Good Lord! My company owns many insurance companies as well, but NOT HEALTH CARE related. Fire/Home/Auto/major marine/bail bonds, etc. What I have noticed is we are currently buying up many, small insurance companies and they are letting almost all of the workers go, but we get the extra work with no new employees. Not complaining though. I stay very, busy and have a job w/ good insurance. Good enough these days.
Wow... interesting.
My auto insurer sells health insurance. When my employer-provided goes up, I quit, buy through my agent and get two hobby-jobs instead of one work-me-to-death job.