Almost 6 million have health insurance via online marketplace - UPI.com

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Almost 6 million have health insurance via online marketplace UPI.com "The most recent data indicate more than 2.1 million people have enrolled in a private health insurance plan through the federal and state-based marketplaces since Oct. 1," Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

Ohio auto insurance rates 9th lowest in U.S. - Dayton Daily News

Ohio auto insurance rates 9th lowest in U.S. Dayton Daily News Ohioan's paid $620 on average for auto insurance according to 2011 data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the most recent data available. That figure is up $1 from a year earlier, according to Taylor's office. The national ...

Felix Vail's wife never signed $50K life insurance policy, worker say - Jackson Clarion Ledger

Felix Vail's wife never signed $50K life insurance policy, worker say Jackson Clarion Ledger The first wife of serial killer suspect and Mississippi native Felix Vail never signed the $50,000 life insurance policy he took out on her four months before she died in Lake Charles, La., in 1962, according to an insurance employee. “She did not sign ...

Felix Vail's wife never signed $50K life insurance policy, worker say - Jackson Clarion Ledger

Felix Vail's wife never signed $50K life insurance policy, worker say Jackson Clarion Ledger The first wife of serial killer suspect and Mississippi native Felix Vail never signed the $50,000 life insurance policy he took out on her four months before she died in Lake Charles, La., in 1962, according to an insurance employee. “She did not sign ...

I signed up for Obamacare! - CNNMoney (press release)

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I signed up for Obamacare! CNNMoney (press release) I'm uninsurable because of pre-existing conditions: osteoporosis, high-blood pressure, which I've had for 30 years, and asthma. My husband is self-employed and I work for him. We were uninsured for quite a long time. We had insurance people in our ...

Health insurance exchange copes with last minute rush - USA TODAY

Health insurance exchange copes with last minute rush USA TODAY As insurance shoppers raced to complete their shopping by midnight Christmas Eve, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Monday was record day for traffic on HealthCare.gov, the federal exchange handling sign ups for 36 states.

New auto insurance law benefits Delawareans - The News Journal

New auto insurance law benefits Delawareans The News Journal However, the current law in Delaware restricts your ability to use your $15,000 of UIM because your UIM policy limits were equal to the $15,000 of liability insurance under the drunk driver's policy. That's right, under the current law you might be ...

Report: NJ drivers spent most on auto insurance in 2011 - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Report: NJ drivers spent most on auto insurance in 2011 The Star-Ledger - NJ.com New Jersey reclaimed its title as the most expensive state in which to buy car insurance in 2011, according to an industry report released yesterday. Drivers in the state paid an average of $1,301.52 to buy policies in 2011, 43 percent more than the ...

Shifting Obamacare deadlines are giving insurance industry fits - Christian Science Monitor

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Shifting Obamacare deadlines are giving insurance industry fits Christian Science Monitor As Americans scramble to meet all the sliding Obamacare deadlines and rule changes this week, the harried insurance industry is struggling to keep up. Skip to next paragraph. Gallery On eve of Obamacare, US health care vs. socialized health care in ...

Phoenix entrepreneur launches fantasy football insurance plan - KPHO Phoenix

Phoenix entrepreneur launches fantasy football insurance plan KPHO Phoenix Fantasy football is a billion dollar industry with about 25 million players this season. Many of you play for big bucks, so would you shell out a little more to protect your key players? A new business is banking on you being willing to insure your ...

10 tips for buying insurance in 2014 - NASDAQ

10 tips for buying insurance in 2014 NASDAQ 2014 marks the biggest change in health insurance since Medicare. For the first time ever, health insurance is mandatory for most Americans under age 65. The biggest change is that those people with pre-existing medical conditions will now be able to ...

Cut Your Risk, Cut Your Insurance Rates - Kiplinger Personal Finance

Cut Your Risk, Cut Your Insurance Rates Kiplinger Personal Finance Your best bet is with term life insurance. Insurers will often reduce your rate if your health improves rather than risk losing you to another insurer. If you lose weight, stop smoking, or lower your cholesterol or blood pressure level, or if you've ...

Health insurance exchange copes with last minute rush - USA TODAY

Health insurance exchange copes with last minute rush USA TODAY As insurance shoppers raced to complete their shopping by midnight Christmas Eve, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Monday was record day for traffic on HealthCare.gov, the federal exchange handling sign ups for 36 states.

