House Approves Bill To Block Abortion Coverage
October 13th, 2011
The measure, which among other things would ban women from using the health law’s tax subsidies to purchase health insurance that includes abortion coverage, is unlikely to be considered in the Democratic-led Senate and has recieved a veto threat from President Barack Obama.
The Associated Press/Washington Post: House Votes To Stop Abortion Coverage Under New Health Care Law The House on Thursday returned to an abortion issue that nearly sank President Barack Obama’s health care law last year with legislation that bars an insurance plan regulated under the new law from covering abortion if any of its customers receive federal subsidies.
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2011 already a record-breaking year for disasters
October 11th, 2011
The federal government has declared a record number of disasters so far this year, even though hurricane season isn’t over yet, according to the Insurance Information institute (III).
As of Sept. 30, federal officials had issued 86 disaster declarations, breaking the previous record of 81 set last year. Hurricane season runs through Nov. 30.
“The number of U.S. disaster declarations has been trending sharply upward, particularly over the past 15 years,” Robert Hartwig, III president and an economist, said in a press statement. “The average number of declarations between 1953 and 2010 was 34 per year.
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Corporate Insurance Options
October 5th, 2011
The companies having auto parks or a large number of cars in usage should have a single insurance contract for all the cars. In the case of a simple individual policy, the terms of the contract are firm, and usually a standard contract is signed. In the case of corporate auto insurance quotes and estimations, the clauses of the contract and the fees might me modified with an approval of the companies involved. Moreover, the contract should be flexible, as the auto parks of transportations are changing their sizes all the time.
The transportations as carriers benefit of different auto quotes and estimations than the other companies, as their merchandise and goods transported must also be insured. Read full post…
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Best Whole Life Insurance – The Best Whole Life Insurance
September 25th, 2011
The best whole life insurance for you and your family is a policy that will fit your needs with as few restrictions as possible. You do not want to be saddled with expensive premiums that are difficult to pay for the whole life of your insurance policy. The best company will work with you to make sure you have best whole life insurance policy to care for your family at a price you can afford.
Like any other business, life insurance has its own lingo that shoppers will need to understand. If you are planning on doing your research in the privacy of your own home it is especially important to know what these terms mean since no one will be sitting at your side to explain things.
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Do Not Forget Additional Wedding Insurance Cover
September 24th, 2011
During our lifetime, we will attend countless weddings. If you have children of your own, it is likely that you will attend a wedding for at least one of them at some time in your life. Given the benefit of hindsight, you would be failing in your parental duties if you did not make your son or daughter aware of the pitfalls of not taking out some form of wedding insurance to protect their financial investment, because that is what it is these days.
I was amazed when I found from the latest figures from the British Insurance Association, of which I am still a member, that only around a third of couples are taking out some form of wedding insurance to protect their investment should anything go awry.
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Philippine American Life To Focus On Broader Market Products
September 23rd, 2011
Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company (Philam Life) in eyeing double digit growth again this year with the help of its campaign to instill among Filipinos the idea that having insurance is not just for the affluent but for all.
Philam Life Senior Vice President for marketing Jessica Abaya, in a briefing, declined to give figures on the current growth in their new premiums among others but stressed that they are on track.
“(Business) has been very positive and we are very optimistic for 2011. W
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RIBO guidelines on social media advertising
September 22nd, 2011
In its latest bulletin, the Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (RIBO) is reminding brokers to mind the “Advertising Oneself” regulations when using social media.
“We have seen an increase in the use of social media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, etc.) for broker advertising/networking,” the bulletin states. “We wou
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Landlords: Are you ready for winter?
September 22nd, 2011
The summer, what little there was, appears to have gone for this year and before long property owners, including those with landlord insurance will be facing another winter.
The next few months can see property subjected to considerable damage from the elements and it is important that landlords ensure they do whatever they can to minimise the effects.
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