Pet insurance is considered property insurance, and pet coverage and pet wellness programs will soon face new regulations and disclosure requirements under a bill signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. House Bill 655, approved with no opposition in …
AXA XL Insurance has partnered with IPRS Health to launch an employer’s liability insurance solution, AXA XL HealthAssist, for UK organizations. With workplace injury and new cases of work-related ill-health costing employers approximately £3 billion ($3.8 billion) per year in …
When Canadians hit the gym, they’re not the only ones who benefit. Their insurers stand to gain as well. “If we can have a healthier workplace it is going to decrease disability costs, it’s going to decrease general health costs …
For all its absurdity, the debate over Obamacare has accomplished something positive: It has educated people that insurance is really about risk pooling — as in you need both healthy and sick people to participate if it’s going to be …
A lobbying group representing older Americans sued the Obama administration on Monday claiming regulations for programs designed to rein in employee health care costs will subject workers to invasions of their medical privacy. Rules released in May by the U.S. …
Dale Arnold, who worked for Wisconsin plastics maker Flambeau, chose not to take his work-sponsored health assessment and biometric screening. The company responded by pulling his insurance coverage. Like many employers, Flambeau uses a wellness program to cut insurance costs …
Consultants hired by Arkansas legislators to review the state’s “private option” Medicaid plan have recommended that the program continue but suggested changes that would move participants into jobs and ensure they are leading healthy lives. Under its own approach to …
U.S. employers can reward workers with as much 30 percent of the cost of their health insurance benefits in return for participation in programs to monitor weight, cholesterol and other “wellness” measures, the Obama administration said Thursday. Honeywell International Inc., …
U.S. companies are increasingly penalizing workers who decline to join “wellness” programs, embracing an element of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that has raised questions about fairness in the workplace. Beginning in 2014, the law known as Obamacare raised the …
A long-awaited report on workplace wellness programs, which has still not been publicly released, delivers a blow to the increasingly popular efforts, Reuters has learned, casting doubt on a pillar of the Affordable Care Act and a favorite of the …
