State Farm hikes auto rates — again (Crain’s Chicago Business)
June 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Auto Insurance Solutions
(Crain’s) — State Farm Insurance Cos., by far the largest car insurer in Illinois, is raising auto insurance rates in the state for the third time in less than a year. The Bloomington-based giant, which covers about one in every three vehicles in its home state, announced Friday that it is …
Crist signs KidCare bill, says 50,000 more children will be eligible for health insurance (Tallahassee Democrat)
June 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Group Health Insurance
Governor Charlie Crist signed KidCare legislation this morning that will make more children eligible for the health insurance program.
Reform Health Care Now: Insurance reimbursements make no sense
June 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Group Health Insurance, Insurance
I was not new to medicine — I had spent five years in another private practice and another six years working for Kaiser Permanente — yet I was shocked to learn that getting reimbursed by a health insurance company is often a game of …
Low Insurance Rates Hold Steady - KickingTires
June 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Auto Insurance Solutions, Insurance
Insurance rates continue to fall incrementally, hitting their lowest average in nearly a year. Insurance .com’s RateWatch put the average annual auto insurance rate for May at $1871, a small drop from the last time we checked, …
Fontana man is arrested on auto insurance fraud charges (Fontana Herald News)
June 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Auto Insurance Solutions
A 30-year-old Fontana man was arrested recently on auto insurance fraud charges, according to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office. Ted Chavez Jr. was accused by investigators of perjury, insurance fraud and disposing of insured property.
Long insurance terms! - English Forum Switzerland
Currently I am having a fight with the agency I get my civil liability insurance through, who claim that I have signed up for a 12 year insurance term.
A.M. Best Puts Ratings of Life of America Insurance Company Under Review with Negative Implications (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
June 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Life Insurance Reviews
OLDWICK, N.J.—-A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of C and issuer credit rating of “ccc” of Life of America Insurance Company under review with negative implications.
Study finds out-of-pocket health insurance costs on the rise (Houston Business Journal)
June 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Group Health Insurance
The 161 million Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance are facing substantial increases in out-of-pocket costs, according to a study published Tuesday.
Seniors Swindled by ‘Spin Life’ Insurance (TheStreet.com)
June 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Life Insurance Reviews
More than $20 billion of “spin life” insurance policies are starting to implode. Many policy holders don’t realize the trouble they face.
CSC’s Life Insurance Outsourcing Service Leads Industry for Fourth Year (redOrbit)
June 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Life Insurance Reviews
Company Ranks Number One on LOMA Benchmarking Survey FALLS CHURCH, Va., June 2 /PRNewswire/ — CSC (NYSE: CSC) today announced its life insurance business processing outsourcing (BPO) service ranks highest in the industry on the LOMA performance benchmark for service turnaround times.
