Archive for July 28th, 2010

Beneficiaries Can Cash Proceeds, Bypass Life Insurer Checking Accounts

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

The agency responded today to a report in Bloomberg Markets magazine on what has become a standard practice for life insurance policies issue by companies …See all stories on this topic… »

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On the Call: WellPoint CEO Angela Braly

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

By AP Health insurance is the main focus for WellPoint Inc., which runs Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in 14 states. It also provides some dental, …See all stories on this topic… »

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Grossi: Health care reform will offer consumers choice

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Hey JohnstownHealth insurance premiums for family coverage at small businesses have increased 85 percent since 2000 and 16 percent of economic output is tied up in the …See all stories on this topic… »

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Americans Cut Back on Visits to Doctor

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

The new trend comes amid a broader drop in health-care use as more Americans lose their jobs and their health insurance. Such cutbacks have happened before …See all stories on this topic… »

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Activists rally to extend health insurance

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Funding for Pennsylvania’s subsidized health insurance will expire in one year. Advocates are pleading with insurance companies to keep picking up the tab …See all stories on this topic… »

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Death-Benefit Accounts Seem to Slight Survivors

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

It was a thick envelope from Prudential Financial Inc., which handles life insurance for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Cindy Lohman with a photograph …See all stories on this topic… »

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so you think the insurance industry is well regulated

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Today Bloomberg has published a major story on the rapidly growing practice by life insurance companies of providing “retained asset accounts” to…theParetoCommons -… »

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Life Insurance Firms Profit From Death Benefits | KOSU Radio

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Life insurance companies delay issuing death benefits owed to families of service members and others by promising to hold the money in safekeeping, an.KOSU Radio -… »

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Life Insurance Firms Profit From Death Benefits

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Life insurance companies boost their bottom lines by holding on to death benefits owed to families of service members and millions of other Americans, an investigation by Bloomberg Markets Magazine found. Cindy Lohman, whose son was …GPB News Feed -… »

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Auto Insurance Rate Averages by State » My Money Blog

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Scott Says: July 28th, 2010 at 6:51 am. No-fault states (you get hit by someone else and your insurance, not theirs, has to pay) almost always have the highest rates. I know Michigan is one, maybe Louisiana is another. …My Money Blog -… »

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