PrivacyDigestFeb 21

#Insurer Agrees to Pay Millions for Failing to Fix Errors That Made It Harder for Customers to Get #MentalHealth Care

#EmblemHealth this week agreed to a $2.5 million settlement with the #NewYork attorney general’s office because of the large number of inaccuracies in its listings of in-network mental #health providers, a problem that has persisted for years.
#insurance

https://www.propublica.org/article/emblem-health-ghost-network-settlement-mental-health

Insurer Agrees to Pay Millions for Failing to Fix Errors That Made It Harder for Customers to Get Mental Health Care

EmblemHealth will compensate customers who paid out of pocket for mental health care because they couldn’t secure an appointment with a provider listed as being in-network. It also pledged to take additional steps to fix its provider directory.

ProPublica
Osna.FMDec 16
Pressure mounts on German government as health insurance sector faces escalating crisis.The head of the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), Jens Baas, has issued a sta... https://news.osna.fm/?p=27434 | #news #agreement #costcutting #health #insurer
Health Insurer Urges Swift Agreement on Cost-Cutting Plan - Osna.FM

TK urges swift agreement on vital cost-saving measures to address ongoing financial challenges..

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Osna.FMNov 4
The head of Germany's largest statutory health insurer, the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), Jens Baas, has launched a scathing critique of planned austerity measur... https://news.osna.fm/?p=21979 | #news #chief #health #hikes #insurer
Health Insurer Chief Questions Savings Plan, Warns of Rate Hikes - Osna.FM

Learn why Techniker Krankenkasse CEO Jens Baas believes Germany's proposed healthcare savings are inadequate and what it means for patients..

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News BeepAug 8, 2025

Australian insurer QBE beats interim profit estimates on premium growth, lower claims

(Reuters) -Australian insurer QBE beat market estimates for interim earnings on Friday, helped by strong premium growth in…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Australiancents #Catastrophe #growth #insurer #Latvia #LV #marketestimates #north-america #QBE
https://www.newsbeep.com/46889/

Follow GOLFMay 27, 2025
https://www.fogolf.com/972262/golf-course-operator-sues-cincinnati-insurer-over-hurricane-losses/ Golf course operator sues Cincinnati insurer over hurricane losses #cincinnati #Coverage #GolfCourse #GolfCourses #HURRICANE #Insurer #Lawsuit #Losses #PREMIUM
Casper NassauMay 4, 2025
New recycling scheme turns car bumpers into fence posts
https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/04/new-recycling-scheme-turns-car-bumpers-into-fence-posts/ #recycle #carbumper #insurer
New recycling scheme turns car bumpers into fence posts

The idea is to repurpose broken car parts destined for landfill, with a focus on car bumpers.

1News
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ§¬Apr 5, 2025
#ClimateCrisis on track to destroy #capitalism, warns top #insurer
The world is fast approaching temperature levels where insurers will no longer be able to offer cover for many #climate risks, said Gunther Thallinger, on the board of Allianz SE, one of the world's biggest #insurance companies. He said that without insurance, which is already being pulled in some places, many other financial services become unviable, from #mortgages to investments.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/03/climate-crisis-on-track-to-destroy-capitalism-warns-allianz-insurer
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer

Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure

The Guardian
Glyn MoodyApr 3, 2025
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top #insurer - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/03/climate-crisis-on-track-to-destroy-capitalism-warns-allianz-insurer "The world is fast approaching temperature levels where insurers will no longer be able to offer cover for many climate risks" #ClimateCrisis
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer

Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure

The Guardian
Jeff Levin-Scherz MDFeb 19, 2025

Today in #Employer Coverage: #Insurer Medical Loss Ratios are high.

https://open.substack.com/pub/employercoverage/p/insurer-medical-loss-ratios-are-high? #MLR @StatNews r=ovpa4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Insurer medical loss ratios are high

February 19, 2025

Employer Coverage
Susan Larson β™€οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸŒˆDec 9, 2024

#Federal #Judge OKs landmark #classaction #settlement in #LGBTQ #IVF #lawsuit

#PreliminaryApproval was given to a #settlement between #Aetna and #samesexcouples in #NewYork who alleged the #health #insurer #denied them #equal #fertility #coverage.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewYork #Health #Healthcare #IVF #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/judge-oks-landmark-class-action-settlement-lgbtq-fertility-lawsuit-rcna183235

Judge OKs landmark class action settlement in LGBTQ fertility lawsuit

A judge approved a landmark class-action settlement this week between Aetna and same-sex couples in New York who said the insurance behemoth discriminated against them and other LGBTQ customers seeking fertility treatment.

NBC News