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October 2010
August 2010
- Profits at Prudential Soar in Spite of Scuttled AIA Deal
- New Jersey Regulators OK Prudential's Life Insurance Payouts
- Royal Bank Looking to Sell Liberty Life
- National Flood Insurance Program $18 Billion in the Red
- AIG Posts $538-Million Loss for Second Quarter
- Allstate Earnings and Sales Drop
- Landslide Vote against Obamacare in Missouri
- Senator Schumer to Introduce Bill on Life Insurer Payouts
- Virginia Health Care Reform Lawsuit OK-ed by Federal Judge
July 2010
- One in Five Californians Has No Health Insurance
- Six Additional Life Insurers Receive Subpoenas from Cuomo in Probe
- Farmers to Lower Car Insurance Rates for Some California Policyholders
- Flooded Iowa County Refused to Join National Flood Insurance Program
- New Guidelines Make Health Insurance Appeals Easier for Public
- iPhone Users Can Now Obtain Life Insurance Quotes on Handset
- QBE Insurance Group's Profit Margins Collapsing
- Health Insurers Hoarded Surplus While Raising Rates
- President of Anthem Blue Cross Resigns
- 2Q Profits of UnitedHealth Surge 31 Percent
- Pro-Life Groups Win One Round in Heath Care Overhaul
- House OKs Flood Insurance Program Overhaul
- New Health Insurance Rules Offer Free Preventive Care
- AIG Shares Rise 6 Percent after Reports of Life Insurer IPO
- Allstate Subsidiaries Propose Homeowner's Insurance Premium Hikes
- China Life Insurers Plummet after Removal of Premium Controls
- California Insurer Blue Shield May Have Overcharged for Safety-Net Insurance
- Gov. Schwarzenegger Poises to Enact Health Insurance Rate Reviews
- Generation Y Takes Prudential Life Insurance to Task
- New Bill Would Up Unrestricted Driving Age to 18
- Chinatrust Wants to Buy AIG's Nan Shan Life
- Flood Insurance Returns at Last
- Rates for New High-Risk Pool May Be Pricey
June 2010
- California Establishes High-Risk Health Insurance Program
- Insurance Now Available for iPhone…at a Steep Price
- Health Care Reform Will Expand Insurance Options for Part-Time Employees
- Car Insurance Fraud in Florida Explodes Due to Intentional Collisions
- Aetna Abandons Health Insurance Rate Increase in California
- BP Oil Spill to Limit Insurance Coverage for Offshore Drilling
- Obama Threatens Price Controls on Medical Insurance
- Regulators Crack Down on Murky Life Insurance Plans
- Cost of Individual Health Insurance Policies Explodes
- Flood Insurance Program Overcome by Debt
- California Regulators Will Hire Outside Analysts to Review Rate Increases
- AMA Denounces Health Insurance "Purging"
- Geico Lawsuit Alleges Car Insurance Fraud in NY
- Health Insurance Expenses Skyrocket under ObamaCare
- Study Finds Nearly 42% of Parents Engage in 'Fronting' for Teen Drivers
- NY Gov. David Paterson Signs Bill Limited Health Insurance Premiums
- Checks to 'Donut Hole' Medicare Members Begin This Week
- Government Report Reveals That 45 Million Americans Lack Dental Insurance
- Texas State Farm Customers Hit with Second Rate Hike in Eight Months
- Health Insurers Say They Want to Cooperate with Reform Law
- Insurers Avoid Large Oil, Ash Claims and May Increase Premiums
- Governor of Florida Vetoes Property Insurance Reform Proposal
- California Passes Health Insurance Reform for Pets
- New Health Care Law Will Offer Temporary Help to Small Businesses Seeking Coverage for Employees
- AIG Suffers Setback in Repayment of Bailout Money
May 2010
- Companies Encouraged to Expand Medical Plans Now
- Fed Confident AIG Will Repay Bailout Money, but Doubts Remain
- Will Home Insurance Absorb Costs of Oil Spill Damage?
- Wisconsin Prepares for Mandatory Car Insurance
- Will Young People Heed the Imminent Health Insurance Mandate?
