i-insurance: 02/21/11

Save Money on Homeowners Insurance

he market value of my home has declined over the past few years. Can I save money by reducing my homeowners coverage? No. You should never lower the amount your house is insured for just because housing prices have dropped. That's because cutting...

More Americans forsaking life insurance coverage

It's enough to make an insurance agent tremble: Millions of cash-strapped Americans are saving money by going without life insurance. Ownership of life insurance has reached a 50-year low, according to industry research firm LIMRA. Thirty percent...

How We're Transforming Insurance Sub-Sector, By Fola Daniel

Mr Fola Daniel, Commissioner for Insurance, takes Vanguard's Editor, Northern Operations, Jide Ajani, and Favour Nnabugwu, through the present state of the nation's insurance industry, the sector's preparedness for IFRS March 2011 deadline, the potentials...

Health care law will help, not hinder, creation of jobs

Since defeat of attempts to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act, I've reflected on how little most people seem to understand about its positive effects. There are simply no words to express the importance of this act in our family right now. ...

Questions to ask before buying insurance policy

Each time you plan an insurance scheme, take a precaution since there is no recourse for financial loss resulting from misrepresentation by a sales agent. Misrepresentation occurs when an agent gives false information either fraudulently or...

FOS clarifies marine insurance issues

The Financial Ombudsman Services (FOS) has issued a technical note covering some of the issues that arise in relation to complaints involving marine insurance policies. The Service says it deals with around 100 complaints involving small craft...

Belgian Ageas buys Turkish insurance stake for $220 mln

Sabancı Holding, one of Turkey's largest conglomerates, sold half of its 62 percent share in the country's fourth largest non-life insurance company, Aksigorta, to Belgian Ageas for $220 million before the weekend. Bart de Smet, the CEO...

Facts and Figures Behind the Faces in Those Car Insurance Ads

Flo, Mayhem ... "The World's Greatest Spokesperson"? Can't remember which car insurer those characters pitch for, or which insurer has the catchy (or grating, depending on your point of view) jingle or tagline? Want to know which is the biggest ad...

16 million poor people granted health insurance cards

A policy supporting poor people and vulnerable groups in medical check-ups and treatment has seen progresses with some 16 million poor people being provided with health insurance cards so far. According to the Ministry of Health (MoH), 60 ...

In a state of insurance 'limbo'

During the school year, Nikki Boudreau has access to health care through California State University, Stanislaus, where she's a senior. But come summertime, and during school breaks, she is uninsured. Under federal health care reform, young...

Imported goods and insurance

As the rand fluctuates, you might want to look into the replacement value of any imported goods you may have -- Italian tiles and carpets, for example, or a Miele kitchen (which can cost R500 000 to install). A fluctuation in the exchange rate...

Nurses under RN HEALS get health insurance

BORONGAN, E. Samar - Feb. 21(PIA) To ensure the nurses' security, the Department of Health (DOH) in the province made enrolment to health insurance a priority for the nurses it recruited to the Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement Local Services...

86,000 employees of 2,200 employers passed required insurance at work in Azerbaijan

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Over the last 1/5 month of implementation of the Law on Compulsory Insurance against Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases, three specialized life insurance companies in Azerbaijan have managed to ensure insurance of...

Swan hints at inquiry into state disaster insurance

THE government may set up an inquiry to examine whether states should be forced to take out commercial insurance for natural disasters, as it seeks to secure the final vote to pass its $1.8 billion flood levy. South Australian independent...

Health insurance becomes portable

If you are not satisfied with the services of your health insurer, don't feel frustrated. Thanks to Health Insurance Portability, you would be able to switch to another health insurer from July 1 st onwards, without having to lose any of the benefits...

Closed-End Insurance Fund to Raise Money

A closed-end version of Securis I Fund, a hedge fund focused on insurance risks, will start a public fundraising for long-term capital this week, the Financial Times reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the plans. Securis wants...

BA Health Insurance gets new office building

Sunyani (B/A), Feb. 21, GNA - The National Health Insurance Authorit= y (NHIA) transferred GH¢82,858,317.43 to Brong-Ahafo Region for the payment= of claims by service providers in 2009/2010, Mr Kwadwo Nyamekye Marfo, Brong Ahafo Regional Minister...

Health insurance window closing for California kids

Congress and California stepped up to the plate in a big way last year for children with pre-existing health conditions. Parents who don't qualify for Healthy Families or Medi-Cal must now do their part. They have until March 1 to sign up their...

RBS goes for broke with business insurance grab

The bank's insurance arm - one of the largest players in the market - said it was merely trying to "provide support in challenging times". The statement came after competitors accused it of undercutting the market in a bid to bulk-up prior...

Health insurance coverage drops

Health insurers want to see a discussion about ways to encourage greater self-provision in health care. The call comes after a year in which the number of New Zealanders covered by health insurance fell by 10,000 to 1.38 million. Total...

Maps change who needs flood insurance

In five months, new federal flood hazard maps for New London County will take effect, and homeowners in or near flood zones are being urged to view the maps now and, if necessary, buy flood insurance before the bank holding their mortgage tells them...

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