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Disability insurance satisfaction continues to be high

H. Cutner
Disability insurance - Income - Form

American workers covered by this type of coverage remain satisfied with what it provides. Millions of Americans are currently covered by disability insurance, providing them with protection against the loss of income they would otherwise face due to being unable to work because of an illness or injury. This coverage makes sure that policyholders will continue to have an income during these extended periods. A recent AHIP survey found that people who have disability insurance are highly satisfied with their coverage and what it provides. They indicated that they are…

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65% of Americans believe employer-sponsored health insurance is financially critical

Nordstrom
Health insurance - Survey - Keyboard

A new AHIP survey showed that employers feel it is important to recruitment and retention. About 65 percent of US adults feel that their employer-sponsored health insurance gives them “financial peace of mind” according to the results of a new AHIP survey. The survey was conducted as a component of a broader AHIP Coverage@Work campaign. The survey was conducted by Locust Street Group and ran from April 17 to April 25 on behalf of AHIP. The purpose was to gather insights into the thoughts adults have across the US regarding…

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Insurance agents hit with slashed commissions as new ACA enrollments launch

G. Turner
Insurance agents - Commissions

Insurers offering Affordable Care Act coverage are sometimes reducing the cut for those selling it. Insurance agents working for insurers selling coverage through the Affordable Care Act have started to alter the relationship they have with those employees by slashing – or eliminating – commissions for sales. Bright Health is among those that have advised their brokers that their commission structure is changing. According to a recent report in Fortune, Bright Health issued a note to its insurance agents stating that they had seen “extraordinary growth” in the enrollment into…

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Aetna steps out of America’s Health Insurance Plan

G. Turner
America's health insurance plan

The third largest and powerful healthcare plan provider in the country has stepped out of the group. The third largest medical insurer in the United States has now announced that it will be quitting America’s Health Insurance Plan, which is the powerful lobbying group in the industry that has been standing behind Obamacare. This is the second large health insurance company to leave the group, following the departure of UnitedHealthCare. Back in June, UnitedHealthCare announced that it was to be the first insurer to leave America’s Health Insurance Plan (AHIP).…

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Leading health care reform official takes place as insurance lobbyist

G. Turner
Marilyn Tavenner health care reform

Marilyn Tavenner will soon be stepping into a position at the head of an insurance industry lobbying group. A former leading U.S. health care reform official, Marilyn Tavenner, has now taken a position that is a step away from regulating health insurers, as she will be the next leader of an insurance industry lobbying group. The America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) group recently announced that Tavenner would be taking its lead. Tavenner had previously been the Administrator of the Centers for Medicaid Services, and had a major role in the…

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