healthcare

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  Rising health costs remain top concern of affluent

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 20, 2013

  The survey finds that rising healthcare expenses remain a top concern of 80 percent of mass affluent investors. This is down from 84 percent in October 2012 and 89 percent in April of 2012.

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  Health care, higher ed nab two-thirds of 403(b) market

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 8, 2013

  The health care and higher education 403(b) markets now represent 67 percent of the total 403(b) market.

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  Health tops reasons for early retirement

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 6, 2013

  Thirty-six percent of men cite personal health issues as a reason for retiring early versus 33 percent of women.

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  Pennsylvania forgoes state exchange

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  December 12, 2012

  Gov. Tom Corbett says that state authority to run a health insurance exchange may be “illusory.”

• In U.S., more cite obesity as most urgent health problem

  By Staff Writer  |  December 6, 2012

  As Americans' waistlines continue to expand, so do their concerns about obesity.

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  Life insurance is sold, not bought. But for how long?

  By Anand S. Rao  |  October 19, 2012

  Technological, cultural and regulatory changes are forcing the life insurance sector to re-evaluate its fundamental belief that insurance is sold and not bought.

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  Allianz survey: Two-thirds of older boomers cite rising healthcare costs as top concern

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  October 10, 2012

  Two-thirds of baby boomers who are within 10 years of retirement say that rising health care costs will have the greatest effect on their retirement outlook, according to a new report.

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  California Passes Bill to Beef-Up Health Anti-Fraud Prosecution

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  September 5, 2012

  Assembly Bill 2138 would in some cases double the current annual assessment of 10 cents per insured.

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  Conn. Approves Health Rate Increase Not Compliant with PPACA MLR

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  August 20, 2012

  The rates do not meet the 80% minimum medical loss ratio, and come under the 10% review trigger, meaning the company, a United Healthcare offshoot, will likely have to rebate policyholders in future years.

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  Aon Hewett: Encouraging Employees to Reduce Health Risks Is Top Challenge of Employers

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  August 8, 2012

  Sixty-five percent of the surveyed companies say that motivating employee participants to adopt measures that reduce health risk factors is their top challenge. Smaller percentages of the surveyed companies cite other factors as top challenges.