For many Americans, especially healthy and young Americans, health insurance doesn't exactly make sense. Why pay hundreds of dollars every month for the unlikely eventuality that a sudden illness or injury will occur? Surely there must be a better way; a health insurance system to provide preventative care and a dash of emergency coverage, designed for people who don't often need to go…

The Middle East continues to garner attention as one of the next frontiers for healthcare development, and with it the development of the health insurance industry. As more and more expatriates are relocated to the region, Middle Eastern countries are looking for ways to cope with the…

 The Asia Pacific region continues to be the focus for many researchers of the insurance industry, and will even be "the dominant driver of world insurance growth by 2020," according to a study published by Munich Re's Economic Research Department. The study predicts…

It's been three years since the Affordable Care Act (also known as the ACA or simply Obamacare) was signed into law, but according to a recent study, most Americans still don't understand it: 48 percent of people in the United States are unsure if their state has chosen to expand Medicaid, nearly half believe that Obamacare will allow illegal immigrants to buy insurance, and two-thirds…

Obamacare was signed into law on the 23rd of March, 2010. Since that time, the bill has survived filibuster threats, congressional debate, and challenges in the Supreme Court. Three years later, Republican legislators are still trying to kill Obamacare.

The most recent attacks on Obama's Affordable Care Act have come during U.S. budget negotiations. At the moment, the…

As medical tourism becomes increasingly popular across different continents, Costa Rica is preparing to host the fourth Medical Travel International Business Summit 2013, which will be held from from April 24th to 26th. There are already about 15 countries and some 250 medical tourism businesses that have committed to attend and participate. Many organizers are saying this is a prime chance for Latin…

As AXA PPP recently released their premium increases for April, Globalsurance customers can be pleased to note that the six-month increase will only be about 3 to 5% higher, according to a clients plan level. AXA PPP's first premium increase last October was about 4% across the board. This means that customers are seeing…

A broken arm or a broken heart - which is worse? Probably the arm, but, what about a broken limb versus severe, chronic depression? That question is a little tougher: both ailments may require a hospital stay, prescription drugs, and follow up visits to a physician. It's hard to compare mental and physical health, which may explain the push in recent years to give mental health care the…

A report released by Deloitte L.L.P. on Tuesday has revealed good news for several sectors of the insurance industry. According to the report, titled 'The Top 10 Issues for Insurance M&A in 2013: Time for Mergers and Acquisitions to Take Off?' the insurance industry should be seeing an increase in mergers and acquisitions in certain sectors this year. The increase in M&A (merger and acquisition) activity…

If you have lung cancer from smoking, that's your fault; not the result of a childhood surrounded by tobacco advertising and nicotine-dependent adults. If you're obese, that's because you don't eat well; not because you live in a city where car dependence is a must. If you have a chronic illness, it must be the result of family genetics or poor lifestyle.

For most people, these…