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A lawsuit against a health insurer over a long-term care policy.  A lawsuit against a health insurer over a long-term care policy was filed on behalf of one senior citizen, but it's seeking class-action status. Here's advice on checking out long-term care policies. Dr. William Hall, 87, of Upland thought he had planned his later years in life very well. He bought a long-term care Read Full Story

Saratoga Springs business man charged with defrauding state-subsidized insurance program The man at the head of the National Business Owners Association of New York, based in Saratoga Springs, was indicted Wednesday on 19 felonies alleging he defrauded a state-subsidized health insurance program.William Uris, 53, was indicted on charges of second-degree grand larceny, third-degree grand Read Full Story

Government won't budge on private health insurance plan HEALTH Minister Tanya Plibersek is staring down the Australian Greens over federal government plans for the private health insurance rebate. Debate on the controversial proposal to means test the 30 per cent rebate is scheduled to resume in parliament's lower house today.While the Greens support the change, they are Read Full Story

Life insurance can be wise move, but not as investment Last week I was lucky enough to be able to give a talk at the Observer & Eccentric/Hometown Weekly Newspapers' Senior Expo. As a side note, it was a great event and I would recommend it for all seniors. At my talk there were a number of questions with regards to life insurance and I thought I would give my answer for one of those questions Read Full Story

Aging populace, advancing technology fuel higher health insurance prices Line up the defibrillators: It's renewal season for employer health insurance. And it'll take a pretty big jolt to shock HR managers back into coherence after they get this year's bill. Marylou Dalton, director of human resources for Reno-based sandwich franchise Port of Subs, says her company's premiums will jump 33 Read Full Story

Farmers Insurance Plans To Increase Homeowner Premiums Texas homeowners insured by Farmers Insurance Group could see their premiums increase by almost 10 percent next year. The Houston Chronicle reports the insurance company says the cost of claims in Texas has risen over the last three years.    The state's third-largest insurer needs the increase because of rising claims costs, said John Henle, Read Full Story

This Friday, the Institute of Medicine will take a first stab at answering one of health reform’s most important unknowns: What counts as an “essential health benefit”? It’s a key question that just about everyone with a stake in health reform is waiting for an answer on. (Jakub Mosur - Associated Press) Under the health reform law, every insurance plan Read Full Story

Whether people get their health coverage through their employers or purchase their own policies, millions of Americans are reviewing their health plan options for 2012 and looking for ways to keep more money in their pockets while meeting their health care needs. An increasing number of consumers are choosing health savings accounts Read Full Story

Yonkers, NY - infoZine - New rankings of 830 private, Medicare, and Medicaid health insurance plans reveal wide variations in quality and mixed results for some of the nation’s largest health insurers. The rankings are available for free online. They also appear in three regional editions of the November issue of Consumer Reports. Many employers, as well as Medicare, schedule their Read Full Story

Reliance Capital Asset Management (RCAM) is looking for a foreign partner like Japanese Nippon Life Insurance to facilitate its mission of going global and is also in talks with overseas distributors for selling its products, a top company official said. RCAM is also looking at frontier markets (markets lower than emerging ones) like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh for its products and is waiting Read Full Story