HealthCare.gov tops 1 million visitors; deadline extended - USA TODAY

HealthCare.gov tops 1 million visitors; deadline extended USA TODAY The season is still going to be jolly," said Grochalski. "But there's got to be better ways to get health care for all Americans versus the way they did it." Contributing: Fola Akinnibi. Still insurance shopping? Tell us about it at healthinsurance ...

Shifting Obamacare deadlines are giving insurance industry fits - Christian Science Monitor

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Shifting Obamacare deadlines are giving insurance industry fits Christian Science Monitor As Americans scramble to meet all the sliding Obamacare deadlines and rule changes this week, the harried insurance industry is struggling to keep up. Skip to next paragraph. Gallery On eve of Obamacare, US health care vs. socialized health care in ...

Flood-insurance hikes ravage Tampa Bay neighborhood home sales - Tampabay.com

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Flood-insurance hikes ravage Tampa Bay neighborhood home sales Tampabay.com The Shore Acres homeowners, in their late 70s and in failing health, are eager to move to Philadelphia and into their daughter's care. But just weeks after they listed their quaint brick rancher for $175,000, dramatic flood-insurance changes kicked in ...

Superstorm Sandy's next wave: Rising flood-insurance costs - Sentinel and Enterprise

Superstorm Sandy's next wave: Rising flood-insurance costs Sentinel and Enterprise Commercial insurance rates have been climbing based on predictions of rising sea levels and concerns about bigger, more frequent storms like Sandy, which caused $19 billion worth of damage to New York City and $29.4 billion to New Jersey last year.

Health insurance exchange copes with last minute rush - USA TODAY

Health insurance exchange copes with last minute rush USA TODAY As insurance shoppers raced to complete their shopping by midnight Christmas Eve, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Monday was record day for traffic on HealthCare.gov, the federal exchange handling sign ups for 36 states.

Are you a high risk for life insurance? - Washington Times

Are you a high risk for life insurance? Washington Times WASHINGTON, December 29, 2013 — Although traditional life insurance coverage may not be an option for those with certain health conditions or who participate in high risk activities, a high risk life insurance plan may be an option. High risk life ...

Nevada driving card rollout: Many immigrants already have car insurance - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Nevada driving card rollout: Many immigrants already have car insurance Las Vegas Review-Journal Esperanza Montelongo, owner of Aztec Insurance, shows a DMV driver's manual written in spanish at her office in Las Vegas Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013. Montelongo's office is hosting classes on how to obtain a Nevada driver authorization card starting Jan. 2.

Citizens hopes clearinghouse helps insurance shoppers - Sun-Sentinel

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Citizens hopes clearinghouse helps insurance shoppers Sun-Sentinel Billed as a "game-changer" and a "new option" for a New Year, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. rolls out its ambitious Property Insurance Clearinghouse Jan. 27 with the mission of demonstrating to Florida homeowners the state-backed property insurer ...

Health insurance enrollees urged to make payments - Monterey County Herald

Health insurance enrollees urged to make payments Monterey County Herald SACRAMENTO — With its first major deadline in the past, California's health insurance exchange is urging the thousands of people who enrolled for coverage to take the next step and pay for it. Premiums are due by Jan. 6 for policies starting in the ...

Friday marks another health insurance enrollment deadline in Maryland - Herald-Mail Media

Friday marks another health insurance enrollment deadline in Maryland Herald-Mail Media Friday is the enrollment deadline for state residents who want to sign up for private insurance plans through Maryland's exchange to receive health care coverage beginning Jan. 1. Maryland extended its deadline from Dec. 23 to Dec. 27 to give people ...

Jackson Hewitt will help customers file for health insurance - UPI.com

Jackson Hewitt will help customers file for health insurance UPI.com Brian Haile, senior vice president for Health Care Policy, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., said for those looking to have coverage effective at the next available window -- buy health insurance in January to be effective Feb. 1 -- will want to swing ...

White House lifts Obamacare mandate for people whose insurance was ... - RT (blog)

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White House lifts Obamacare mandate for people whose insurance was ... RT (blog) Under the new rules, Americans whose coverage was cancelled will qualify for the individual mandate's “hardship exemption.” This means they can either purchase cheaper catastrophic insurance plans that are otherwise only available to those under the ...

