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Home flood insurance for high risk properties may be cancelled

October 3, 2016September 30, 2016 Marc

Congress is currently looking at the National Flood Insurance Program and coverage for troublesome locations. The United States Congress may soon take the axe to home flood insurance coverage for properties that are regularly flooded. It is looking specifically at the way communities deal with some of the properties that flood the most. They are the locations that make the most frequent National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims and receive the most payouts. New bipartisan legislation could require communities to handle repeated loss patterns from flooding. The existence of home…

Allstate recognizes Life Insurance Awareness Month with reminder to consumers

September 22, 2016September 21, 2016 Marc

The insurance company has used September to underscore the financial security benefits of the coverage. September is Life Insurance Awareness Month and Allstate has recognized it by spreading the word. The insurer has been sharing information about the ways in which this type of policy can boost a family’s financial security. There are two primary ways upon which Allstate has been focusing to take advantage of life insurance benefits. The first is the central component of Life Insurance Awareness Month: buying a policy. That said, it recommends purchasing a policy…

Health insurance coverage is growing, says Census Bureau

September 15, 2016September 14, 2016 Marc

Covered California exchange health insurance coverage

A new report has just been released and has showed that there continue to be fewer uninsured Americans. The Census Bureau has now released its Health Insurance Coverage in the United States for 2015 report. It revealed that last year saw greater progress in reducing the number of people who are uninsured. This maintained a trend that was recorded the year before when there was a considerable plummet in the number of people without a health plan. Last year, the rate of uninsured people fell to 9.1 percent after having…

Health insurance market is experiencing a growth rate slowdown

September 8, 2016September 7, 2016 Marc

affordable care act health insurance coverage

A government survey has shown that the growth rate within that market dropped significantly in 2016. A federal report has confirmed that the health insurance market growth rate is slowing down. In fact, this year saw a notable growth reduction when compared to the rates seen since the launch of the Affordable Care Act. Still, there is progress being made and at the start of the year, uninsured rates hit record lows. During the first three months of the year, the health insurance market was providing coverage for an additional…

Italy earthquake insurance losses may be minor

August 29, 2016August 26, 2016 Marc

Damage from the quake was extensive and the aftershocks continued over a span of several days. The total damage from the devastating Italy earthquake has yet to be tallied as it is too early to know. That said, the insurance industry has predicted that the insured losses will not be significant. The property values in the affected towns and the lack of coverage has meant limited losses for insurance companies. Despite the fact that there won’t be tremendous insurance losses, the disaster left behind for the people is horrifying. In…