Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Virginia, The VA, And Military Medicine

Allianz to buy 8% stake in African Reinsurance

Germany-based insurance company Allianz Group has agreed to acquire a 8% minority stake in African Reinsurance (Africa Re).

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Another Cause Of Doctor Burnout: Being Forced To Give Immigrants Unequal Care

Watch: Beyond Puerto Rico’s Grim Statistics, Stories Of Lives And Deaths

In an interview with Judy Woodruff on “PBS NewsHour” Tuesday, Kaiser Health News senior correspondent Sarah Varney discussed the updated estimates that more than 4,600 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria. Varney and “PBS NewsHour” producer Jason Kane are on assignment in Puerto Rico this week to continue reporting on the aftermath of the devastating Sept. 20 storm.

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West Bend Insurance modernizes operations with Duck Creek’s SaaS solution

West Bend Mutual Insurance has now started using Duck Creek’s Technologies' Duck Creek OnDemand SaaS solution for the P&C insurance industry.

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Cameras On Preemies Let Family In, Keep Germs Out

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Allstate pioneers use of AI with their first Amelia deployment

Allstate Insurance is using IPsoft’s Amelia tool to support call center teams countrywide.

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EY, Guardtime and industry participants launch marine insurance blockchain platform

EY, Guardtime, A.P. Møller-Maersk, Microsoft and insurance industry leaders Willis Towers Watson, XL Catlin, MS Amlin and ACORD are using Insurwave blockchain platform to support marine hull insurance.

from IBR - Technology in Insurance News

Allstate pioneers use of AI with their first Amelia deployment

Allstate Insurance is using IPsoft’s Amelia tool to support call center teams countrywide.

from IBR - Technology in Insurance News

Mitsui Sumitomo to buy 37.5% stake in BoComm Life from Commonwealth Bank

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI) has agreed to acquire 37.5% stake in Chinese insurance company BoComm Life Insurance from Commonwealth Bank’s subsidiary Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society (CMLA) for RMB3.2bn ($668m).

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‘Time’s Up’: Covered California Takes Aim At Hospital C-Section Rates

Insurtech startup Bestow secures more funding

Insurtech firm Bestow has raised $15m in Series A funding led by Valar Ventures, bringing its total financing to over $18m.

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Drugmakers Blamed For Blocking Generics Have Milked Prices And Cost U.S. Billions

Insurer Slashes Breast Pump Payments, Stoking Fears Fewer Moms Will Breastfeed

Hansard launches new insurance company

Hansard Global, the parent company of the Hansard Group has established a new insurance company in The Bahamas.

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Are You And Your Primary Care Doc Ready To Talk About Your DNA?

Middlemen Who Save $$ On Medicines — But Maybe Not For You

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Readers And Tweeters Are Buzzing Over ‘Bill Of The Month’

Envestnet program integrates insurance solutions into wealth management process

Envestnet has introduced the Envestnet Insurance Exchange, a new program that integrates insurance solutions into wealth management process on its Platform to further streamline and enhance advisors' ability to deliver the lifecycle of advice.

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Lemonade introduces open source insurance policy

Lemonade, the insurance company powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, has launched what it claims to be the world’s first open source insurance policy.

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Lemonade introduces open source insurance policy

Lemonade, the insurance company powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, has launched what it claims to be the world’s first open source insurance policy.

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Biba starts work on dating agency for brokers and insurtechs

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has started work on a dating agency to allow insurance brokers to find InsurTech partners in an easier way.

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Vermont Legislators Pass A Drug Importation Law. So What?

California Hospital Giant Sutter Health Faces Heavy Backlash On Prices

Livingbridge backs Coversure Insurance management buyout

Coversure Insurance Services Group (CISG) has completed a management buyout with support from private equity firm Livingbridge.

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Sticker Shock Jolts Oklahoma Patient: $15,076 For Four Tiny Screws

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Eight finalists selected for MetLife's open innovation program

MetLife has selected eight finalists for its open innovation programme, collab 3.0 EMEA.

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Vernam works on blockchain-based insurance product

Vernam is developing a Decentralized P2P marketplace for the insurance sector, which will be broker free, cost efficient, data driven and transparent.

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Cyber insurance firm At-Bay raises $13m in funding

Cyber insurance startup At-Bay has raised $13m to speed up development of its proactive cyber security monitoring service and roll out its insurance products.

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ The Politics Of Rising Premiums And Menu Labeling

Munich Re's Q1 profit surges 48.4%

German insurance company Munich Re has reported first-quarter 2018 profit of €827m, up 48.4%, compared to €557m for the same period last year.

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Guardian enhances multi-life disability insurance platform

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) has enhanced its Multi-Life Disability Insurance (MLDI) platform as part of its Supplemental Income Protection Program.

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When Credit Scores Become Casualties Of Health Care

Majesco launches L&A and Group Core Suite

Core insurance software consulting services provider Majesco has launched L&A and Group Suite to support individual, group and voluntary benefits on a single platform for the rapidly changing market demographics and innovative products demanded by insurance customers.

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Small business insurance startup CoverWallet launches new online B2B platform

CoverWallet has launched a new online B2B platform for carriers and agents to manage the entire lifecycle of their customers.

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For Shame: ‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli Is In Prison, But Daraprim’s Price Is Still High

Weak Oversight Blamed For Poor Care At California Nursing Homes Going Unchecked

Protective Life completes acquisition of Boston firm

Protective Life, a wholly owned US subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life, has completed the acquisition of all the individual life and annuity business of Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston (Liberty Life).

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Bitfury, Risk Cooperative and Beazley collaborate on blockchain-based risk registry

Specialist insurer Beazley and Lloyd’s coverholder Risk Cooperative have collaborated with the Bitfury Group to develop blockchain-based system for crisis insurance and risk management.

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As Proton Centers Struggle, A Sign Of A Health Care Bubble?

Postcard From D.C.: Kicking Around The ACA? For Tom Price, That’s So 2017.

Telemedicine Opening Doors To Specialty Care For Inmates