TweetPersonally, I’m never sure how good these studies really are, but InsWeb has put out its 2010 Car Insurance Affordability Index based on the kind of math that makes my numbers-challenged head spin. Basically, they took the median car insurance … Continue reading
TweetWell, the news on the premiums for the new high risk insurance pools (government backed coverage for people with pre-existing conditions) is going to be steep. According to Richard Popper from Health and Human Services, who is deputy director of … Continue reading
TweetMurder to collect the life insurance money is not just the stuff of mystery novels and formulaic TV dramas with the words “law” and “order” in the title. Authorities in Merced, California have arrested a total of four suspects in … Continue reading
TweetYou may have seen the Florida tourism ads in the last few weeks assuring people that the water and beaches are clean and oil free. (Frankly, they’re begging folks to come on down and spend money. Perfectly understandable.) What they … Continue reading
TweetYesterday President Obama had a little sit down with the chief execs of more than a dozen major insurance companies. The president is concerned, and rightly so, given the track record of some of these companies, that they will use … Continue reading
TweetM.P. McQueen did an interesting piece for the Wall Street Journal today entitled “As Hurricane Season Begins, Insurance Gets Harder to Find.” The lead lays the 2010 situation out bluntly: From the Gulf oil spill and the floods in Arkansas … Continue reading
TweetWhile it’s probably pointless to say, “What is the Senate thinking?” you do have to wonder where their priorities are when yet again lawmakers have voted down legislation that included a provision to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program. The … Continue reading
TweetAs someone who has gone through a major, extended, and expensive illness with a much-loved pet, getting insurance for my animal companions has crossed my mind. The American Pet Products Manufacturers Association’s latest survey says 62 percent of American homes … Continue reading
TweetOne by one, cities across the nation are cracking down on texting behind the wheel. On Monday, June 7, the Springfield, Massachusetts city council passed a home rule petition by a 12-1 margin to allow police to fine anyone who … Continue reading
TweetIn the wake of almost three years of political in-fighting and public debate about the ethics and behavior of the insurance industry, the Obama administration and insurers have discovered the need to kiss and make up. Both sides need the … Continue reading