INDEPENDENCE HOLDING COMPANY (NYSE:IHC) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial ConditionItem 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The information set forth under this Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition) is intended to be furnished. Such information, including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
On March 16, 2018, Independence Holding Company issued a news release announcing its 2017 Fourth-Quarter and Annual results, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits:
Exhibit 99.1News Release of Independence Holding Company dated March 16, 2018: Independence Holding Company Announces 2017 Fourth-Quarter and Annual results.
About INDEPENDENCE HOLDING COMPANY (NYSE:IHC)
Independence Holding Company (IHC) is a holding company principally engaged in the life and health insurance business. The Company’s segments include Medical Stop-Loss; Fully Insured Health; Group disability, life and DBL; Individual life, annuities and other, and Corporate. The Company is a writer across the nation of excess or stop-loss insurance for self-insured employer groups that desire to manage the risk of large medical claims (Medical Stop-Loss). The Fully Insured Health segment includes various categories, such as ancillary benefits, including dental, vision, short-term medical (STM), supplemental products (including fixed indemnity limited benefit, critical illness, and hospital indemnity); pet insurance, and non-subscriber occupational accident. The Group Disability segment comprises long term disability (LTD) and disability benefits law (DBL). It provides specialized disability, and health coverage and related services to commercial customers and individuals.
