How Insurance Works
TweetAn excellent little explanation of how insurance works, but I’m telling you, you’re gonna feel sorry for poor ole Gary when you watch this!
Author: Beth
Pregnant and Pre-Existing
TweetEvery now and then I read something that a politician or corporate type thinks is logical and just scratch my head. Yesterday I was scanning a report from Reuters on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s report on denial of … Continue reading
LaHood Shortsighted on Envisioned Cellphone Ban
TweetWithout putting too fine a point on it, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is nuts. He wants to see an outright ban on any kind of cellphone use while driving and he’s pretty iffy on vehicle information and entertainment systems like … Continue reading
Study Reveals Homeowner Dissatisfaction
TweetSo, J.D. Power and Associates have busted out another survey. This one is their 2010 U.S. National Homeowners Insurance Study that measures satisfaction with policies based on coverage offerings, price, billing and payment, customer interaction, and claims. I have to … Continue reading
Vehicle Crashes Involving Deer on the Rise
TweetWhen State Farm released its data on collisions between cars and deer, I was a little miffed that Texas didn’t make the top ten. I was raised with injunctions to “watch the bar ditch” long before I ever took the … Continue reading
Healthcare.gov Adds Plan Comparison Feature
TweetSix months after the passage of health care reform, the Obama administration still finds itself trying to sell the legislation to the American public. A fact made worse by the impending mid-year elections. It’s pretty tough to convince the 53% … Continue reading
Survey Says: Women Are Safer Drivers
TweetMost women would be inclined to say that the researchers at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety wasted their time putting together a 2008 study on driver safety relative to gender. We know we’re better drivers than the guys. Well, … Continue reading
Earthquake Insurance in Tennessee?
TweetAn earthquake in Memphis, Tennessee? That’s a joke, right? Actually not. Memphis sits in the New Madrid seismic zone, a region of the American heartland that gets 150 to 200 tiny earthquakes every year — so small they can only … Continue reading
National Flood Insurance Gets Temporary Extension
TweetThis past Wednesday, September 22, the House of Representatives voted to extend the National Flood Insurance program. An action repeated by the Senate a day later. The bill is now on the way to the White House for the president’s … Continue reading
Deaths to Distracted Driving Decrease — And Need to Decrease More
TweetThe numbers are in and deaths to instances of distracted driving are actually down for 2009 — 5,474 dead in 4,898 accidents compared to 5,838 in 5,307 crashes in 2008. For both years distracted driving comes to 16% of total … Continue reading