Ranking US Health Care II

Health Insurance Co. profitability, via Mark Perry at Carpe Diem,

Health Insurance Companies Rank #86 By Industry Profit Margin, Earning $98 on Average Per Policy

[h/t Coyote]

Update: From Calvin Woodward (AP) -

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Health insurance profit margins typically run about 6 percent, give or take a point or two. That's anemic compared with other forms of insurance and a broad array of industries, even some beleaguered ones.

Profits barely exceeded 2 percent of revenues in the latest annual measure. This partly explains why the credit ratings of some of the largest insurers were downgraded to negative from stable heading into this year, as investors were warned of a stagnant if not shrinking market for private plans.
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See: FACT CHECK: Health insurer profits not so fat