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Healthcare Law Upheld by US Judge

A US judge upheld a key part of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that requires Americans to obtain coverage, rejecting a challenge by a conservative...

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Homeowners’ customer satisfaction studied by JD Power

Source: JD Powers and Associates Reports AMERICAN INSURANCE increases customer satisfaction with homeowners insurance while the national trend shows a decline according to the JD Power and Associates 2010 US National...

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Insurers Spend Millions on Reform Changes

Tens of millions of dollars are being spent by insurance companies to comply with Health Care Reform. September 23rd was a major deadline, ushering in new health benefits for consumers mandated by the Affordable Care...

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50.7 M without Health Coverage reports Census Bureau

Source: US Census Bureau 17 Sept 2010 The US Census Bureau announced today that the number of people without health insurance coverage rose from 46.3 million in 2008 to 50.7 million in 2009, an increase of 9.5%. The...

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WA Seat Belt Use Jumps in 2010

Source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission Almost 98% of Washington motorists are using their seat belts! Washington state saw an improvement of 1.2% from last year's seat belt use rate to a record 97.6% in 2010. This...

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Claims & Fraud Up - Says New Survey

During an economic downturn people are more likely to commit insurance fraud than they are in normal times. That was the opinion of more than three quarters (76%) of consumers in a survey released by Accenture, a global...

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Preventive Services Required In New Health Plans

Beginning September 23, 2010 all new health insurance plans are required by the Affordable Care Act to include a long list of preventive services without you having to pay a copayment or coinsurance or meet your...

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Crack down of medical premium hikes funded by HSS

Idaho, Washington and Oregon receive $1M each to police unjustified health insurance premium increases. The Department of Health and Human Services announced the award of $46 million in the first round of grants to...

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Insurance Industry Outlook: Is the Worst Behind Us?

In 2009 the recession caused a dramatic drop in premium revenue paid to insurance companies for business insurance policies that are primarily based on the now reduced gross sales and/or payroll. How are the property-...

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New AMA Study: 95 medical liability claims per 100 physicians

On average there is nearly one medical liability claim for every physician. This is one cost driver of higher medical fees passed on to consumers. The AMA reports the high number of claims is not an indication of...

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