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Zurich Insurance company shows substantial profit reduction

November 9, 2015November 8, 2015 G. Turner

Zurich Insurance Company News Building in Leeds

The general coverage business from the firm has recorded an operating loss making insurance news headlines. Zurich Insurance Group has recently reported that the insurance company has experienced a 79 percent drop in its net profit for the third quarter of 2015, requiring the firm to have to change gears with regards to a number of strategies it had planned to implement. Among the scrapped plans in this insurance news included a sizeable acquisition mean to boost financial performance. The insurance company, based in Zurich, stated that its net profit…

Nearly 60,000 Arizona residents will have to find new health insurance policies

November 9, 2015November 8, 2015 S.Vagus

Arizona’s health insurance co-op will be shutting down this year Consumers in Arizona will have to find new health insurance policies following a decision made by state regulators to prohibit the sale of new policies through the Arizona health insurance co-op. Regulators have expressed fears that the co-op would fail. The co-op, called Meritus Health Partners, will be shutting down as a result of this decision, which means that some 59,000 people will lose their health insurance policies that were provided through the co-op. Consumers that received policies from Meritus…

California health insurance exchange marketing takes off on bus tour

November 6, 2015November 4, 2015 Julie Campbell

Officials have been using this new method to help to promote the marketplace across the state. On Sunday, the head of the California health insurance exchange boarded a bus in order to tour Los Angeles and spread the word about the benefits that residents of the state can enjoy through the Affordable Care Act. Many people in California have yet to take part in the health care law’s requirements. A large proportion of the people who have not yet been participating in the California health insurance exchange are in the…

Consumers may need to shop around to find the best deal on their health insurance coverage

November 6, 2015November 4, 2015 Marc

Releigh, Capital of North Carolina homeowners insurance rates

Insurance premiums are growing and consumers may be paying too much if they stick with their current policies With health insurance exchanges now open for business throughout the United States, consumers are being urged to shop around for the insurance coverage that they need. Insurers offering policies through exchanges will be increasing premiums for 2016 coverage. Some will be doing so by a significant margin, while others will be raising premiums by a modest degree. In order to find the best coverage at affordable rates, Sylvia Burwell, secretary of the…

Health insurance may be a costly burden for consumers in Idaho

November 6, 2015November 4, 2015 S.Vagus

Open enrollment begins and health insurance premiums are on the rise Open enrollment has begun in Idaho and throughout the United States. Your Health Idaho, the state’s health insurance exchange, has begun offering policies for those looking for coverage. Consumers will be able to use the exchange to renew the policies they purchased through the exchange during the last enrollment period and they will be able to find new policies as well. The issue, however, is that health insurance premiums are on the rise, which may become a problem for…