General, Health Insurance »

[9 Jun 2011 | No Comment | 236 views]

As if President Barack Obama didn’t have enough re-election headaches with the nearly daily reports of dreary economic news, now comes a new harsh assessment of his signature legislative achievement, ObamaCare.

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[9 Jun 2011 | No Comment | 152 views]

Guam Power Authority customers already face an increase in fuel surcharge, but may also see another hike in power bills.

That’s because the Calvo administration wants to have the agency adhere to a public law that has yet to be implemented and the power agency is seeking to increase the basic power rate to pay for it.

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Auto Insurance, General »

[8 Jun 2011 | No Comment | 218 views]

On a cold January evening last year, Sandy Van Litsenborgh was driving home from work on an icy side street in Whitechapel, east London. Unable to pass an oncoming motorist because the street was too narrow, she reversed to let the car past and hit a Vauxhall Vectra parked behind her.

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General, Health Insurance »

[8 Jun 2011 | No Comment | 246 views]

The deal is part of an effort by WellPoint to boost its presence in the senior care market. CareMore, based in Cerritos, has 26 clinics in California, Nevada and Arizona that specialize in caring for people on Medicare.

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General, Real Estate Insurance »

[8 Jun 2011 | No Comment | 244 views]

FEMA`s national flood insurance program is pretty much the only game in town. The program covers up to $250 thousand and homeowners can only purchase excess policies through Lloyds of London.

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General, Insurance Fraud »

[8 Jun 2011 | No Comment | 239 views]

BATON ROUGE, La. – A day after two unarmed Louisiana insurance fraud investigators were gunned down while looking into a case, the state insurance commissioner said on Wednesday that his department may have their agents carry weapons.

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General, Health Insurance »

[7 Jun 2011 | No Comment | 213 views]

bill that will extend health insurance to nearly all Oregonians, a key part of state health care reform, won final passage in the Legislature on Tuesday.

Senate Bill 99 will create a government regulated and subsidized health insurance marketplace called an exchange to make coverage affordable and mandatory.

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General, Real Estate Insurance »

[7 Jun 2011 | No Comment | 189 views]

BOSTON — Homeowners in western Massachusetts have filed $90 million in insurance claims for damage caused by deadly tornadoes that ravaged Springfield and several smaller communities last week, state officials said Tuesday.

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General, Insurance Fraud »

[7 Jun 2011 | No Comment | 166 views]

VILLE PLATTE, La. — Two unarmed Louisiana insurance fraud investigators were fatally shot Tuesday while trying to collect information from an agent who later killed himself, authorities said.

The shooting at about 1 p.m. killed Rhett Jeansonne and Kim Sledge, said state Insurance Department Commissioner Jim Donelon.John Melvin Lavergne, who had been cited more than once on fraud allegations, then barricaded himself inside the agency where the shooting happened. More than 100 officers, including a SWAT team and negotiators, surrounded the building for hours.

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[6 Jun 2011 | No Comment | 220 views]

Insurance brokerage firm has outgrown its office space off Islands Expressway. Looking out across Forsyth Park, David Paddison sees irony in his company’s relocation to a newly renovated office building at the south end of Forsyth Park.

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