Anthem expands Obamacare options in Virginia to fill holes
Anthem Inc. reversed course and said it will offer Obamacare plans in Virginia, after a pullback by another insurer threatened to leave the state with large gaps in coverage.
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Judge says ‘shadow insurance’ documents can remain secret
Indiana University professor emeritus Joseph Belth sought the documents last year under an open records law, saying he believes they would expose risky financial practices that could bankrupt some insurers.
Analysts see Trump threats to insurers boosting premiums
Average premiums for individually purchased health insurance will grow around 15 percent next year, the Congressional Budget Office projected.
Anthem weighs retreating from even more Obamacare markets
The Indianapolis-based health insurer is in talks with officials in some states ahead of deadlines later this month to decide whether to sell coverage in 2018, CEO Joseph Swedish said Tuesday.
Insurance stocks jump as Irma avoids worst-case scenario
Hurricane Irma weakened as it moved past Tampa on Monday, leaving in its wake a state that avoided the worst predictions of its destruction by sea and storm.
Deadly Irma nears Florida as insurers face nightmare scenario
Damages could easily top $135 billion in Florida, with other economic losses pushing the price tag as high as $200 billion. Every county in the state could experience damaged roofs and power outages.
Anthem to sell insurance in fewer Kentucky counties
Indianapolis-based Anthem had been the only insurance carrier to sell plans in all 120 counties on Kentucky's health exchange.
Indiana proposes work mandate for state health coverage
State documents show that fewer than 30 percent of those enrolled in the Healthy Indiana Plan would be required to comply with Gov. Eric Holcomb's proposed work mandate.
Most Harvey victims uninsured, face big bills alone
Many families with flooded basements, soaked furniture and water-damaged walls will have to dig deep into their pockets or take on more debt to fix up their homes. Some may be forced to sell.
Obamacare’s last bare spot filled by insurer in rural Ohio
The final county in the U.S. that was at risk of not having an Obamacare insurer next year will have one. The county had been left without ACA coverage for 2018 after Anthem Inc. said it would pull out.
Indy accounting firm merges with larger Louisville company, plans growth spurt
K.B. Parrish & Co. is taking on a new name and expanding its services, with the goal of adding dozens of local workers within three years.
Baldwin & Lyons financial exec departs in termination
The Carmel-based trucking insurer says its chief accounting officer is no longer with the company after spending little more than a year in the position.
Health insurers struggle to win reprieve of Obamacare tax
Insurers like Indianapolis-based Anthem and conservative groups are scrambling for ways to at least delay the health-insurance tax, or HIT, following the collapse of health-care legislation in July.
Study says political uncertainty triggering big health premium jumps
Actions by the Trump administration are triggering double-digit premium increases on Obamacare health insurance policies purchased by many people, according to a study.
Baldwin & Lyons posts first quarterly loss since 2011
The Carmel-based insurer said it experienced some “infrequent, but severe” loss events during the quarter.
Anthem leaving Nevada health exchange in ‘significant blow’
Nevada officials on Monday decried the Indianapolis-based insurer’s decision to pull its plans from three of the state’s more populous counties only weeks after it said it would not offer plans in the state’s other 14 counties.
Obamacare-shy insurers see profit, growth in senior care
Searching for stability, big insurers such as Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. are focusing on Medicare Advantage, a politically popular program embraced by a growing population of older Americans.
Anthem takes harder line on ER visits
Starting Oct. 1, Anthem said, it could deny claims for hundreds of non-emergency diagnosis codes, such as bruises, rashes, minor burns, swimmer’s ear and athlete’s foot.
CNO Financial reports improved quarterly earnings, revenue
The Carmel-based insurance holding company said total collected premiums were $925 million in the latest quarter, up 7 percent from last year’s second period.
Jury rules against ex-WellPoint exec in lawsuit over firing
A Marion County jury deliberated less than an hour before issuing verdicts in a long-running lawsuit by Dr. Randall C. Axelrod, who was removed as vice president of health care management for WellPoint’s Virginia-based east region in July 2006.