California insurance company won’t pay for chemo but will cover assisted suicide

H. Cutner
california insurance company

The new law in the state caused an insurer to deny coverage to a woman who is terminally ill. A woman with a terminal illness has reported that her California insurance company has offered to pay for her assisted suicide after denying her chemotherapy treatment coverage. The patient had previously been told her new chemotherapy drug – recommended by her doctors – would be covered. However, shortly afterward, California passed a law that made it legal for physicians to administer assisted suicide. Stephanie Packer received a scleroderma diagnosis. Hers has…

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AT&T to sell smartphone insurance for broken phone screens

G. Turner
smartphone insurance

This coverage will be available for owners of any of eight models of mobile devices. AT&T has announced that it will be selling smartphone insurance to cover a limited number of device models. This policy is designed to be somewhat different than the standard cell phone coverage. The broken phone screen insurance from AT&T will let customers obtain same day repairs. Overall, the smartphone insurance from AT&T sounds like the traditional form of coverage. Should the mobile device screen break, the company – and its insurance provider, Asurion – will…

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Will higher health insurance rates keep insurers in the exchanges?

Nordstrom
health insurance rates

Regulators across the country are allowing insurance companies to make health plans more expensive. State regulators across the nation have been steadily giving the nod to increased health insurance rates. In fact, many have made it possible for those insurers to raise premiums more than the companies had requested. This may appear to be in opposition to the goal of keeping rates as low as possible for consumers. However, a data analysis conducted by USA TODAY suggested a different purpose for these decisions. The national newspaper indicated that the regulators…

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Classic motorcycle insurance differs greatly from standard policies

Nordstrom
classic motorcycle insurance safety program

They may be in a similar category of vehicles, but the type of coverage they require is quite different. Classic motorcycle insurance, like the coverage for vintage and antique bikes look very similar to standard policies but are different in important ways. These motorcycle insurance policies provide the same types of coverage overall. They protect against personal property and bodily injury liability. They also provide the option of coverage for other perils. That said, classic and vintage motorcycle insurance provides a higher level of cover for more expensive rides. Riders…

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Will 1.4 million people lose their health insurance plans in 2017?

Julie Campbell
health insurance plans

As insurers withdraw from many exchanges, many Americans may find themselves scrambling for new coverage. A new study revealed that the impact of insurers stepping out of the Obamacare marketplaces could leave many Americans without health insurance plans. In fact, as many as 1.4 million people could lose their coverage and have to replace it by 2017. The states expected to be affected the most by insurance company withdrawal are North Carolina and Florida. Over the last few months, a rash of large health insurance companies have stepped out of…

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