Children’s Dental Health Month: is your kid’s smile a healthy one?

H. Cutner
Dental Insurance Children’s Dental Health Month

February is a time that is dedicated to improving the oral health of children across the United States. February is Children’s Dental Health Month, and many different organizations, agencies, and individual dentist practices are making an effort to encourage parents and caregivers to make the right decisions for protecting the oral wellness of their kids. Tooth decay is the chronic disease that most commonly affects kids across the country. This, according to data from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. This information is being shared throughout the United States for…

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Flood insurance program attracts criticism in the UK

Logan B.
UK Flood homeowners Insurance companies Flood Re Plan

Flood Re may be three times more expensive than the benefits it offers Flood insurance is becoming a costly issue for homeowners in the United Kingdom. Flood Re, an insurance initiatives designed by the UK government and the Association of British Insurers, may be a costly burden on homeowners that want to protect their properties. According to the Committee of Climate Change, Flood Re will cost three times more than the benefits that it will provide to consumers. This could mean that many homeowners will be uninterested in purchasing flood…

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Life insurance won’t be impacted by doctor-assisted suicide ruling

Julie Campbell
life insurance industry canada

An industry association has said that the Canadian court decision won’t have a significant affect. An insurance industry association has released a statement with regards to the potential affect on life insurance of the very recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada that has overturned the previous ban that had prohibited doctor-assisted suicide. The association said that the impact that will occur on that industry will not be a significant one. The ruling from the top Canadian court was made on Friday, in a unanimous decision to strike down…

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Insurance fraud plea deal keeps Ted Lilly out of jail

G. Turner
Ted Lilly insurance fraud

The former MLB pitcher has accepted a plea deal in California in order to keep himself out of prison. Recently, Live Insurance News reported on the case of Ted Lilly, who was charged with insurance fraud and who was facing jail time as a part of his sentence for defrauding insurers. This case in California has taken a new turn, now that the former MLB player has accepted a plea deal. Although Lilly did not actually appear in the California court, the attorney representing him entered a no contest plea…

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New York health insurance exchanges has more than 2 million people enrolled

S.Vagus
New York Health Insurance

State’s insurance exchange manages to reach a new milestone this year New York’s health insurance exchange has reached a new milestone. According to officials with the New York State of Health, which is the state’s exchange marketplace, some 2,004,827 people have enrolled for health insurance coverage. Exchange officials note that 89% of those signing up for insurance through the exchange had no previous coverage. Governor Andrew Cuomo suggests that this is a major step forward in the state’s continued efforts to make health insurance coverage more available. Many people enrolling…

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