and we have seen the highest levels of consumer search traffic ever for life insurance specifically. Compared with the past several years, volumes in the first few months of 2020 are 25 to 50 percent higher. Conversion rates remain strong too. Whenever the top of the funnel increases, ...
Discussion Results of this study provide new evidence on how insurance coverage changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that rates of ESI declined throughout much of 2020, even after the initial shock to employment in March. Because ESI declined throughout the 2 study time periods, a ...
However, significantly fewer people lost postpartuminsuranceduring the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study inJAMA Health Forum. Compared to the prior year, consistent Medicaid coverage among postpartum participants actually increased during the pandemic. The findings suggest that the Families Fi...
The Importance of Insurance Eligibility Verification During COVID-19: Impact of COVID-19 on Health Insurance Industry The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is causing extensive concern and increasing economic suffering for businesses, consumers, and communities. It is hard to determine the impact on ...
U.S. PIRG believes that long-term rate cuts are the best solution for consumers in this difficult time, but only four insurers reduced their rates by a defined percentage and, while most insurers that did issue rebates or rate reductions did so automatically, at least one (DTRIC in Hawaii...
China's medical insurance has covered 1.232 billion yuan (about 176 million U.S. dollars) of the treatment cost of COVID-19 patients by July 19, accounting for 67 percent of the total cost, an official said Tuesday. During the period, medical bills of 135,500 inpatients, confirmed or sus...
This article documents geographic disparities in access to UI during 2020. We leverage aggregated and individual-level claims data to perform an integrated analysis across four measures of access to UI. In addition to the traditional UI recipiency rate, we construct rates of app...
Despite the significant uncertainty created by COVID-19, carriers cannot afford to wait and observe how the situation evolves. It is essential to rapidly deploy an ambitious, top-down resilience plan across the five stages, while engaging the full gamut of levers across the v...
But this type of life insurance comes with higher rates and lower coverage amounts. If you currently have symptoms of COVID-19 or have tested positive for it, you likely won’t be able to get life insurance until after you’ve recovered. Once you’re better, you can apply for a ...
Allianz Global Assistance recently added benefits related to epidemics, such as COVID-19, to some of our most popular travel insurance plans (not available in all jurisdictions).