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April 11, 2013 S.Vagus

Live Insurance News Video – This week in the headlines… Stories we covered in today’s headlines along with notes and highlights… Title: Consumer satisfaction in homeowners insurance sector continues to climb Insurance agents will be happy to hear that the latest report in from J.D. Powers makes note of consumers satisfaction is higher than ever when a claim is reported to the agent first opposed to them being redirected to the insurance company. The study shows that consumer satisfaction is climbing despite the problems that recent natural disasters have…

New law rattles insurance industry in Michigan

April 5, 2013September 21, 2013 S.Vagus

Michigan insurance industry balks at new law A new law has gone into effect in Michigan that will change the way the state’s insurance industry prices coverage. The law was passed on March 28 of this year and changes the way insurance companies can use a consumer’s credit information to deny or cancel auto, home, health, and other kinds of insurance coverage. In many states, insurers are barred from using socio-economic information to price coverage at all. In Michigan, however, the insurance industry claims to rely on this information as…

Insurance News Video Broadcast

April 4, 2013 S.Vagus

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…

Study claims health insurance rate shock may be coming

April 2, 2013April 1, 2013 S.Vagus

Health insurance rates suspected to rise due to federal law Over the past few months, health insurance companies throughout the U.S. have been warning of the impending rate shock that could be spurred by the Affordable Care Act. Rate shock implies rapidly rising health insurance premiums that consumers throughout the country may not be prepared to deal with. While insurers have been warning that rates may spike in the coming year due to the federal health care law, federal legislators have suggested that this will not be the case. A…

Insurance News Broadcast

March 28, 2013 S.Vagus

Welcome to our Live Insurance News Broadcast! Join us every week as we annouce news Fresh Of The Press! Catch this week in the industry… Check out a summary of today’s headline articles as well as a link directly to the source! Health insurance exchange approved in Minnesota Early this week, Minnesota lawmakers passed a legislation that calls for the creation of a health insurance exchange that is managed by the state. Opponents of the state-run health insurance exchange argue that it will simply be too expensive for…