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The Obama administration, which has been deliberating the issue since November, is expected to announce today the extension of the health plans.

Health insurers such as WellPoint and Humana stand to gain $5.5 billion next year to cover losses from Obamacare in a program the law’s opponents label a bailout.

A software malfunction forces residents who began the insurance enrollment process — or tried to update their data — between February 17 and midday February 19 to go into the system and start again.

While agents and carriers have significantly improved the flow of data, carriers that opened a path for clients to log directly into their proprietary websites presents a problem.

What began in the '90s as carrier self-service applications now are migrating to mobile devices, but with expanded capabilities, such as instant messaging, image capture, and more.

15 minutes with Direct Global Insurance, which is piloting self-service kiosks that can quote and bind auto policies in about five minutes.

Eighth annual awards program uncovers the best of the best in insurance innovation among both technology users and providers.

Software helps the insurer monitor and archive its activity in social media, while enabling the company to plan and publish content to multiple social platforms simultaneously, track consumer engagement and participate in meaningful two-way dialogue.

With the opportunities of varied distribution channels, insurers are starting to be much more granular in their view of the customers.

EHealth’s CEO says the percentage of customers between the ages of 18 and 34 was well above the 25 percent rate cited by the Obama administration for young adult enrollments on the state and federal-run exchanges.