Latest News in Health Insurance – Dec 31, 2008
December 31, 2008 by Webmaster
Filed under Group Health
Zurich North America Commercial Specialties unit announces new rates … – P… 22 Dec 2008 at 12:39pm Zurich, one of the world’s largest property-casualty insurance companies, today announced new rates for its New York Disability Benefits Law (NYDBL) coverage. Employers with 11-49 employees in 45 counties across New York State are eligible for the … [...]
Latest News in Car Insurance – Dec 30, 2008
December 30, 2008 by Webmaster
Filed under Car - Truck
UPDATE 4-Japan insurers eye merger to survive downturn-source – Forbes 29 Dec 2008 at 2:15am TOKYO, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings Inc, Aioi Insurance Co and Nissay Dowa General Insurance Co are in merger talks, a company source said, aiming to survive an economic downturn that has battered demand for [...]
Latest News in Home Insurance – Dec 29, 2008
Japanese life insurer to raise ¢D100 billion – Taipei Times 28 Dec 2008 at 8:00am Sumitomo Life Insurance Co, Japan¡¦s fourth-largest life insurer, plans to try to raise about ¢D100 billion (US$1.1 billion) in capital as early as next month to strengthen its financial base, a spokesman said. The Osaka-based life insurer is … Site [...]
Latest News in Life Insurance – Dec 25, 2008
December 25, 2008 by Webmaster
Filed under Whole Life Insurance
This month’s makeover – Los Angeles Times 21 Dec 2008 at 12:51am Assets: $143,000 in equity on four-bedroom home in North Hills. $69,000 in savings. Expected pension income of $4,500 to $5,400. Outstanding $25,000 loan to one of three adult sons. Debts: $157,000 mortgage on house at a fixed rate of 4.875 … LAWS OF [...]
Latest News in Health Insurance – Dec 24, 2008
December 24, 2008 by Webmaster
Filed under Group Health
Too sick to work? Need health care? Take a number – Lincoln Daily News 24 Dec 2008 at 6:17am [ December 24, 2008 ] W ASHINGTON (AP) — Master toolmaker John McClain built machine parts with details so small they couldn’t be seen with the naked eye. Then a lump on his neck turned out [...]
Latest News in Car Insurance – Dec 23, 2008
December 23, 2008 by Webmaster
Filed under Car - Truck
Gay lawmaker slams Obama’s pastor pick – Mydesert.com 22 Dec 2008 at 2:16am WASHINGTON — The longest-serving openly gay member of Congress said Sunday it was a mistake for President-elect Barack Obama to invite the Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration. “Mr. Warren compared same-sex couples to … More companies lining [...]
Beekeepers can now have Crop Insurance
December 22, 2008 by Be Safe Insure
Filed under 1. Commercial Insurance, Farm
CROP INSURANCE FOR BEEKEEPERS NOW AVAILABLE BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson is encouraging North Dakota beekeepers to consider enrolling in a newly developed crop insurance pilot program for apiculture. “The Risk Management Agency (RMA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is currently testing two insurance programs to protect honey producers from loss of production,” [...]
Latest News in Home Insurance – Dec 22, 2008
Losing insurance can be sickening – Asbury Park Press 22 Dec 2008 at 2:02am I’m a walking mess of what health insurers like to call “pre-existing conditions.” I start each morning by swallowing a handful of pills, the aggregate retail cost of which might exceed the gross national products of several small nations. My … [...]
Latest News in Life Insurance – Dec 18, 2008
December 18, 2008 by Webmaster
Filed under Whole Life Insurance
Sister’s estate brings a host of questions – Raleigh News & Observer 13 Dec 2008 at 10:58pm Story Tools Q: My sister passed away this year, and I am the beneficiary of half of her IRA, which is worth around $100,000, and 50 percent of a $200,000 life insurance policy. Her partner was the other [...]
Latest News in Health Insurance – Dec 17, 2008
December 17, 2008 by Webmaster
Filed under Group Health
Insurers Seek Presence at Health Care Sessions – Blueridgenow.com 17 Dec 2008 at 5:35am WASHINGTON — When supporters of President-elect Barack Obama hold house parties to discuss ways of fixing the health care system over the next two weeks, they may find some unexpected guests. The health insurance industry is encouraging its … CIGNA Government [...]
