Even in death, Michael Jackson’s legal troubles aren’t over.
Insurance company Lloyd’s of London filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday, saying that it doesn’t owe the Michael Jackson Estate $17.5 million, because Jackson misrepresented himself, according to court documents obtained by TheWrap.
Read more...Pjay Smith owns property about 20 yards from the Wide Hollow Creek in West Yakima. She recently received a notice saying she may be in a flood zone.
Smith said, “I thought they’re going to tell us it’s recommended we get flood insurance if we don’t have it already.”
Read more...It turns out that pigs do fly. Last month, insurer Aetna received approval from Connecticut regulators of its request to reduce premiums on individual policies by an average 10 percent, starting in September. Yes, you read that right: reduce the premium. The decrease, which affects some 15,000 consumers, will save those policyholders $259 annually, on average.
Read more...SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrats in the California Assembly on Thursday narrowly approved giving state regulators the power to reject rate hikes proposed by health insurers, voting after Republican lawmakers walked out of the chamber in protest.
Read more...Yes, I finally seem to have gotten a job.
It turns out I had to know someone. I’ve applied for many a job, yet without knowing someone at the potential place of employment I hadn’t gotten any. Either the economy is really messed up or my résumé is really messed up.
Read more...ST. TAMMANY, La. — Many Northshore homeowners will soon see a reduction in their flood insurance premiums.
A change in St. Tammany’s community ratings will add up to $1.9 million in savings to the 35,720 homeowners in unincorporated areas of the parish, according to St. Tammany leaders and FEMA.
Read more...Government urges sick people excluded from private insurance to enroll in program, announcing up to 40 percent rate cuts in some states and easier eligibility.
Read more...CINCINNATI — A panel of federal appellate judges seemed eager on Wednesday to rule on whether it is constitutional for the Obama health care law to require that uninsured Americans buy medical coverage. But the judges must first decide whether the plaintiffs still have legal standing to sue, after one disclosed that she recently bought health insurance from her employer.
Read more...A New York (Xetra: A0DKRK – news) judge dismissed part of a lawsuit brought by bond insurer MBIA (Stuttgart: 874020 – news) against Credit Suisse (NYSEArca: CSMA – news) , and rejected MBIA’s request for punitive damages in the case.
Read more...A federal appeals panel questioned Wednesday whether a conservative legal center’s challenge to the health law is still valid after the revelation last week that a key plaintiff had already bought health insurance.
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