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Website Compares Health Insurance Rates For 2009
Connecticut consumers who need to choose a health plan for 2009 can now find the new comparison guide to health insurers on the Connecticut Insurance Department’s website.
The guide, “Managed Care Organizations in Connecticut,” is also available by writing to the department at P.O. Box 816, Hartford, CT 06142-0816. Read more
Health Insurers Prime for New Business With Democratic Rule
Health insurers are priming themselves to gain new business from policy changes likely to be approved with Democrats in control of Washington.
Democrats are expected to expand federal programs that cover low-income children and adults, groups that insurers are increasingly contracted to administer via private Medicaid plans. More funding for those programs could offset further cuts of government reimbursement made to private Medicare plans, for which the industry has been bracing. Read more
Health Insurance Exchange bought by Brown & Brown
Brown & Brown Inc. has announced the acquisition of Health Insurance Exchange Inc., an employee benefits insurance firm.
According to a release, the company acquired Seattle-based Health Insurance Exchange on Nov. 5. The company will operate in an existing Brown & Brown Seattle office. Health Insurance Exchange recorded $1.2 million in annual revenues. Read more