Insurer Anthem unveils better-than-expected 2019 forecast
Shares of the nation's second-largest health insurer soared after Anthem said it expected adjusted earnings in the new year to be better than $19 per share.
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Harvard study involving Anthem unit finds older insulins are both safe, cheaper
Increasingly, top researchers are questioning whether drugs such as Lantus from Sanofi, Levemir and Novolog from Novo Nordisk A/S, and Humalog from Eli Lilly and Co. are really needed for many patients.
Title insurance company ordered to issue refunds to Hoosier customers
The Indiana Department of Insurance said Wednesday that Nebraska-based First American Title Insurance Co. must pay $3.7 million for overcharging customers between 2006 and 2008.
Anthem among health care stocks suffering after Obamacare ruling
While many analysts expect the ruling to be reversed by higher courts, the news adds to volatility in a sector that had barely recovered from political static this year.
Obamacare thrown out by judge, raising insurance uncertainty
The decision Friday finding the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional comes just before the end of a six-week open enrollment period for the program in 2019.
Insurer acquires former CMG headquarters in Fishers as part of expansion plan
DMC Insurance, founded by three former executives from local insurer Baldwin & Lyons, has acquired a prominent office building along Interstate 69 in Fishers and plans to ramp up employment.
Insurance stalwart might be on sale block
Trucking insurer Protective Insurance Corp., long known as Baldwin & Lyons, has skidded into red ink and now is pursuing “potential strategic partnerships or transactions.“
CNO Financial suffers $529M quarterly loss on reinsurance deal
Carmel-based insurance holding company CNO Financial Group Inc. on Wednesday reported a big third-quarter loss despite sales growth in all three of its business units.
Data breach at Bankers Life under investigation by state insurance department
Bankers Life and Casualty, a division of Carmel-based CNO Financial Group, said some of its customers had personal data exposed, including Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, bank account numbers and medical information.
Anthem boosts forecast after Q3 jump in earnings, revenue
Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. added more Medicare customers and continued to clamp down its biggest expense, benefit payouts, in the third quarter.
Shoppers may face hard choices again on health marketplaces
Much of the insurance left on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces limits patients to narrow networks of hospitals or doctors and provides no coverage outside those networks.
Purdue delays health care changes for employees’ spouses
The plan approved by Purdue trustees on Oct. 12 met widespread opposition from faculty and staff.
Purdue trims working spouses from health care plan
Purdue University is joining a trend among large employers by limiting health care coverage for working spouses of the school's faculty and staff.
Indiana agency approves lower workers’ compensation rates
The agency said Indiana workers' compensation rates have been on a downward trend for several years because of fewer worker injuries and growing payrolls.
Insurer Anthem agrees to pay record $16M for massive data breach
The nation’s second-largest health insurer has agreed to pay the government a record amount to settle potential privacy violations in the biggest known health care hack in U.S. history, officials said Monday.
CVS-Aetna deal given go-ahead by U.S. antitrust regulators
The Justice Department’s approval clears the way for a merger that will create a health care giant with a hand in insurance, prescription-drug benefits and drugstores across the United States.
Thousands of insurance appeals went to doctor feds say is fraud
Former orthopedic surgeon Spyros Panos seemed like a successful orthopedic surgeon, but he’s accused of a decade-long stretch of criminal activity that netted him millions of dollars. Among the companies that indirectly used Panos' services was Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc.
Employers jump into providing care for workers as health costs rise
Fiat Chrysler in central Indiana is among those offering basic health care for most of its employees and their families through its factory-based clinics.
Trump health chief: Premiums to drop for popular ACA plan
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said premiums for a so-called "benchmark" silver plan will drop by 2 percent in the 39 states served by the federal HealthCare.gov website.
OneAmerica sailed through financial crisis but still learned lessons
An analysis by OneAmerica of 32 major life insurers found that it was the only one that realized a gain on its investment portfolio from 2008-2010.