma are the seventh and eighth states to get the thumbs down from the federal government on their requests to phase in new regulations that could result in health insurance rebates to consumers. Under the Affordable Care Act, companies that sell individual insurance policies must spend at [...]

Insurers improve quality and revenues in quest for 5-star government ratings

United States (KaiserHealth) – Nine Medicare Advantage plans scored top marks on the five-star government rating system for 2012, up from only three plans this year, according to new figures posted by Medicare Wednesday. That’s a small share of the 569 private Medicare plans, but it’s a laurel much of the industry is now chasing. [...]

Appealing An Insurer’s Denial Is Often A Good Strategy

Washington, DC, United States (KaiserHealth) – Nobody wants to get into a fight with a health insurer, but it may be worth your while. A recent Government Accountability Office report found that more claims problems stemmed from annoying but often straightforward billing and eligibility issues than from disagreements over whether care was medically appropriate. What’s [...]

Why Are Insurers Asking For Rate Hikes?

Welcome to 2010. Look around the states. Yes, they all have different perils for drivers to face. For some, it’s the weather with snow and ice making driving dangerous during winter. In others, it’s hurricanes and tornados. But leaving aside all the different types of peril, there’s one big problem for everyone with a vehicle [...]

Cost cuts put pvt insurers in a spot

The insurance regulator’s recent directive to cap expenses on unit-linked insurance policies and private insurers’ consequent bid to trim costs by shutting some of their smaller branches seem to have had a collateral impact… View full post on All Stories

42 insurers, brokers disassociate from NNPC-CIP, Group-life fuss

By Patience Saghana Forty-two insurance companies with not less than 300 brokers in the country have severed themselves from the protests flying in and around the media over the Nigerian National Pet… View full post on All Stories

Affordable Auto Insurance – Making The Right Choice Of Insurers

It is all very good to be attracted to insurers who offer you lower rates than the rest. But is that all there is to it? In choosing an insurance company, the cheapness of their rates should not be the only factor being considered. It is very necessary to apart from rates, also consider their [...]

Obtaining An Accurate Automotive Insurance Quote From Potential Auto Insurers

There are multiple factors involved in the determination of what you, as a vehicle owner, will have to pay for your automotive insurance. Many of these factors are not controllable by you but there is one that you can control. Of course you cannot control the factors such as your age or if you are [...]