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How To Change Or Cancel Your Health Insurance Policy
The times they may be a-changin,' but how easily can you change your health insurance plan? Your insurance plan's coverage or other details may have changed. Your preferred doctors may have changed what insurance they accept. Your medical…
Opinion | Title Insurance and Protecting Home Buyers
Without title agents, the process of buying and selling a home would be far more complicated for all parties involved (“ Title Insurance Plan Scuttled After Blowback From Insurers, Lawmakers,” Business & Finance, Nov. 24). We…
'Black hole': Insurers warn of unaffordable premiums, home risks
Insurance Australia Group (IAG), Suncorp and QBE have put the spotlight on rising premiums and point to locations like Wilberforce, Emu Plains and Warwick Farm in Sydney's basin where planning controls fail to deal with unacceptable residual flood…
US health insurer Cigna scraps $10B deal to buy Humana: report
Cigna has called off its deal to buy fellow U.S. health insurer Humana. U.S. health insurer Cigna has ended its attempt to negotiate an acquisition of peer Humana, two sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday, plans to buy back $10…
45% of Americans With Health Insurance Have Still Avoided Care Due to the Cost
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US health insurer Cigna scraps deal to buy Humana -WSJ
US health insurer Cigna scraps deal to buy Humana -WSJ (Reuters) - U.S. health insurer Cigna (CI.N) has called off its deal to buy Humana (HUM.N), scrapping a deal that could have created a roughly $140 billion giant in the health-insurance…
4 Reasons Why Auto Insurance Rates Are Unlikely to Fall in 2024
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US Senate Questions Citizens Property Insurances' Ability to Pay
Many Hernando County residents are no strangers to Florida's property insurance woes. As insurance rates have soared and many insurers have pulled out of the state, residents have increasingly turned to state-backed Citizen's Property Insurance for…
Enter the superfund: Jeremy Hunt's 'risky' plan to revive the stock market
When it comes to pensions, Jeremy Hunt believes big is beautiful. The Chancellor wants to consolidate Britain's broad universe of pension schemes into fewer, larger pots that have the financial firepower to invest in high growth assets. The idea is…
How To Build Generational Wealth In Six Steps
Many parents I speak with would like to leave something to their children after they pass. They'd like for their children to have an easier and more carefree existence than they did. A little extra financial stability might afford that to their…
Instead Of Humana Merger, Cigna Opts For $10 Billion Stock Buyback
© 2023 Bloomberg Finance LP The Cigna Group is planning a $10 billion increase in its share repurchase authority, a major stock buyback that will take place instead of an acquisition of Humana, another large health insurance company. Cigna…
Value-Based Patient Cost-Sharing for Rx Drugs Makes Sense, Needs Broader Implementation
In the U.S. patient out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs are much higher than all of its peers. Out-of-pocket costs include premiums, deductibles and co-payments. Multiple factors contribute to high patient cost-sharing, including…
Cost-Saving Tips And Strategies For Your Last-Minute Holiday Travel
The impromptu nature of last-minute travel can lead to higher expenses, as the luxury of time to research and compare prices is limited. Cost-saving strategies become crucial in this scenario to manage your expenses effectively while still enjoying…
50 biggest and best stocks to buy in 2024: Stifel
A true recession never hit the US, encouraging impressive returns for the S&P 500 this year. Stifel's Barry Bannister says the growth stocks that drove the market higher will falter in 2024. He encourages investors to focus instead on cyclical…
Cigna abandons pursuit of Humana, plans $10 billion share buyback -sources
(Reuters) -U.S. health insurer Cigna has ended its attempt to negotiate an acquisition of rival Humana after the pair failed to agree on price, two sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday, as the company announced plans to buy back $10…
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