Life to the Max

Working on an interesting (well, to me , anyway) life case: Gentleman is 57 years young, and recently retired(!). When he chose his pension ...

Industry Kudos

This year's crop of National Underwriter Industry Elite Award winners has just been announced. As a past winner myself, I was pleased t...

MidWeek Potpourri

■ For the most part, "Limited Benefit" (aka MiniMed) plans have been verboten by the ObamaTax. Which is a shame, since they coul...

Bites the dust

Connecticut joins the parade of failed Obamacare exchanges. Unexpectedly. The reason? "The move stems from an order, made Thursday, [Ju...

Still another 3000% Rate Decrease

This never gets old: As we've previously mentioned , Grandmothered plans often renew mid-year (that is, not on January 1), and very few ...

#ObamaCareFail Unlucky Number 13

It's no surprise that ObamaPlan enrollment numbers continue to decline , but the sheer magnitude of that drop off is surely something t...

Friday LinkFest - UPDATED

[Scroll down for update] ■ First up, the folks at Employee Benefit News ask a rather interesting question: " Should HSAs and 401(k)s ...

From the P&C Files: Halt (Production)!

This is interesting: A few days after the Orlando nightclub terror attack, the TV show "The Last Ship" postponed its season premie...

IB In The News

Well this is nice: The folks at PR Newswire have published a list of insurance-related sites that " do a good job with promoting and co...

Friday Afternoon Dreams

I'll take "Wishful Thinking" for $400, Alex:

Settling for Life

We've written before about viaticals , which are generally used by folks with end-of-life financial needs. But there's another, rela...

Thursday Insurance Conundrum

Good question:

Waivin' in the wind

We've written before about group plans suspending spousal coverage, or applying a penalty to employees whose spouses have access to cov...

Potential Good Small Employer News

Yesterday, I met with a couple who own their own small business, and had recently hired their first employee. They wanted to offer health in...

Interesting LTCi Idea

So, have a client interested in Long Term Care insurance (LTCi), with some provisos. First, they are very concerned about potential rate in...

Hotdoggin' it with Oscar

Almost three years ago, Bob wrote about the travails of a New York-based health insurance start-up called Oscar. The fledgling carrier's...

Monday Morning Linkage

■ We first noted the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) back in May, noting how it so closely resembled the famed Independe...

Friday Afternoon Hat Trick

The Political Hat No, not three posts, but one very interesting - and provocative - post from a blog friend: " Rationing Healthcare, Mi...

Absolutely Amazing Customer Service Experience

Over the years, we've been pleased to blog on some really exceptional customer service experiences ( here and here , for example). And ...

Pot Luck Health Wonk Review

This week, Chris Fleming hosts the venerable HWR, and it's a doozy. Lots of thought-provoking posts, along with really helful context. ...