Insurance Archive

Finding the best Health Insurance

Finding the best health insurance available is a tedious task. Most employers offer health benefits for their employees, however the truth is that it’s becoming more difficult for the employers to keep up with the …

Insurance Regulation Basics

Insurance companies follow a variety of regulations from each state is which they write business. States generally regulate insurance rates, monitor complaints, and is are patchwork of regulations that may need federal charter for national …

Swine Flu Covered by Travel Insurance

The recent spread of the H1N1 virus, better known as swine flu, has caused many people who travel often to worry about their health the effect this virus would have on their travel plans. When …

Types of Auto Insurance Coverage

While the details will always vary from one plan to another, these are the basic building blocks of any car insurance plan: PROPERTY DAMAGE LIABILITY INSURANCE This is what you are required to have by …

What to do about Millions of Uninsured Americans

America!, America!…,there are so many great things to say about us, but unfortunately not when it comes to: “Insuring the Health of America’s Citizens”. Our Legistrators, and Elected Officials should be leading us in Local …

Illiquidity

Insurers are involved in the business of accepting risks in exchange for premiums. While insurers provide protection for clients, they are not completely insulated from business risks. As a result, insurers may face liquidity problems …

Injury Settlements

Injury settlements are the monies received by an injured victim of someone else’s negligence. The most common injury settlements occur in motor vehicle accident claims, occupier’s liability claims such as slip-and-falls, medical malpractice claims, pharmaceutical …

What you need to know about your Cobra Rights

C.O.B.R.A. stands for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, which is the federal legislation that included sweeping changes affecting employee health care coverage after separation from their employer. The law requires that health …

Is Cash value Life Insurance really Unnecessary

The debate about the superiority of term insurance over cash-value insurance is an apparently never-ending one. So-called experts assert that term insurance is categorically better than cash-value insurance. The reasoning is that life insurance should …

Auto Insurance Policies

There are many types of coverage you can carry on your automobile insurance policy.  The most common types are Liability, Medical Payments, Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist, Comprehensive/Collision, and Rental Reimbursement. Keep in mind, the more coverage you …

Vision Coverage Information

Vision Insurance or Vision Plans are a common part of company benefit packages. While they come in a huge variety of different “flavors” most have several common traits. Routine Eye Exams At the core of …

What you need to know about Medicare

Failing To Plan: Why NOT to Rely on Medicare to Cover Nursing Home Expenses Studies show that most Americans fail to prepare for the costs of long term care because they believe that Medicare or …

How to Pay for Hospice Care

One of the decisions 52-year-old Jerry had to make after receiving a diagnosis of terminal cancer was whether to use the services of a hospice program.  He already knew he’d welcome this type of care …

Choosing between Car Insurance Companies

Consumer Guide to purchasing Auto InsuranceThis article was written to give you tips to help you buy auto insurance. Whether you buy auto insurance online or in person, the following tips are important when buying …

Insurance Comparison Shopping for Price

Affordable Automobile Insurance A new driver must add the responsibility of insurance. It might depend on the age of the individual.  Internet Play around with websites, but take time to run the information gained through …

How to Find Cheap Automobile Insurance

Cheap Automobile Insurance The need for adequate cheap automobile insurance in this day and age is very vital to our society and necessary for any driver of any motorized vehicle. It has become such a …

Captive and Independent Insurance Agents

Insurance agents perform many functions including providing quotes to clients and selling them a policy. An insurance agent can either be a captive agent or an independent agent but both provide the same service to …

Workers Compensation or Disability Benefits

Many people do not know the difference between Workers’ Compensation and disability insurance. Workers’ Compensation is paid for by your employer. The US Department of Labor requires that all employers carry some form of Workers’ …

Insurance

It is true that each of us is a unique person. Some of us are employed doing the same kind of work and some of us work for ourselves, so to speak, doing the same …

Annuity Types

Annuities are purchased by many retirees to guarantee a monthly income.  Annuities are contracts between an insured person and an insurance company to provide this income. In general, annuities offer regular payments, but some can …

French Health Care

As stated by Martin Luther King, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane.” The American system is the perfect example of this horrible unfairness. Even though it …

Types of Health Insurance available in the Philippines

Filipinos usually acquire health care plans for free through employment. For Filipinos traveling to other countries, international health insurance is also available. In the same way, aside from international insurance from their own countries, foreigners …

How to Reduce Health Care Costs

Call me a Pollyanna, but I believe, deep down, that reforming the problem formerly known as our nation’s health care system is actually doable without having to ruffle the political feathers of our friends and …