Why Insurance Agencies at Crossroad Are Turning to Aggregators: Viewpoint August 27, 2018 By Nick San Filippo Even as they look back on several years of steady growth and success, many owners of independent insurance agencies now...
Senate Republicans Prepare Pre-Existing Condition Bill in Case Obamacare Nixed August 27, 2018 By Sahil Kapur Ten Senate Republicans have introduced legislation that would reinstate Obamacare rules that prohibit insurers from turning away people with pre-existing...
Express Scripts, Cigna Shareholders Vote in Favor of $52 Billion Acquisition August 27, 2018 By Caroline Humer and Ankur Banerjee Cigna Corp. shareholders on Friday voted in favor of the health insurer’s proposed $52 billion acquisition of pharmacy benefit manager...
Alcohol in Any Amount Found Unsafe; Linked to 3 Million Deaths a Year: Global Study August 26, 2018 A new scientific study concludes there is no safe level of drinking alcohol. The study shows that in 2016, nearly...
China’s Giant Ping An Insurance Sues U.S. Broker Over Use of Name August 24, 2018 China’s giant Ping An Insurance Group is suing a California-based wholesale brokerage over its use of the name Ping An....
U.S Traffic Fatalities Dip Slightly in First Half of 2018 August 24, 2018 Preliminary estimates indicate a leveling off of the recent upward trend in motor vehicle deaths, with the number of fatalities...
Big Insurers Still Taking a Pass on Marijuana Profits August 24, 2018 By Brian Louis Marijuana is already a multibillion-dollar business in the U.S. that’s drawing attention from some lawmakers eager for tax revenue and...
Bayer’s Monsanto Faces 8,000 U.S. Lawsuits on Glyphosate-Based Weedkillers August 24, 2018 The number of U.S. lawsuits brought against Bayer’s newly acquired Monsanto has jumped to about 8,000, as the German drugmaker...
Report Outlines Climate Change Risks Faced by Insurance Sector August 23, 2018 By Don Jergler A newly issued report that’s being touted as the “first important review of climate risk by an international financial standard...
Startup Root Raises $100 Million, Prepares to Go National August 23, 2018 By Mark Hollmer Root Insurance raised a $100 million financing round in a bid to fuel market expansion and hiring as the auto...