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Greedy health insurers make case for reform
(22 Mar 2010 01:36)
... The healthcare reform package is not ideal but it ... current system. The report concerns the insurer Fortis, now part of Assurant Health, which turns ... case that brought all this to light, Assurant Health used an obviously misdated note, handwritten by ...
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Fortis, Apollo & Max enter into contracts with American firms for US patients
(22 Mar 2010 04:58)
... The countrys leading hospital chains such as Fortis Hospitals , Apollo Hospitals and Max Healthcare have inked exclusive pacts with US corporates ... favour are the ballooning costs of health insurance and consequent shrinking executive insurance coverage levels ...
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Indian Stocks, Bonds Decline After Central Bank Raises Rates
(22 Mar 2010 04:31)
... Ltd., operator of a commodities exchange, and Fortis Healthcare Ltd., which runs a chain of hospitals, ... lchua@bloomberg.net Save with Confidence with an FDIC Insured Savings Account - Learn More. Learn Deal ...
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KRUGMAN: Why we need this reform now
(21 Mar 2010 14:27)
... One way or another, the fate of health care reform is going to be decided ... current system. The report concerns the insurer Fortis, now part of Assurant Health, which turns ... case that brought all this to light, Assurant Health used an obviously misdated handwritten note by ...
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Reuters Is Excellent in Digging Up a Health Insurer's Tactics
(17 Mar 2010 22:07)
... today showing how the health-insurance company Assurant Health (formerly called Fortis) systematically targeted sick patients ... helped expose wrongdoing on the part of Fortis that could have repercussions for the entire ...
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HIV Patients Targeted for Rescission by Insurer
(20 Mar 2010 16:34)
... 2002, then 17-year-old Jerome Mitchell had his health insurance revoked by an insurance company whose ... helped expose wrongdoing on the part of Fortis that could have repercussions for the entire ... the company's efforts to cover its tracks. Assurant Health said that commenting on individual customer claims ...
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Report: Insurer Targeted HIV Patients for Termination
(17 Mar 2010 19:20)
... Health insurer Fortis, which is now known as ... or for no good reason at all. Assurant Health is a unit of Assurant Inc. ( ... learned shortly after his HIV-positive diagnosis that Fortis had revoked his policy. Fortis reportedly ignored ...
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Lawsuit shows insurer targeted HIV patients for 'rescission'
(18 Mar 2010 15:11)
... that the insurer Fortis, now called Assurant Health, automatically targeted customers diagnosed with HIV for ... would die in four years without treatment. Fortis dropped him from its rolls. Mitchell hired ... suit - later reduced to $10 million. "Assurant Health said that as a matter of policy ...
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U.S. insurer targeted HIV patients to drop coverage
(17 Mar 2010 14:37)
... in college, he had purchased his own health insurance. Shortly after his diagnosis, however, his ... company straight. But Fortis, now known as Assurant Health, ignored his attorney's letters, as they had ... helped expose wrongdoing on the part of Fortis that could have repercussions for the entire ...
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Paul Krugman: We need health care reform (Today)
(20 Mar 2010 13:31)
... Paul Krugman: We need health care reform It's simple: Our current system ... current system. The report concerns the insurer Fortis, now part of Assurant Health, which turns ... case that brought all this to light, Assurant Health used an obviously misdated handwritten note by ...
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Economic Scene: US Health Care Band-Aid Imperfect but Crucial
(19 Mar 2010 14:54)
... Economic Scene: US Health Care Band-Aid Imperfect but Crucial One way ... current system. The report concerned the insurer Fortis, now part of Assurant Health, which turned out to have had a ...
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"UK General Insurance Competitor Tracker Q4 2009" available at Fast Market Research
(18 Mar 2010 19:37)
... from Fast Market Research The UK General Insurance Competitor Tracker Q4 2009 reviews the major ... top 10 UK insurer by 2011 4 Fortis to shift more focus to its commercial ... Financial Services, Logistics & Express, Pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Retail, Technology and Telecoms industries. Datamonitor's market ...
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"Life Insurance in the Netherlands" Published
(19 Mar 2010 20:37)
... Fast Market Research recommends "Life Insurance in the Netherlands" from Datamonitor, now available ... Leven 23 7.2 AEGON N.V. 24 7.3 Fortis 27 7.4 Interpolis BTL 29 CHAPTER 8 ... Financial Services, Logistics & Express, Pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Retail, Technology and Telecoms industries. Datamonitor's market ...
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Paul Krugman: Why majority party is so eager for reform
(20 Mar 2010 06:23)
... One way or another, the fate of health care reform is going to be decided ... case that brought all this to light, Assurant Health used an obviously misdated handwritten note by ... revoked his policy. This was illegal, and Fortis must have known it: The South Carolina ...
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Martin could be Obama's enforcer
(20 Mar 2010 03:31)
... Congress to get them to vote for health care. OR he could just fight himself ... what he campaigned for-bold immediate regulations on insurance companies and a public option. Posted March ... undisclosed records from Mitchell's case reveal that Fortis had a company policy of targeting policyholders ...
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