Critical decisions, such as buying a home, getting married or having children, require deliberate, thoughtful consideration. Indeed, the outcome of any one of these decisions can irrevocably change your life for better or worse. However, delaying the purchase of life insurance can be a costly mistake for you and your loved ones. Waiting just a few years can have a negative impact on several key ...

Kansas Awaiting Word on Retiree Health Insurance Program

Kansas officials are waiting to find out whether the state will be accepted into a new federal program designed to stabilize health insurance costs for early retirees. As Jim McLean of the K-H-I News Service reports, the program is part of the new national health reform law.

Insurance provider’s hidden clauses left me unprotected

Question : I purchased annual travel insurance through Moneysupermarket.com with TIC insurers. At no time did Moneysupermarket.com inform me that there was an excess payable of £300. Related Stories Water damage to home has led to a flood of complaints Victim of online fraud learns expensive lesson using eBay Pleased to have straightened out the problem with PayPal

Insurance provider’s hidden clauses left me unprotected

Question : I purchased annual travel insurance through Moneysupermarket.com with TIC insurers. At no time did Moneysupermarket.com inform me that there was an excess payable of £300. Related Stories Water damage to home has led to a flood of complaints Victim of online fraud learns expensive lesson using eBay Pleased to have straightened out the problem with PayPal

National insurance holiday for new businesses in the regions begins

Today a new regional National Insurance Contributions (NICs) holiday for new businesses came into effect.

Insurance deal saves council £1m

MORE than £1 million has been saved by city council chiefs after switching insurance suppliers.

Council to vote on voluntary insurance plan

Aldermen Tuesday night will consider authorizing an agreement for voluntary dental insurance and voluntary vision insurance for current city employees and retirees.

Flood insurance pays repeatedly for many Middle TN properties

The government insurance program has funded claims to thousands of properties nationally that have had repeated flood losses.

Insurance rates set to triple

Homeowners beware - flood insurance rates are set to triple after Dec. 17. Recent updates to area flood maps means that some residents may now be living in flood zones, which could cause residents to pay higher flood insurance premiums.

You Ask: How did valet give my car to someone else?

It's a reasonable expectation park your car in valet, they'll keep an eye on it and have it for you when you're ready to pick it up. But that's now what happened to a local woman. She was extremely frustrated after finding her car took more than a month, so she called us to investigate.

Fairhope's insurance provider sues over 'Dyas Triangle' defense

Fairhope's liability insurance carrier sued the city and Mayor Tim Kant last month, alleging that some claims in the two-year-old “Dyas triangle” lawsuit are not covered by the Alabama Municipal Insurance Corp. policy, and that the company is not obligated to defend the case.

A sinking home in the Eagle Creek subdivision (VIDEO)

DAPHNE, Ala. — Vera Landon moved into her home in 2006, along with her son Michael Quaider, 11, and her husband Michael, 53. The one-story Eagle Creek home on Landing Eagle Drive was just a few years old at the time and was no worse for the wear.

Man surveys home's charred remains

Ray Irwin rummaged through his burned home yesterday afternoon, a few hours after being released from the hospital. He had blisters on the top of his head and bandages on a wrist and an ankle. He walked with a limp....

Quake tremors hit insurance stocks

Insurance stocks were the worst hit as tremors from the Christchurch quake extended to the stock exchange today, despite confidence re-insurance covenants would cover the cost of claims. New Zealand’s largest listed general insurer, Tower, recorded the largest decline, with shares last trading at $1.84, down 7c from Friday’s close. Early in the trading session, Tower went as low as $1.75. read ...

Taiwan Will Let Insurers Buy China Real Estate, Commercial Times Reports

Taiwan’s government may start to let insurance companies buy properties in China, the Commercial Times reported, without saying where it got the information. Representatives from insurers may discuss the issue with Financial Supervisory Commission Chairman Chen Yuh Chang in a meeting on Sept. 10, the newspaper said.

Dream home becomes nightmare

A new dream home in Victoria's central highlands became a nightmare for a Creswick woman when floodwaters gushed through her front door.

Your first car's tie to Christianity

Do you remember your first car? Was it something special, perhaps a gift from a parent or grandparent? Was it your pride and joy - reliable and economical - which you kept in top mechanical shape and gleaming with a regular coat of wax?

Fire destroys Sunnyvale home, kills two dogs of determined family

A fast-moving fire destroyed a Sunnyvale home Saturday, killed two dogs and left homeless a family that, through grit and determination, had only stitched itself together a year ago.

Insurance deputy embraces challenge

Quick, clipped speech and a brash manner betray his New York roots. Never mind that. Bill Kenny is a committed West Virginian. Newly 64, he arrived in Charleston as a college student and stayed on to make a name for himself in the corporate world and in ci...

