A long-awaited legislative task force report that is expected to be the blueprint for the state's response to federal health care law requirements recommends building a state health-insurance exchange.

Capitol’s health insurance program to include habal-habal, tricycle drivers

THE Cebu Provincial Government announced it will expand the coverage of its health insurance program under the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth). This time, it will include the health premiums of informal sectors like habal-habal and tricycle drivers.

Nebraska health insurance plan debate begins

The road to Nebraska creating its own health insurance exchange could be a long one, as indicated Tuesday by nearly three hours of testimony before lawmakers.

Nebraska health insurance plan debate begins

The road to Nebraska creating its own health insurance exchange could be a long one, as indicated Tuesday by nearly three hours of testimony before lawmakers.

MT Health Co-op gets $58M to launch insurance agency

HELENA- Montanans will soon have a new health insurance option: the Montana Health Cooperative, which hopes to give Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Montana a run for its money. An estimated 60% of Montanans with major medical insurance have policies through Blue Cross.

Dying union leader seeks policy buyer

Union head Matt McCarten wants to sell his life insurance policy to help pay $153,000 in unpaid taxes and bills, saying he does not want to "die with debt". read more

First Person: Life in the Second-Most Expensive City in America for Car Insurance

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First Person: How Much Life Insurance Do We Need?

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Disasters take toll on Suncorp

Consumers could face further increases to insurance premiums and interest rate rises on their home loans, Suncorp Group boss says.

Suncorp warns more pain ahead

CONSUMERS could face further increases to insurance premiums as well as interest rate rises on their home loans above official Reserve Bank moves this year, the Suncorp Group chief executive, Patrick Snowball, has warned.

USI Insurance Services Acquires The Pinnacle Group

USI Insurance Services , today announced that it has acquired most of the assets of The Pinnacle Group . Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Pinnacle is a full-service employee benefits consulting firm specializing in middle-market business and is expected to contribute approximately $3.3 million in annual revenues to USI.

How Small Businesses Are Coping With Health Insurance

What percentage of employee health insurance premiums does your company pay?

Better Drivers Pay Less for Car Insurance With Pay As You Drive® Program from Progressive

Business travelers who park their cars at the airport several days a week. Families with an extra car they only drive occasionally. Drivers who avoid slamming on the brakes. They’r

Better Drivers Pay Less for Car Insurance With Pay As You Drive® Program from Progressive

Business travelers who park their cars at the airport several days a week. Families with an extra car they only drive occasionally. Drivers who avoid slamming on the brakes. They’r

Health plans get mixed reviews in annual California report card

California’s annual report card on many of the state’s HMOs and other health insurance plans gave most of those rated high marks for customer satisfaction but said they need to improve treatment for lung disease, attention-deficit disorder and throat infections in children.

Here's All You Need To Know About Life Insurance

About 11 million U.S. households with children under age 18 had no life insurance coverage as of 2010, according to LIMRA, a worldwide research and consulting organization for the insurance and financial services industry.

Feds loan $638M for health co-ops in 8 states

Health care cooperatives that are being launched in eight states announced Tuesday they will receive a total of $638 million in loans from the Obama administration under the federal health insurance law.

Hiscox USA Introduces Direct, Online Insurance for the Real Estate Sector

NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hiscox USA, the first and only US insurer to enable small businesses to purchase business insurance direct and online in real-time, today announced that their service ...

A-share rebound will benefit Chinese life insurance

Analysts at DBS Group Research see the A-share market as the "Sleeping Dragon" of the Chinese stock market. After lagging badly for the last two years, the A-shares are poised

BestLifeInsuranceCompanyForMe.org Compare Life Insurance Rates For Policies Which Pay Interest Month After Month

The consumer help site, BestLifeInsuranceCompanyForMe.org has put together an online educational video series that will compare life insurance rates for policies that pay it's holders month after month. The website explains that these unique policies were previously only available to the ultra affluent and are now readily available to lower income Americans as well as people with prior health ...

