If you’ve read our “10 Steps to Buying Insurance” article, you should have a pretty good idea of how much car insurance to buy and how to find a low-cost policy. But how do you make sure that the company you sign on with is going to be reliable? When we say “reliable,” we’re talking [...]

There is a very good chance that you are — this very moment — paying too much for your car insurance. There is an even better chance that you could get a better rate, from another insurance company, than you could from your existing insurer. So why not take an hour or so and review [...]

The following simple steps will help you determine how much car insurance you need to carry. And it will also help you get the best coverage at the lowest price. If you are confused about any of the terms we use, be sure to review the glossary in “Little-Known but Important Insurance Issues.” Step 1: [...]

You will usually see workers compensation liability insurance within every business or organization. Most countries it has become a legal requirement to have such insurance within a business. With this insurance it puts on a safeguard for the employers against any costs or claims that are acquired by the employer due to an injury at [...]

THE acceptance letters are in, decisions are being made and another horde of parents is getting ready to send children to college in the fall. If you’re part of that wave, here’s an important item for the to-do list: make sure your child has the right kind of health insurance. The task used to be [...]

Aetna  announced that it will cover the transition care services of Napervilles Almost Home Kids (formerly CoACH Care Center) for its members the first insurance company in Illinois to do so (see also Aetna). The staff of Almost Home Kids trains parents whose critically ill children have been discharged from the hospital. Many of these [...]

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario on Thursday outlined the reasons behind his intent to turn down the proposed merger of health insurers Independence Blue Cross and Highmark. Ario was set to render his decision on the proposal on Jan. 27. On Wednesday, that became moot after the two insurers withdrew their application. IBC in Philadelphia [...]

Highmark Inc. processed $20 billion in Medicare claims in 2008 and intends to pay down $54 million in debt principal in 2009, according to an annual financial report released yesterday by the nonprofit insurer. The report, which includes an independent audit compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers, is a more detailed version of the preliminary report issued earlier [...]