insurance industry

Automaker Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) has hit health insurance provider Blue Cross Blue Shield Association with an antitrust lawsuit. What Happened: The automaker alleged that the insurer fixed prices and reduced competition in a bid to increase health service costs and reap ‘astronomical profits...

The finance sector relies on numerous middlemen. And they’re making out like bandits.  In traditional payment systems, you invariably go through a middleman, such as Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) or Visa Inc (NYSE: V) … Western Union (NYSE: WU) … or a bank that issues...

An important healthcare deadline is fast approaching, but many Americans appear to be either unconcerned or in the dark about how that deadline can and will affect them. Open enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, ends March 31. And people who haven't signed up for heath...