Motor insurance: Who looks out for us?

I WAS involved in a bad car accident in December last year. Fortunately, I came out of the accident unscathed.

IAG reaffirms earnings guidance

Insurance Australia Group expects claims from the New Zealand earthquake to be "entirely covered" by reinsurance arrangements and reaffirmed earnings guidance for the current year.

September Sees Increase in Car Insurance Claims as Kids go Back to School

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - 09/05/10) - The new school term will see an increase in claims according to Swinton Insurance, the UKs leading high street retailer of car insurance. This time last year Swinton had 8% more motor claims calls in September compared with August and it is anticipating the same this year. As the roads become busier in the first few weeks of September and ...

Swinton Commercial Warns Van Drivers About 'Crash For Cash' Hotspots

GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - 09/05/10) - Swinton Commercial is warning van drivers and fleet managers to be aware of 'crash for cash' scams after the Insurance Fraud Bureau identified the top 20 hotspots for these incidents. The van insurance retailer surveyed 1,200 online customers and found that 11% believed they might have been a victim of a 'crash for cash' scam. The scam involves ...

UK car insurance premiums jump 31 pct - AA

LONDON, Sep 4 (Reuters) The cost of car insurance in Britain has risen by almost a third in the past year, its biggest ever increase, as insurers seek to offset a sharp rise in claims expenses driven in part by fraud, AA Insurance said.

Financial Woes Affecting Life Insurance

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) _ A new survey has found that millions of Americans are having a difficult time doing what they can to protect their family, as more than 35 million households are without life insurance. Robert Kerzner, president of the insurance industry-funded research firm LIMRA said that’s nearly a third of all households. And [...]

Insurance changes kick in Sept. 23

Millions of Ohioans could benefit from new health-care regulations kicking in this month, starting with a requirement that insurance companies cover immunizations, cancer screenings and other preventative services for free.

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Americans can gain additional security with life insurance products

September marks the seventh annual Life Insurance Awareness Month, designed to raise awareness and educate consumers about the importance of life insurance coverage and the financial services representatives who are trained to help consumers meet their needs. Life insurance organizations and their representatives observe the occasion by providing information and activities regarding the role of ...

Put the brakes on bills for car cover

CAR drivers are facing soaring premiums, as the motor insurance industry wrestles with big losses for the 14th year in a row. The pain will be exacerbated as best-buy websites

Insurance companies preparing for Canterbury claims

Insurance companies are gearing up to deal with the cost of the worst natural disaster the country has seen in decades

Insurance companies preparing for Canterbury claims

Insurance companies are gearing up to deal with the cost of the worst natural disaster the country has seen in decades

Insurance group Standard Life to axe 600 jobs in major overhaul

Target of £100m cost savings to be reached by 2011 Insurance and pensions group Standard Life is to cut 600 jobs over the next 15 months as part of a major overhaul of the business. The Edinburgh-based insurer's new chief executive David Nish, who took over from Sir Sandy Crombie in January, is wielding the axe to streamline operations and shift the group's focus to long-term savings products ...

Commercial real estate: JP Morgan Chase buys site on Cape Coral Parkway

A 0.83-acre site on Cape Coral Parkway adjacent to the Camelot Shopping Center was sold by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Health insurance options for those with preexisting condition

It may take searching, and premiums may be higher, but for some patients, choices are available. Amy Reiley had resigned herself to joining the ranks of the uninsured. The part-time L.A. resident and owner of a boutique cookbook publishing company had a group insurance plan that for three years covered her and another full-time employee.

Insurance, church thefts alleged

A former insurance agent and church treasurer in Fairfield County has been charged with grand theft and receiving stolen property, accused of fleecing his clients and his church.

Decline in ownership of life insurance

This week an insurance research firm reported that ownership in life insurance has reached a 50-year low, with nearly a third of U.S. households not having a form of this financial protection. As the benefits industry begins Life Insurance Awareness Month in September, Unum (NYSE: UNM) shares the concern that this decline exposes working Americans to financial uncertainty.

New Jersey’s health insurance programs for poor children still are not reaching all the kids who need it

New Jersey's health insurance programs for poor children still are not reaching all the kids who ought to benefit, a new analysis shows, and 150,000 children under age 18 in the state remain uninsured.

York insurance brokerage ‘desperate’ for workers

THE boss of a growing York insurance brokerage says that, despite rising unemployment, young people are failing to knock on his door looking for work.

Car insurance premiums at record highs

Price comparison websites blamed for encouraging car insurance fraud which has pushed up insurance premiums.