- Cheap Health Insurance is On Its Way...But Not for Everyone
- Maryland & Other States React to Proposed Nation-Wide Homeowners Insurance Hikes
- Gulf Oil Spill, Earthquakes & Hurricane Season Likely to Result in Skyrocketing Insurance Rates
- Fraudulent Insurance Claims Soar as Economic Recession Lingers
- 5 Ways to Cope Without COBRA Health Insurance Subsidy
- Tennessee Policyholders Sue Homeowners Insurance Agents En Masse
- Certain Families Will Pay Higher Health Insurance Premiums to Cover Their Children
- Fitch Affirms AAA Financial Strength Rating for Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company
- Take Advantage of the Cheapest Car Insurance Rates Ever Recorded
- Businesses Get $5 Billion for Retiree Health Benefits
- Children Suffer When Parents Can't Afford Health Insurance Coverage
- Unions Get Concessions Over Health Plan Tax
April 2010
- IRS Doesn't Have Enough Power to Enforce Health Insurance Mandate
- Health Care Reform Will Abolish the Pre-Existing Condition Clause
- WellPoint Exposed for Canceling Health Insurance Policies of Breast Cancer Patients
- Many Jobs Will Be Impacted by Health Care Reform
- First Health Care Reform, Now Let's Restructure a Broken Federal Government
- 4 Million Americans to Pay Hefty Penalty for Not Having Health Insurance
- Financial & Health Care Reforms Highlight Republicans Desire for More Politics, Less Change
- Facebook & MySpace Users Could Pay 10% More for Home Insurance
- Health and Life Insurance Companies Invest in McDonalds, Taco Bell, Burger King and Others
- Health Insurance Companies Shift Costs, Protect Profits Under New Health Care Reform Law
- Your Company Could Stand to Make Millions from Your Death
- Health Care Bill Levies 10% Tax on Tanning Salon Customers
- States with the Most Expensive vs. Cheapest Car Insurance Rates
- Earthquake Insurance Considered Too Expensive for Most Homeowners
- Are Americans Dumb? Study Reveals Most People Don't Know Basic Insurance Information
- When Should You Use COBRA Insurance Coverage?
- IRS Threats Continue: Buy Health Insurance Coverage or Forfeit Tax Refund under ObamaCare
- Health Care Reform Another Step Toward Socialism? Redistribution of Wealth the Goal of Obamacare
- Don't Quit Smoking! Longtime Smokers Less Likely to Develop Parkinson's Disease
- Health Care Reform Will Narrow Gap for What Men and Women Pay for Health Insurance
March 2010
- Health Insurers Agree to Cover Children with Pre-Existing Conditions
- MileMeter Car Insurance Company Offers Premiums Based on Miles Driven
- Children with Pre-Exisiting Conditions to Wait Longer for Universal Health Coverage
- AARP Car Safety & Defensive Driving Course Keeps Elderly Drivers Safe
- Will Health Care Reform Create Affordable Health Insurance Rates?
- Will IRS Abuse American Rights to Enforce Health Care Reform Tax?
- 2009-2010 | Most Expensive Cars to Insure & Cheapest Cars to Insure
- Arizona Drops Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicine Coverage
- A.M. Best Affirms Farmers Insurance Group Financial Strength Rating
- Fortis, Assurant & Other Health Insurers Drop Coverage for HIV/AIDS Patients
- New Genetic Test for Autism Spectrum Disorders More Effective
- Health Insurance Company Rate Increases, Profits Not as Big as Obama Claims
- Chile Earthquake Causes $500 Million in Damage for Insurers Munich Re, Swiss Re
- Obama Criticizes Insurance Companies, White House Reveals Plan to Fight Medicare Fraud
- Sex Can Improve Health, & Good Health Can Extend Your Sexually Active Life Expectancy
- Police Arrest California Man for New York Life Insurance Extortion Scheme
- Vanishing Deductible Could Mean Big Savings for Nationwide Car Insurance Policyholders
- Many Businesses Canceling Employee Health Insurance Coverage Without Warning
- Consumer Group Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Anthem Blue Cross
- Prudential to Buy AIA from AIG for $35.5 Billion
- Health Insurance Premium Hikes Shock Small Businesses
February 2010
- AIG Reports $9 Billion Fourth Quarter Loss
- Fox News | Health Care Reform Coverage
