Research shows that spending on health care varies by geographic area and that higher spending in an area is not always associated with better qual...

From the time of Elizabeth I in the second half of the sixteenth century, London has dominated the marine insurance markets. This led the English t...

This is the only truly comprehensive work on marine insurance in the United States published since the last edition of Phillips on Insurance in 186...

This book provides an analysis of select programs relating to life insurance. Topics include the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance program (F...

A life settlement is a transaction in which an insurance policy owner sells a life insurance policy to a third party for an amount that exceeds the...

Medicare is a nation-wide health insurance programme for the aged and certain disabled persons. Over its 32 year history, it has provided important...

Medicare is an American health insurance programme for the aged and certain disabled persons. Over its nearly 35-year history, it has provided impo...

The insurance sector is a significant part of the U.S. economy (with one estimate putting it at 7 percent of GDP) and an essential asset protection...

The most destructive storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, Superstorm Sandy smashed ashore on the U.S. East Coast in October 2012 after cutt...

In recent years, much attention has been focused on the roles that the private sector and federal government play in providing insurance and financ...

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program provides benefits to insured workers with disabilities under the full retirement age and their ...

In general, insurance is a highly regulated financial product. Every state requires licenses for insurance companies, and most states closely regul...

Workers' compensation insurance covers nearly all workers in the U.S. and provides those who are injured or become ill as a result of work with med...