Insurance

Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss.

Disrupting The Security Deposit With Insurance
Disrupting The Security Deposit With Insurance
January 21, 2020  |  Alternative Finances

Affordable housing in many American cities has reached crisis levels. For those looking for officially government-certified affordable housing, the average time on the waiting list...

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Deep Dive: How Digital Updgrades Help Healthcare Providers’ Cash Flows
Deep Dive: How Digital Updgrades Help Healthcare Providers’ Cash Flows
January 21, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Healthcare providers must carefully safeguard their cash flows to operate, but many face hurdles to getting fully compensated for provided services. The American Hospital Association (AHA) told PYMNTS via...

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Oscar Health’s Tech-First Focus For Accelerating B2B Healthcare Payments
Oscar Health’s Tech-First Focus For Accelerating B2B Healthcare Payments
January 20, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Health insurance companies can take weeks — or months — to reimburse physicians, leaving some so frustrated that they refuse to accept insurance plans at...

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Lawmakers Eye Alternatives To Renter Security Deposits
Lawmakers Eye Alternatives To Renter Security Deposits
January 19, 2020  |  Alternative Finances

Lawmakers across multiple states are considering legislation to reconfigure the often burdensome security deposit structure that adversely affects renters of less financial means, according to...

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Cigna, Oscar To Launch Healthcare Solution For SMBs
Cigna, Oscar To Launch Healthcare Solution For SMBs
January 13, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Cigna has announced a partnership with technology-focused Oscar, another health insurance firm, to provide plans and coverage across U.S. markets for small businesses. “Small businesses...

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Embedding Insurance At The Point Of Sale
Embedding Insurance At The Point Of Sale
January 13, 2020  |  eCommerce

Insurance is changing with the rise of eCommerce, as well as with the support of ever-expanding data sets and other parts of the digital infrastructure...

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Have Wheels, Will Heal — Medical’s Transportation Ecosystem?
Have Wheels, Will Heal — Medical’s Transportation Ecosystem?
January 09, 2020  |  Healthcare

While there is no shortage of issues to be solved in the U.S. healthcare system – getting patients to keep the doctors’ appointments they make...

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Aon Deal Signals Rising Trend Of InsurTech In The 2020s
Aon Deal Signals Rising Trend Of InsurTech In The 2020s
January 08, 2020  |  Digital Payments

It will pay to watch how the insurance industry undergoes innovation and disruption in the coming decade, thanks in part to digital tech, faster disbursements...

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NEW DATA: Insurance At The Point Of Sale Can Boost Consumer Retail Spend
NEW DATA: Insurance At The Point Of Sale Can Boost Consumer Retail Spend
January 06, 2020  |  eCommerce

Consumers have become accustomed to being offered protection with their purchases of electronics, home appliances and other big-ticket items from brick-and-mortar retail locations. Insurance provides...

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