By Finn Peden on 10-12-2011
An Indiana-based insurance company approved to sell health insurance products in Pennsylvania has been charged with small businesses “unreasonably high premium increases” after increasing rates 12%, according to federal officials.
Everence Insurance faces the charge after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services conducted its first federal rate review, required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS officials said.
“We hope that by publicizing the excessive premium hikes, we will empower consumers,” HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement. “By shi
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By Victoria Sturt on 08-12-2011
The times are tight, and most Minnesota families are looking for ways to save money. When they pull their monthly bills, car insurance is one of the first expenses that many Minnesota families feel they can reduce. After all, Minnesota car insurance companies are also facing an economic crunch, and they want to make their products more affordable for consumers.
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By Lara Badgery on 03-12-2011
Your average run of the mill accidental death policy, or for that matter an accidental death rider on a life insurance policy is, well, not a very good value.
The reason those policies are dirt cheap is that the mortality risk for accidental death as opposed to other causes of death is very low.
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By Finn Peden on 01-12-2011
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Nov. 29 he was crafting a plan with other Republicans to extend payroll tax cuts, which if allowed to expire this year could could cause the average family making $50,000 per year to have to pay an additional $1,000 in income taxes for 2011.
Mitch McConnell
The tax-cut controversy is just another chapter in the ongoing battle among Republicans and Democrats about how best to move forward with the huge federal budget deficit. W
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By Finn Peden on 21-11-2011
Actress Eva Longoria, best known for her role on the hit US TV show Desperate Housewives, is reportedly facing a public liability lawsuit after a woman allegedly slipped and injured herself at the Las Vegas restaurant Longoria owns.
According to the lawsuit, which has been filed at L.A. County Superior Court, Luiza Boyadijan claims she visited the Beso restaurant last year as part of birthday celebrations with friends and family.
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