by Kristin Steenson | Mar 23, 2018 | Insurance Industry
This week, we are reading updates on Ash Brokerage’s acquisition of Zenith Marketing Group, a poll from Kaiser Health News on Americans concerns over drug costs, and details on the partnership between BCBS Institute, Walgreens, CVS and Lyft to help provide...
by Kristin Steenson | Mar 16, 2018 | Insurance Industry
This week, we’re reading updates on the new Medicare cards, the lift on therapy caps for Medicare patients, and a proposal to expand in-home support in 2019 Medicare Advantage plans. Everything You Need to Know About the New Medicare Cards (But Beware Of Scams)...
by Kristin Steenson | Mar 9, 2018 | Insurance Industry, Life Insurance
This week, we’re reading an update from MIB Life Index on US life insurance application activity, a summary of Cigna’s proposed acquisition of Express Scripts, and Amazon’s launch of a low-cost version of Prime for Medicaid recipients. U.S. Life...
by Kristin Steenson | Jan 12, 2018 | Insurance Industry
This week, we’re highlighting Integrity Marketing Group’s acquisition of Neishloss & Fleming, and American National’s announcement that their subsidiaries will merger. Neishloss & Fleming Partners with Integrity Marketing Group for Next Phase...
by Kristin Steenson | Dec 8, 2017 | CSG Actuarial News, Insurance Industry
With the recent CVS-Aetna merger announcement, we have compiled the following articles on how this may impact the market and what mergers may be next. 4 major questions about the proposed CVS-Aetna merger | HealthcareDive | December 5, 2017 The largest healthcare...
by Kristin Steenson | Jun 16, 2017 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage
This week, we have an update on Combined Insurance’s plan to expand their agent force in 2017 and more information on the DOJ’s ramping up of efforts in their investigation of Medicare Advantage overpayments. Combined Insurance Aims to Hire 1,600 Sales...