Millions of Ohioans could benefit from new health-care regulations kicking in this month, starting with a requirement that insurance companies cover immunizations, cancer screenings and other preventative services for free.

September marks the seventh annual Life Insurance Awareness Month, designed to raise awareness and educate consumers about the importance of life insurance coverage and the financial services representatives who are trained to help consumers meet their needs. Life insurance organizations and their representatives observe the occasion by providing information and activities regarding the role of ...

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - 09/03/10) - New health insurance plans will be changing as soon as provisions from health care reform begin to set in this month. GoHealthInsurance.com is advising consumers to compare health insurance plans after these new provisions go into effect. Not only can consumers get more for their health care dollar -- they will also have greater levels of coverage and ...

It may take searching, and premiums may be higher, but for some patients, choices are available. Amy Reiley had resigned herself to joining the ranks of the uninsured. The part-time L.A. resident and owner of a boutique cookbook publishing company had a group insurance plan that for three years covered her and another full-time employee.

BUILDINGS insurance remains stubbornly high up the league table of complaints made to the Financial Ombudsman, which is not surprising.

World-Herald News Service LINCOLN - By this time next year, Nebraskans should be better armed to navigate the health insurance jungle.

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 09/01/10) - BMO Bank of Montreal today encouraged auto insurance consumers in Ontario to talk to their insurance broker about new auto insurance reforms that take effect in the province today. These reforms will require consumers to make choices about their auto insurance policies when they renew - choices that they have never had to consider before and ones that ...

Among the provisions: Kids will be able to stay on parents' plans until age 26.

Home Emergency Insurance Solutions, a leading provider of home emergency repair programs with hundreds of thousands of policies in place, is doing their share to keep homeowners protected.

Workers are paying a larger share of their health insurance as companies shift more costs to their employees to survive the recession. According to a national study released Thursday, workers paid an average of 14 percent more in premiums this year while employers held their own cost increases to “a modest 3 percent.”

KUCHING: Growth in the life insurance industry may be affected as consumers could soon have a choice of either going for life insurance or takaful products. To recap, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) had on Thursday awarded takaful licences to four joint ventures (JV) of local and foreign entitles.

WASHINGTON — American workers will pay about $4,000 to get health insurance for their families through work this year, 14 percent more than in 2009, according to a survey yesterday from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Kaiser Family Foundation - United States - Health insurance - Insurance - Business

There’s a raft of so-called “medical discount plans” currently bidding for your attention as a cheap alternative to health insurance, and they’re deceptively persuasive enough to have scammed too many consumers.

Progressive Insurance, the country's fourth largest auto insurance group, and The X PRIZE Foundation, an educational nonprofit prize organization, will announce the winners of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE at a special awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. Up to $10 million will be awarded to as many as three teams that proved their entry vehicle could meet the competition's ...

The mortgage giant quietly launches the HomePath program, which offers subprime-era terms for buyers: minimal down payments, no appraisals, no mortgage insurance and lower minimum credit scores. If you're a buyer with little cash or a small-scale investor looking for a deal on a foreclosed house, a little-publicized national lending program could be just what you need this fall.

AUSTIN - Texas will have to consider less regulation of insurance companies and their rates if the Department of Insurance sees its funding cut 10 percent to help balance the next state budget, Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin said in documents filed this week with the governor and legislative leaders.

Health insurance premiums for Knox County residents with individual or employer based coverage are expected to rise at an alarming rate next year, according to local insurance agents. Two local agents said they were seeing health insurance rates growing by as much 30 percent in recent weeks as they negotiate policy renewals for next year.

2010 COSTS: Total premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance climbed only 3 percent for family coverage and 5 percent for single coverage, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust report.

American workers will pay about $4,000 to get health insurance for their families through work this year, 14 percent more than in 2009, according to a survey today from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The province's new auto insurance reforms that come into effect Wednesday will be detrimental for consumers, says a personal injury lawyer.