Despite Subsidy, Cobra’s Bite Still Stings for Many
The government is expanding a massive safety net to help the unemployed buy health insurance, but millions of people can’t access the aid because of the way the program was designed.
Archive for December, 2009
A Policy Check-Up is a Good Resolution
A financial review may not be at the top of everyone’s New Year resolution list. But as homeowners start 2010, they should add “insurance policy checkup” to their to-do list.
Series of arson fires in historic Houston neighborhood puzzles authorities, rattles residents
A four-foot pile of ash and charred debris is all that remains of the Rodriguez family’s two-story garage, which had been stuffed with tools, machinery, couches and appliances when a mysterious fire ripped through it earlier this month.
Government steals life
Our latest gift that we are paying for, Health Care Reform. This bill is so flawed I cannot begin to recite all the problems, but here are a few highlights…
Rebuttal: Reform won’t make auto insurers leave
Michiganians pay among the highest auto insurance rates in America.
Reading woman, brother charged with insurance fraud
A Reading woman and her brother have been charged with insurance fraud after the woman allowed the man, who lives in New York, to use her address to obtain auto insurance at cheaper Pennsylvania rates, authorities said Thursday.
The Right (and Wrong) Way to Cut Home Insurance Costs
The Insurance Information Institute, an educational organization financed by the insurance industry, has included “insuring a home for its real estate value rather than the cost of rebuilding” as No. 1 in its new list of insurance mistakes consumers make when trying to cut insurance costs.
The Audacity of Living!
During an interview today, yet another Democratic congressman made the argument that requiring individuals to purchase health insurance is no different than requiring them to purchase auto insurance. This analogy has been proven previously to be a poor one, and yet still the Democrats are continuing to use it.
Lawsuit On Auto Insurance Claim Proceeds Even Though Amount Being Sought Is…Who Knows?
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ — United Automobile Insurance Company, a property and casualty insurer focusing on automobile insurance and premium finance, recently launched the United Auto Courts Report for the purpose of reporting on how South Florida courts are misused in personal injury protection lawsuits.
New Jersey man arrested for issuing fake auto insurance card
An Englewood, N.J., man was arrested for selling a fake MetLife auto insurance card to a person who subsequently became involved in an accident and discovered no coverage existed.