Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for the insurance industry, Florida insurance law, Florida insurance claims, and Florida insurance trends. Enjoy!
Aetna, Humana, Cigna Accused of Bias Against AIDS Patients in Florida
Advocates for people with HIV and AIDS charged that insurers including Aetna Inc., Humana Inc. and Cigna Corp. have discriminated against Obamacare patients in Florida infected with the virus.
The Tampa-based AIDS Institute and the National Health Law Program, an advocacy group in Washington, filed a complaint with the U.S. Health and Human Services Department alleging that the insurers tried to steer HIV and AIDS patients away from plans offered in the federal insurance exchange in Florida by restricting coverage of medicines for the disease. In mid-level “silver plans” offered in Florida, all three insurers require high out-of-pocket spending before covering any HIV/AIDS drugs, even generic ones, the groups said.
Read more here…
Chaucer to Open Miami Office to Build Latin American Business
Chaucer, a specialist Lloyd’s insurance group, said it will open an office in Miami, Florida during the fourth quarter of 2014 to develop Latin American business for Chaucer Syndicate 1084.
Uwe Fischer, region development director for Latin America, will relocate from Chaucer’s office in Buenos Aires to lead the new office. He will be joined by Alejandro Ferrin, property facultative underwriter. Read more here…
Thank you for reading (and sharing). Stay tuned for next week’s weekly review for Florida Insurance Law!
