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Health insurance reaches almost 1.3 billion in China

July 23, 2013July 20, 2013 G. Turner

At the same time, however, there are still many Chinese poor who are neglected by the healthcare system. China has been making considerable reforms to its health insurance system and has now reached the point that about 95 percent of its population – approximately 1.3 billion citizens – have coverage with some kind of plan. This, according to the latest figures that have been released by the Chinese government. This level of health insurance coverage throughout the population represents a considerable amount of progress. This most populous country on the…

Insurance news made in NY when judge blocks 9/11 claims against airlines

July 22, 2013July 20, 2013 Julie Campbell

terrorism insurance industry news 9/11 Memorial in 2004

The ruling in New York is that the World Trade Center’s owners cannot demand payouts from the attacks. A federal judge has just made insurance news headlines when he ruled that the owners of the World Trade Center are not permitted to make demands of billions of dollars of additional payments from insurers due to the attacks on September 11, 2001. The owners of the buildings will not be able to receive the money from the airlines and their insurers. The insurance news was made when Judge Alvin Hellerstein made…

Some could avoid flood insurance rate hikes in the US

July 22, 2013July 20, 2013 S.Vagus

New measure could provide reprieve from flood insurance rate increases Hundreds of thousands of homeowners in the U.S. could be facing higher flood insurance costs due to legislation that was passed last year. Earlier this week, however, a measure was introduced to the Senate that could give homeowners as much as a one-year reprieve from higher flood insurance rates. The measure has managed to gain strong support from legislators who believe it is in the best interests of consumers, many of whom have been suffering from the financial pressures associated…

Health insurance costs in U.S. are lower than anticipated

July 22, 2013July 20, 2013 H. Cutner

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Forecasts are beginning to show that the costs of the coverage aren’t as high as predicted. According to data from the Department of Health and Human Services, the cost of health insurance is considerably lower than it anticipated for small businesses and consumers, as the healthcare exchanges start to come together. This is promising news for President Obama and his supporters, as the exchanges are the heart of his signature law. The health insurance exchanges in each state are central to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Their ultimate…

The Five Best Selling Driving Albums of All Time

July 21, 2013April 21, 2014 Guest Author

They say that music is the soundtrack to our lives and certain songs have a special meaning when we hear them. There is always a song or even an artist that produces just the right type of song for your mood and driving in your car is a great place to discover and play your favourite sounds to help your journey time fly by. Here are five of the best selling driving albums of all time and some of them might already be in your music collection. Blondie – Autoamerican …