Uninsured and Unhealthy: The Health Insurance Woes of African Americans

May 25, 2019

Health care is on the front pages once more as the controversial Affordable Care Act develops into one of the critical pivots on which the success of President Obama’s second term is expected to turn. At stake is not only Obama’s future relationship with Americans; it’s the entire US economy wherein health care is the lynchpin to turn things around.

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Asia Insurance Company

Asia Insurance Company is the Insurance Arm of Faruk Group Holding. Asia insurance is currently the only REGISTERED Company in Kurdistan Iraq by the MOF and is one of the few registered companies from the Insurance Diwan in Baghdad. Asia Insurance Company thrives to restore and nourish the Iraqi Insurance market to become one of the largest in the region. Asia Insurance Company is involved in all non-life Insurance classes with the major. categories being Fire, General Accident, Engineering, Marine, Motor, Group Health, and Individual Health Insurance.

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WHAT ACCOUNTS FOR THE GROWTH IN PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE SPENDING?

Infographic | March 5, 2020

Hospital care is the largest contributor to commercial health insurance spending growth - 42% of the increase since 2016. The growth in spending due to hospitals is more than twice that of the growth due to physician services and administrative costs, and ten times that of prescription drugs and nursing care. Efforts to control spending should consider how drivers of spending growth are linked to better patient care and chronic disease management.

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Why Invest in Customer Care in Your Insurance Business

Infographic | March 6, 2020

Companies choose to outsource some of their business processes as it helps reduce operational costs. The outsourcing industry also created thousands of jobs to help people. In fact, a huge percent of the working class is working on various BPO companies around the world. If it has pros, it also has its fair share of cons which business owners can avoid if they take effort in choosing the right service provider.

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How to get life insurance if underweight

Infographic | February 11, 2020

Weight is an important factor when it comes to getting your life insurance application approved. In fact, it could be just as challenging to obtain life insurance if underweight, as if you weigh a few extra pounds. We wanted to take the time and touch on this topic. In this guide, we would outline some of the reasons, steps, and tools to help you get the best available option.

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PROMOTING POSITIVE CULTURE WHEN ADOPTING INSURTECH

Infographic | March 9, 2020

How can you promote a positive workforce culture to draw a younger generation of professionals to the insurance industry? A survey by SALT Associates and RGA Group Research explores how culture influences disability and life insurance claims operations in the US and Canada. Results indicate that insurance technology will play a role in improving culture in claims administration by easing workloads and scaling processes. At the same time, positive culture will help foster insurtech adoption in this space.

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10 Disruptive Trends That Are Impacting The Insurance Industry

Infographic | February 3, 2020

10 Disruptive Trends That Are Impacting The Insurance Industry: As we move into a new decade, several risk trends are starting to emerge that could potentially disrupt the insurance industry.

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Why Does My Insurance Go Up?

Infographic | February 4, 2020

Do you know the difference between a Hard Insurance Market vs a Soft Insurance Market and the impact it has on your insurance rates? Check out the info-graphic below explaining the difference between the two. Soft insurance markets tend to lead to good conditions for buying insurance, while hard markets tend to lead to the opposite or bad conditions for buying insurance, IE higher costs. What market are we currently in you ask? In short, we are currently in a soft insurance market that is beginning to harden.

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Asia Insurance Company

Asia Insurance Company is the Insurance Arm of Faruk Group Holding. Asia insurance is currently the only REGISTERED Company in Kurdistan Iraq by the MOF and is one of the few registered companies from the Insurance Diwan in Baghdad. Asia Insurance Company thrives to restore and nourish the Iraqi Insurance market to become one of the largest in the region. Asia Insurance Company is involved in all non-life Insurance classes with the major. categories being Fire, General Accident, Engineering, Marine, Motor, Group Health, and Individual Health Insurance.

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