In a letter to HHS, governors say they need more support in establishing marketplaces.
Reuters: Insurance Exchanges Could Harm US States’ Autonomy Some of the federal healthcare law’s requirements related to insurance exchanges threaten the autonomy of U.S. states, which need more support in establishing the marketplaces, state governors said in a letter released on Thursday. “The decision to implement health insurance exchanges requires a number of complex policy decisions amid aggressive timelines,” wrote the National Governors Association in a letter to U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius dated Nov.
Don’t get caught driving without a license!
So what happens if you decide that you don’t need “The Man” to tell you whether or not you’re allowed to get on the road? Well, driving without a license might not be as bad a crime as bank robbery, but as far as the states are concerned, it’s a serious offense, and driving without a license is criminal.
Years of data have proven that drivers who receive an education on how to drive and are certified by various state bodies, like the DMV, cause fewer accidents and are generally better drivers. Drivers who have no idea what they’re doing cause accidents, meaning the more unlicensed drivers on the road, the more injuries and death there are. As fa
If you go to any car insurance comparison website, you will see that many car insurance companies are not in the business of restoration, although they have specific policies for classic cars. Despite this fact, many try to convince the adjusters that the accident has caused damage which was pre-existing because of an earlier accident, shoddy restoration work or simply age.
This can cause the car insurance company to start questing what damage was caused by the accident and what was pre-existing. In the end, one may only end up with a minimal repair which may not even fix the damage properly.
Prosecutors laid out an elaborate scheme in which ex-employees of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) claimed to be disabled for early retirement so they could boost their pensions by tens of thousands of dollars each year.
Those charged included two doctors who falsely certified that the ex-workers were incapable of doing their job due to bad health.
If you want your home to be insured against fires, storms, falling objects, automobile crashing, robbery and vandalism, you will have to search for good apartment insurance agency. The average pay is 120 dollars a year, but you can also find cheaper and more expensive options.
The policy has an insurance franchise of at least 1 % from the sum, and it is applied for natural catastrophe. Phoenix is known as a city without any major risks of hurricanes, storms or tornadoes, but the Phoenix desert is sometimes the witness of some terrible storms. This is why you should have your home insured at least against this kind of risk. Read more…
If you are considering private health insurance, because either you are not currently covered or feel you are paying too high a premium with your current provider, doing some research before buying new coverage makes sense. Knowing what type of insurance is right for you and getting accurate information on pre-existing conditions will make it easier to find the right provider.
A PPO is known as a Preferred Provider plan, because the health insurer contracts with certain doctors, specialists, hospitals and labs to make up a network. As long as you stay in the medical provider’s network, you generally pay a low co-pay dollar amount for each visit. G Read more…
Specialist home and contents insurer Hiscox has commissioned research which has revealed that 57% of people are unaware of the value of their vintage valuables.
In addition to fine wine, vintage goods of possibly high worth include books, musical memorabilia and furniture.
Andrew Cheney, senior risk and valuation advisor at Hiscox, explained that the vintage label now afforded influence similar to the antique tag.
The value added by being vintage is often dependent upon proof of an objects special or unique status, such as a photograph proving a guitar had been played by the Eagles, as Cheney recalled.
Hiscox advises those with vintage valuables to keep a detailed written journal of their goods, and to keep written proof of an objects provenance, acquired at purchase, safe.
In addition, brokers or insurers should be notified when a valuable object is acquired, a specialist should be employed to clean the item in question and, if possible, it ought to be kept in a safe.
On a related note, earlier this year Hiscox urged homeowners to take account of the rising price of precious metals and to have their jewellery re-valued if it had not been in the last few years to avoid the risk of under-insurance.
With the economy remaining somewhat stagnant, its always great to hear about major promotions at big companies. Founders Insurance has recently promoted two outstanding employees to new positions with the hope of making the insurance company stronger.
Sharon A. Poradzisz was promoted to vice president of personal lines claims. Poradzisz has over 16 years of experience in the insurance industry and joined Founders Auto Insurance in 1997 and quickly was promoted to claims customer service manager. She then was promoted to senior claims manager and then commercial claims manager. She is actively pursuing the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) professional designation to further her experience.
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But the fragments could land anywhere and in the unlikely event of a piece striking a house in the UK, home insurance would cover the damage, according to AA Insurance.
Part of a falling satellite could potentially cause a lot of damage, given that it may be travelling at up to 4.6 miles (7.5km) per second* and will be white-hot, says Simon Douglas, director of AA Insurance.
Although so far as I am aware no-one in the UK has ever claimed for damage from falling space junk, impact from parts of aircraft or chunks of ice that have formed on an aircraft does occasionally happen. The cost of damage would be met from the ‘impact damage section of a typical home buildings insurance policy and if your car was hit, that would be covered by your comprehensive policy too.
However, under the Space Liability Convention of 1976, the state that launches a space vehicle is responsible for any damage it causes but damage from space debris is so rare that the treaty has never been invoked. In theory, this means that if a bit of the falling satellite crashed on the UK, the cost of damage could be claimed from NASA, Mr Douglas explains.
Scientists expect the satellite to break up into about 26 pieces as it descends to Earth. Weighing about six tonnes, the Upper Earth Research Satellite was launched in 1991 to measure the chemical composition of the upper atmosphere. It completed its work in 2005 and has been gradually descending ever since.