State Rep Dwayne Bohac on Insurance Reform

Image via WikipediaEnter the wonderful world of Google. Straight from the mouth of State Representative Dwayne Bohac when he bragged about passing massive insurance reform in 2003: “It was a time-consuming and complex issue to get your arms around, but what we produced will drive down homeowner insurance rates, encourage new companies to come to [...]

Massachusetts insurance company offers hybrid vehicle owners key … – Search-Autoparts.com

Image by Paul-W via Flickr Massachusetts insurance company offers hybrid vehicle owners key … Search-Autoparts.com, OH – 2 hours ago Now, Travelers of Massachusetts is offering these eco-friendly consumers auto insurance discounts created to reward them for driving a hybrid vehicle. … Hybrids gain ground in the Bay State Boston Globe The Number of Hybrid [...]

Is Mandatory Health Insurance Unconstitutional?

I just came across an excellent article by Karl Manheim and Jamie Court. It presents some compelling explanations of how the idea of making private health insurance mandatory for American citizens may not be constitutional. At the Colorado Health Insurance Insider, I’ve come out in support of mandatory health insurance, and also very much in [...]

Finding Health Insurance if You Are Self-Employed

Finding Health Insurance if You Are Self-EmployedSeeded on Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:06 AM EDT (The New York Times) IF there is one issue that divides the self-employed from all other employees, it is their preoccupation with the subject of health insurance.business, small-business, health-insurance, entrepreneurs, self-employed, freelancers1 More: continued here Related articles What Comes First: [...]

Texas drivers must carry more auto insurance – Fort Worth Star Telegram

Source: Wikipedia Texas drivers must carry more auto insurance Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX – 2 hours ago … implementing a program, to enable law enforcement officers to immediately verify during traffic stops whether a driver has the required auto insurance. ISSUES IN DEPTH Insurers make profits, debate homeowners rates … East Texas Review all [...]

How Health Care Costs Contribute To Student Retention

Source: Flickr On community college campuses, where tuition is a fraction that of four-year schools, health insurance costs have become an unlikely driver of academic decisions. In some cases, students and their parents have done the math and concluded that a year’s tuition isn’t much more than the cost to insure a young adult on [...]

Rich Getting Longer Lives Compared to the Rest of Us Too Since “Reagan Revolution”

Source: FlickrLife expectancy gap was narrowing until 1980. Differences in number of years a person can be expected to live is tied to neighborhood, behavior, food, availability of quality health insurance, and less aggressive treatments offered to minorities who have health insurance. More: continued here Related articles Enough with all the singlism and matrimania. [via Zemanta] [...]

Is car insurance costly?

Source: Wikipedia If you have recently bought any car or you are a young driver you really need car insurance. It is true that the beginners are the victims in most of the car accidents. If you are a beginner and you in addition you have a new car then car insurance is a must [...]

Life Insurance – Revised

Source: Wikipedia Well after a death in my extended family this week, our second baby on the way in early May and the renewal notice of my life insurance policy I’ve revised our life insurance needs to $500,000 each for me and my wife. Why the $500,000? My math goes something like this: Pay off [...]

California “Mortgage Fraud Scam” May Be Tip Of The Iceberg, Says State Attorney General Jerry Brown

Source: Flickr First came the subprime mortgage crisis; now comes the cases of alleged fraud. An amazing story Tuesday out of Southern California where the state attorney general has busted an alleged mortgage scam that may have bilked thousands of SOCAL homeowners out of millions of dollars. And, California Attorney General Jerry Brown told me, [...]