- Assessing Auto Insurance Cost and Coverage
- Prudential Financial Will Enhance Total Retirement Solutions Package
- Impact of Toyota Recalls on Auto Insurance Rates
- Feinstein Wants to Stop Insurance Rate Hikes across the Country
- Rising Co-Pays: Five Signs That Your Health Insurance Is Worthless
- Anthem Blue Cross to Increase Premiums by 39 Percent
- HCC Life Insurance Expands Online Services
- Fourth-Quarter Profits Surge for Sun Life Financial
- States Find Loopholes in Health Insurance Reform Legislation
- Fitch Affirms Ratings of Hanover Insurance Group
- House to Vote on Health Insurance Antitrust Legislation
- Loews Corporation Reports Third Consecutive Profit on Insurance, Gas
- No One Should Marry Just To Get Health Care
- The Real Reason Why the Government Should Exit Health Care
- Munich Re Quarterly Net Profit Increases Seven-fold
- John Hancock Launches New Variable Annuity
- State Farm to End Some Florida Policy Renewals
January 2010
- Ford Reports $2.7 Billion Profit for 2009
- President Pushes Congress To Not Drop Health Care Reform
- Safest Vehicles of 2010
- Ratings of Penn Mutual and Subsidiary Affirmed by A.M. Best
- Michigan Legislature Retirees Could Lose Free Health Care
- North Carolina Communities Fight Insurance Rates In Court
- MetLife Makes Bid To Buy AIG's Alico
- Florida Attorney General Threatens Lawsuit If Health Insurance Becomes Mandatory
- Insurance Company Stocks Rise, Hospitals Drop upon Mass. Election
- FDA Scolds Drug Maker Over Recall
- Small Amount of Insurance Money Expected For Haiti
- IRS Could Check Who Has Health Care
- Residents Told To Buy Flood Insurance
- No Rate Increase For Allstate In Mississippi
- AIG Insurer Loses Appeal Of $517 Million Judgment
- Costlier Health Insurance For Married Couples
- Texas Is No. 2 For Homeowners Insurance Premiums
- Louisiana Raises Minimum Car Insurance Rates
- Illegal Immigrants Should Have a Health Care Option
December 2009
- ING Sells Its Share of Pacific Antai
- Seniors Could Face Health Care Cuts
- Insurance Claims Easier For Autos Than Homes
- Senate OKs Health Care Reform Bill
- IHC Insurance Group Receives Good Rating from A.M Best
- California Insurer To Pay Less For Therapies
- FDIC to Hire Hundreds & Increase Budget by $1.4 Billion
- Michigan House Votes On Auto Insurance Rates
- State Farm to Remain in Florida Home Insurance Market
- Higher Upfront Costs for FHA Loans Possible
- Will Health Insurance Mandates Be Effective?
- Unions Lobby Democrats to Drop Health Insurance Tax
- Senate Debate Impacts Health Care Stocks
- Health Care of Illegal Immigrants is Not Our Responsibility
- Life Insurance Companies to Benefit from New Accounting Guidelines
- Homeowners Insurance Rates to Increase in Coastal States
- State Farm Appeals Home Insurance Refund
- Health Care Plan Addresses Preventive Care for Women
- COBRA Insurance Extension Badly Needed
- Car Insurance Claims Peak in the Winter
- Insuring "Young Invincibles" Critical to Health Care Reform
November 2009
- More than 4 Million Toyotas Recalled
- U.S. Must Have Universal Health Care
- Life Insurance Agents Fear Senator Dodd's Regulation Bill
- Safest Cars to Drive for 2010
- Least Safe 2009 & 2010 Cars To Drive
- Big Companies & Small Businesses View Health Plan Differently
- Homeowners Insurance Companies Reach Out to Ida Victims
- State Farm's Future in Florida Home Insurance Market Uncertain
- Chinese Drywall Issues Causing Homeowners Headaches
- Wisconsin Car Insurance Rates to Skyrocket in 2010
- Future Plans for Carbon Insurance Premiums in California
- Young Drivers Pay Fines Rather than Buy Car Insurance
- H1N1 May Affect Your Ability to Qualify for Life Insurance
- ING Attracting New Policyholders with Split Insurance Division
- Many Retirees Consider Canceling Life Insurance
- What Percent of Americans will Universal Health Insure?
- GOP Drops Abortion Coverage from Health Insurance Plan
- Universal Health Fundamentally Flawed
- Usage-Based Car Insurance Could Reduce Pollution
- Health Care Bill Passes in House after Protracted Debate
- Understanding the Health Care Reform Bill