Greene County sites may need flood insurance
Close to 1,000 properties in Greene County could be placed in a flood zone this year, and many people probably will have to purchase flood insurance for the first time.

COBRA health insurance cost often outweighs jobless aid, group finds
Laid-off employees trying to keep their family's job-based health insurance through COBRA often find it's no help financially: A new study found the coverage can cost more than they make in jobless benefits, especially in Florida.

Many Hawaii Unemployed Forgo Health Insurance
Many Hawaii people out of work are deciding to skip health insurance because a monthly COBRA premium can suck up about half what unemployment pays.

Vietnam?s agricultural insurance market ripe for development
VietNamNet Bridge ? The local governments in many provinces across Vietnam, as well as farmers in those areas have not paid due attention to agricultural insurance services, an US expert said at a seminar on Vietnam?s agricultural insurance market, which took place on Jan. 9.

Pet insurance saves cash, but comes with caveats
BC-Dog Ownership-Insurance, Pet insurance saves cash, but comes with caveats With BC-Family Finance By EILEEN AJ CONNELLY AP Personal Finance Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a common remark for those devoted to their pooches: "I spend more on my dog's health care than I do on my own!"

Health Insurance CEOs Get Big Raises
Team 5 Investigates Janet Wu has learned that CEOs of the state's three biggest health insurance non-profit companies have all received double-digit raises in recent years, while patients face eight to twelve percent annual premium increases.

Laid-off workers can't afford to continue health insurance
Most laid-off workers can't afford to keep health insurance, according to a study from a Washington consumer group released Friday morning.

Unemployed Trying To Get Health Care Without Insurance
When you go to the doctor, you assume insurance will pick up the bulk of the costs. But, when the paychecks stop coming because of layoffs, so does the insurance. These days, doctors and other health care professionals are seeing increasing numbers of people who are in that predicament. ?It's really frustrating. It?s awful. I see this on a daily basis,? said Dr. Adam Goldstein a U.N.C.  ...

Unemployed not only lose incomes, also get squeezed on health insurance expense
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Newly unemployed Americans will have to spend about 30 percent of their jobless benefits on average to pay for health insurance through their former employer, according to a new report.

Unemployed Trying To Get Health Care Without Insurance
When the paychecks stop coming because of layoffs, so does the health insurance.

Tenn. GOP candidates linked to life insurance plan
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ? Two Republican candidates for Tennessee constitutional offices have been linked to a proposal for the state to benefit from taking out life insurance policies on unwitting retired state employees.

State Takes Over Cash-Strapped Insurance Companies
var nopreviewimage = ""; if (nopreviewimage == ""){ document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); } Two cash-strapped companies here in Allentown that provide long-term care insurance are now under control of the state. The companies help pay the costs of things like nursing homes in the event of a long-term medical problem. So what does this mean for policyholders? ...

Review your insurance to save hundreds
As the economy falters consumers are looking for different ways to save money. When it comes to the search for savings, insurance is an expense that is often overlooked.

Study: COBRA health insurance is little help to unemployed
If you were just laid off from your job in Oklahoma, you would spend nearly 83 percent of your monthly unemployment pay to continue your employer-based health insurance coverage under COBRA, a national report says.

Report: Health insurance too costly for laid-off workers
Most laid-off workers in Florida and across the nation can't afford to keep health insurance, according to a study from a Washington consumer group released Friday morning.

Local insurance hikes will be steep
THIBODAUX - Insurance-rate hikes for Louisiana Citizens policy holders will be much higher in most parts of Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes than the 7 percent statewide average.

Finding health insurance when unemployed
One of the first issues to come up after losing your job is health insurance. The cost of Cobra is really not affordable to anyone, especially someone who is un-employeed. One East Tennesee family knows this all to well, when both were laid off from their jobs, leaving them and their child without healthcare.

Indiana insurance scammer found dead in Cleveland homeless camp
Updated 11:20 a.m. See earlier post Douglas Haynes CLEVELAND ? A man facing sentencing today in a multimillion-dollar insurance scam based in Indiana was found dead late Saturday night in a squatters' camp along railroad tracks off South Marginal Road...

Report: Laid-off workers can't afford insurance
Florida is one of nine states in the U.S. where the cost of obtaining family health care coverage through COBRA exceeds the cost of unemployment insurance benefits, according to a report released Friday by Families USA.

Portable health insurance product capped at Rs 1 lakh
The General Insurance Council, the self-regulatory body of general insurers in the country, has completed fine-tuning of portable health insurance products.