Even in Hawaii, Obama can't escape troubled state health insurance exchanges - Fox News

Even in Hawaii, Obama can't escape troubled state health insurance exchanges Fox News The president may be vacationing in a tropical paradise, but there's no escaping the buffeting winds of troubled state health insurance exchanges, even in Hawaii. For openers, the botched roll out of the state exchange in Hawaii has hurt Democratic Gov.

Obamacare: California extends grace period for health insurance sign-ups to ... - Contra Costa Times

Obamacare: California extends grace period for health insurance sign-ups to ... Contra Costa Times Good news for Californians frustrated in their attempts to sign up for health insurance by Monday's deadline: The state's new health exchange has extended the grace period to Friday -- and may stretch it beyond that -- for thousands of people unable to ...

Insurance applications surge at deadline - The Olympian

Insurance applications surge at deadline The Olympian “From our view, if you get a fifth of the uninsured covered, it's a good start,” said Steve Valandra, spokesman for the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, which compiles statistics on the Evergreen State's uninsured. “It's still a long way to go but ...

Deadline, grace period for health insurance have passed — now what? - Deseret News

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Deadline, grace period for health insurance have passed — now what? Deseret News People with chronic health conditions can no longer be denied health insurance. Those who get sick and start piling up medical bills will no longer lose their coverage. Out-of-pocket limits arrive that are designed to protect patients from going bankrupt.

Deadline Extended for Health Insurance Sign-Up - ABC News

Deadline Extended for Health Insurance Sign-Up ABC News The deadline to sign up for insurance on the government's health care website arrived Tuesday, a day later than expected after the Obama administration granted those waiting until the last minute — or those tripped up by the site's glitches — an ...

White House lifts Obamacare mandate for people whose insurance was ... - RT (blog)

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White House lifts Obamacare mandate for people whose insurance was ... RT (blog) Under the new rules, Americans whose coverage was cancelled will qualify for the individual mandate's “hardship exemption.” This means they can either purchase cheaper catastrophic insurance plans that are otherwise only available to those under the ...

White House Extends Insurance Enrollment Deadline - WebMD

White House Extends Insurance Enrollment Deadline WebMD 23, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- The Obama Administration on Monday extended the deadline for people to register for health insurance coverage on Healtcare.gov by an extra 24 hours, through to the end of Tuesday. The official deadline for signing up ...

Insurance doesn't cover flooded storage unit - WISH

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Insurance doesn't cover flooded storage unit WISH MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) - A storage unit tenant was shocked to learn flooding wasn't covered by her insurance. Several units at Foxes Den Storage Facility in Martinsville filled with water and mud over the weekend, turning personal treasures into trash.

Health care site put to the test as deadline nears - WRAL.com

Health care site put to the test as deadline nears WRAL.com After a disastrous, glitch-plagued rollout in October, HealthCare.gov, the website where people in 36 states can shop for insurance, received nearly 2 million visits Monday and handled the traffic well, the government said. Monday was the sign-up ...

Shopping for health insurance is hard. Understanding it is even harder. - Washington Post (blog)

Washington Post (blog)

Shopping for health insurance is hard. Understanding it is even harder. Washington Post (blog) But even for those who successfully enrolled for insurance coverage, that's only one big hurdle behind them. The next is understanding how the plan works. And that, new research suggests, will be a big challenge for the uninsured gaining coverage in ...

Administration gives consumers an extra day to sign up for insurance - CBS News

Administration gives consumers an extra day to sign up for insurance CBS News 23, but the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken steps to ensure that heavy traffic to HealthCare.gov or other technical glitches don't delay people from signing up for insurance. Even if people don't finish enrolling until Dec ...

Insurance sign-up deadline is extended - Philly.com

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Insurance sign-up deadline is extended Philly.com With Monday's deadline - now extended to Tuesday - to sign up for health insurance starting Jan. 1, hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the federal website and sought help from local organizations. About 850,000 people had visited the website by ...

Last-minute health insurance shoppers are given 1-day extension in case of ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Last-minute health insurance shoppers are given 1-day extension in case of ... Minneapolis Star Tribune CHICAGO — Anticipating heavy traffic on the government's health care website, the Obama administration extended Monday's deadline for signing up for insurance by a day, giving Americans in 36 states more time to select a plan. It was the latest in a ...