Tag: insurance company

Virginia health insurance to lose Anthem next year

G. Turner
portsmouth virginia health insurance commissioner

The insurer announced it will officially leave the state’s exchange for the 2018 marketplace. Anthem recently announced its intentions to step out of the Virginia health insurance marketplace for 2018. Moreover, it has also revealed that it will be reducing the number of health plans it sells in Bristol, as well as Washington and Scott counties. The withdrawal from the insurance exchange occurred after Republicans failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This news was also made on the heels of President Trump’s threat to slash healthcare subsidy payments which…

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Wells Fargo insurance customers seek credit repair for auto policy scandal

G. Turner
Frustrated Auto insurance product Wells Fargo

Borrowers forced to pay for unnecessary auto policies now want the damage to their credit scores fixed. New developments have arisen as a result of the Wells Fargo insurance scandal as customers seek to put right the damage done to their credit. Many of the customers have already filed a class action lawsuit to be compensated for the money they lost, but they are concerned about their credit histories. The bank’s own investigations found hundreds of thousands of customers were charged for unnecessary auto insurance. The added Wells Fargo insurance…

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Insurance company drones are a common part of the claims experience

H. Cutner
insurance company drones aerial

These small pieces of equipment make it faster and safer for adjusters to create their estimates. To an increasing degree, adjusters are using insurance company drones to help them to assess the damage in routine claims processes. These gadgets let adjusters check out rooftops, and other difficult to reach areas without having to risk climbing up on a ladder or checking into parts of properties that have sustained damage from weather or other unexpected events. While this was once a rare practice, using drones for insurance claims assessments is becoming…

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Auto insurance rates getting more expensive, says J.D. Power

Marc
auto insurance rates companies customer satisfaction

The firm’s 2017 U.S. Auto Insurance Study revealed that more than 1 in 4 drivers is paying more. J.D. Power released its 2017 U.S. Auto Insurance Study showing that auto insurance rates are headed skyward for a quarter of Americans this year. This came with the not-too-surprising news that drivers are less satisfied with their car insurance companies than they were previously. The car insurance rates are having a direct impact on how satisfied Americans are with their insurers. The J.D. Power study this year found that 26 percent of…

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Best insurance workplace in Indianapolis title goes to GEICO

Nordstrom
best insurance workplace industry jobs

A survey sponsored by The Indianapolis Star revealed that the insurer took the top spot for the third year in a row. GEICO has been recognized as the best insurance workplace in Indianapolis for the third year in a row, according to a news release. The title was given to the insurance company based on the results of an employee survey. The Indianapolis Star sponsored a survey issued to company employees throughout the city. The questions focused on a range of different workplace culture issues and how much employees felt…

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