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Insurance companies don’t cover all forms of birth control

April 20, 2015April 18, 2015 Julie Campbell

Birth Control health Insurance

The Kaiser Family Foundation has determined that the Affordable Care Act’s coverage doesn’t necessarily extend to all methods. According to the results of a new study that was published by the Kaiser Family Foundation, not all forms of birth controls are being covered by insurance companies without some forms of costs or copayments. These apparently include certain forms such as emergency contraceptives as well as IUDs. The majority of insurance companies have been required by the Affordable Care Act to provide full coverage for birth control so that policyholders will…

No-fault auto insurance changes move rapidly through Michigan Senate

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 G. Turner

Michigan auto insurance

The Republican-led Senate has passed legislation that would alter the laws in the state quite dramatically. After having made a series of adjustments in the last moment, the Republican-led Michigan Senate has made some changes to the no-fault auto insurance law in the state which has caused massive controversy over the last few years. The final vote on Senate Bill 248 that aimed to make these changes to the current system was 21 to 17. The changes to the laws surrounding the no-fault auto insurance system have arrived following a…

Oregon purchases more wildfire insurance

April 20, 2015April 18, 2015 S.Vagus

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Oregon has purchased wildfire insurance to protect against the dry season Oregon is preparing to handle its dry season with the purchase of wildfire insurance. This type of insurance coverage is meant to protect the state from the onslaught of wildfires that could emerge in the state due to dry conditions. The insurance is meant to help cover the costs associated with these disasters, reducing the state’s financial exposure and providing it with some breathing room when it comes to recovery. Insurance policy from Lloyd’s of London will provide $25…

The impact of cyber insurance on cybercrime as a whole

April 17, 2015April 16, 2015 Julie Campbell

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While companies seek to protect themselves against losses from digital attacks, policies aren’t solving the problem. If there is anything that companies have had to come to accept, it is that cybercrime is real and one of the best ways that they are able to protect themselves against the losses associated with those digital attacks is through cyber insurance. However, the coverage is currently dealing only with the symptoms of the issue and not the problem, itself. At the same time that companies are using cyber insurance to protect themselves…

Colorado health insurance exchange will receive more oversight

April 17, 2015April 16, 2015 Marc

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Committee will place the state’s insurance exchange under greater scrutiny Colorado’s health insurance exchange, called Connect for Health Colorado, may receive more oversight from its regulatory committee. The state Senate has passed legislation that will change the oversight committee’s name and will expand its ability to review the state’s insurance exchange during the legislative sessions. The committee’s new name will be the Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee, and the group will be able to meet as many times as it wants during the legislative session. There is a need…