You’re the Boss Blog: How Small Businesses Are Coping With Health Insurance

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comparethemarket.com Welcomes Octagon Insurance to its Insurer Panel

LONDON, February 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Price comparison website comparethemarket.com has welcomed Octagon Insurance to its panel of companies offering van insurance.This latest addition to comparethemarket.com ...

comparethemarket.com Welcomes Octagon Insurance to its Insurer Panel

LONDON, February 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Price comparison website comparethemarket.com has welcomed Octagon Insurance to its panel of companies offering van insurance.This latest addition to comparethemarket.com ...

Personal Accident and Health Insurance in China, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2016: Focus to Achieve Universal ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Personal Accident and Health Insurance in China, Key Trends and Opportunities ...

Life Insurance in India, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2016 Favorable: Regulations and Demographic Changes Will ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Life Insurance in India, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2016 Favorable: ...

PEBB OKs smokers' costlier life insurance

Workers who don't smoke will pay less for optional insurance in 2013

Kofax Extends Claims Processing Solution to Include Property, Casualty and Life Insurance Providers

Kofax plc , a leading provider of capture enabled business process management solutions, today announced the expansion of the Kofax Claims Processing Solution to include property, casualty and life insurance carriers, enabling them to automate and accelerate claims processing for greater operational efficiency, enhanced customer satisfaction and distinct competitive advantage.

Markel American Insurance Company Partners with the Cinderella Project MKE

WAUKESHA, Wis., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel American Insurance Company, a wedding and event insurance provider, will be donating a collection of formal dresses to the Cinderella Project MKE, a ...

Website Offers Auto Insurance Comparison Tool

A state website has a new tool that could save consumers effort and money when it comes to shopping for car insurance.

Home Value Protection insurance rolls out in Oklahoma

The insurance, for owner-occupier homeowners only, is intended to give protection from downturns in metro-area markets as tracked by a Fiserv Case-Shiller home price index. The insurer, Home Value Insurance Co., is licensed as a property-and-casualty insurance carrier in Ohio and Oklahoma. Georgia is next, CEO Scott Ryles said.

Car cover switchers saved average of €100

MORE THAN 90 per cent of Irish people who switched car insurance providers last year saved an average of more than €100 each, according to a study by the National Consumer Agency.

3 states try to lower their car insurance rates

Drivers in three states could see big changes in their car insurance -- and their car insurance bills.

New Health Insurance Unit Offers Help to Pennsylvania Consumers

New Brochures, Factsheets also Available Online

Alliant Insurance Services Receives Favorable Ruling in Aon Litigation

Alliant Insurance Services, the nation’s largest specialty insurance brokerage firm, today received a favorable ruling by the New York State Supreme Court involving contempt claims filed against it by Aon Corporation.

Recession and High Co-Pays Tied to Fewer Colonoscopy Screenings Among People with Commercial Health Insurance

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine found that during the recession, continuously insured Americans underwent fewer screening colonoscopies, a cost-effective, recommended preventive service.

What Type of Life Insurance Do I Need?

About 11 million U.S. households with children under age 18 had no life insurance coverage as of 2010, according to LIMRA, a worldwide research and consulting organization for the insurance and financial services industry. Overall, less than half of U.S. households had individual life insurance, a 50-year low.

What Type of Life Insurance Do I Need?

Expert tip: It may be wise to buy a policy sooner rather than later.

Conn. seeks to recapture role as insurance capital

Hartford is trying to recapture its status as the nation's insurance capital by drawing in a specialized insurance business that is finding a home elsewhere.

Conn. seeks to recapture role as insurance capital

Hartford is trying to recapture its status as the nation's insurance capital by drawing in a specialized insurance business that is finding a home elsewhere.

Rough Notes, ProspX Partner to Deliver Targeted Business Intelligence to Insurance Agents and Brokers

ProspX, Inc., developer of the first on-demand sales collaboration and business intelligence solution for the commercial insurance industry, today announced that Rough Notes, the l