This week in insurance news video round up

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Below please find our notes and links about video featured insurance news… Health insurance shows 84 million Americans uninsured or underinsured for a span of 2012 According to research conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, there were 84 million people who either went uninsured or underinsured for a span of time in 2012. The reason has to do with a provision of the Affordable Care Act that allows young adults to remain on the health insurance plans of their parents for longer periods of time. In the case of underinsurance, research…

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Insurance News Video Broadcast

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This Week’s Round Up – Insurance News Broadcast for April 4th, 2013 See Notes and Highlights of The Stories Featured in Video: Study claims health insurance rate shock may be coming Health insurance companies throughout the U.S. have been warning of the impending rate shock that could be spurred by the Affordable Care Act. According to the study, health insurance companies are expected to pay out an average of 32% more on payouts for medical claims for individual consumers. Federal officials are questioning the accuracy of the study suggesting that…

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SEO basics for insurance agents and brokers

Insurance Agents SEO Basics

A great website is something all insurance agents and insurance agencies should shoot for, but without basic SEO knowledge… a good site will just sit there doing nothing and attracting no one. As you know, that is bad news. SEO, otherwise known as search engine optimization, is as important to your site as how it looks, what it does, and what it contains. Without at least some SEO efforts, your site may languish in cyberspace without a chance to attract any visitors at all. Luckily, SEO basics are easily understood…

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Health insurance exchanges planned for 49 states

U.S. Health Care Reform Update

Among them, 34 states have already started building their own. According to an announcement from U.S. government officials, there are now health insurance exchanges underway for planning in 49 states across the country. A number of them have just received grants in order to support them in their efforts. Thirty four of the states are already developing the development of their own health insurance marketplaces. These are the ones that have been receiving the grants from the federal government. Most recently, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human…

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Insurance news story about Progressive should be seen as a warning to insurers

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Experts now wonder if this social media fail will generate changes in the industry. In an attempt to save $75,000, Progressive Corp. has now found itself at the sour end of an insurance news story that has brought the rage of thousands, if not millions, of people against it. Other insurers who witnessed the story may soon be making changes to prevent this from happening to them. This type of insurance news, spread throughout social media, can be exceptionally damaging to the reputation of a company. This may mean that…

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