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Cedric Stephens | Risk transfer since Independence | Business

How has the country’s risk transfer or insurance industry performed since Jamaica gained political independence 60 years ago? Justice David Batts, in his recently published book, The Law, and Constitution for...

CPT Codes: Format, Categories, and Uses

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes are numbers assigned to each task and service that you can get from a healthcare provider. For example, a routine check-up or a lab test has a code attached to it. CPT codes are used to track and bill...

Thousands of Vermonters to pay higher insurance premiums following rate hike approval

Thousands of Vermonters could be hit with increased insurance premium rates next year following a ruling from the Green Mountain Care Board.The board approved double-digit premium rate increases for Vermonters and small businesses using Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont and MVP Health...

Frances Hall facing prison time for insurance fraud

Frances Hall originally gained national attention after being convicted of killing her husband. SAN ANTONIO — Frances Hall, the co-owner of the Bill Hall...

How Parametric Insurance Will Help The Industry Meet Today’s Needs – Latin America Reports

Covid-19 and its after-affects shone a light on many disparities in our society, including health insurance. With unforeseen levels of uncertainty and instability, the events of the pandemic demonstrated how the structure of insurance policies was unable to adapt to the needs of...

Centauri carriers’ A rating affirmed as Demotech announces revisions

The Centauri insurance companies, which operate in Hawaii and along many of the coastal states in the U.S., have had their ‘A’ (Exceptional) rating affirmed by Demotech, a move it says reflects disciplined underwriting and its robust reinsurance program. The anticipated changes to ratings...