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5 Reasons to Review your Medical Malpractice Insurance

March 24, 2013April 21, 2014 Guest Author

Medical Malpractice Insurance – Remember to Review Before You Renew! Few physicians, if any, would argue that it’s important to ensure no lapse in your medical malpractice insurance coverage. Too many, though, fail to put as much attention where it’s desperately needed – when it’s time to renew their policy. A thorough review of the proposed coverage is essential, whenever your policy is due for renewal. Premiums and levels of coverage can change, sometimes in your favor, sometimes not. There are many factors that can affect the level of protection…

The Importance of Terrorism Coverage in Your Travel Insurance Policies

March 17, 2013February 16, 2014 Guest Author

A look into travel insurance… A note on terrorism, before we go deeper into the subject. Global terrorism is clearly a real threat, as the events (and indeed some of the wars) of the last 14 years have illustrated. It is also true that specific countries or parts of the world have, at different times, had or still have a problem with terrorists endemic to their own shores. Sri Lanka, for instance, experienced sporadic bombings and terrorist attacks during the long years of the war between the Tamils and the…

HealthInsuranceQuotes.me Urges Insurance buyers To Go For Appropriate Coverage Levels

February 28, 2013April 14, 2014 Guest Author

HealthInsuranceQuotes.me Online Health Insurance

On the occasion of its public launch startup HealthInsuranceQuotes.me recommends insurance buyers to select fitting levels of coverage when going for a health plan. Startup leader Steven points out: “According to Census.gov data, up 85% of Americans have some sort of health insurance. This is definitely not enough as it means that there are still some 50 million of uninsured Americans out there. But even among the insured, a large part discovers at some point that their coverage level will not really live up to their needs.” Thus, HealthInsuranceQuotes.me tries…

Insurance fund proposed by futures regulator

August 10, 2012August 10, 2012 Marc

Government agency suggests insurance fund for the sake of consumers The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, an independent agency of the U.S. government that regulates the futures and options markets, has proposed the introduction of an insurance fund as a way to protect consumers. The proposition comes in the wake of the collapse of brokerages MF Global and Peregrine Financial Group, which has lost more than $1.8 billion of the funds that were provided to them by consumers. The plan, which is being lauded by agency Commissioner Bart Chilton, is expected…

Libor scandal could have long-standing consequences

August 4, 2012August 3, 2012 S.Vagus

Insurers face heavily financial losses as the result of the Libor scandal Many of the world’s largest insurance and financial institutions may be liable for hundreds of millions of dollars over the next several years due to the ongoing Libor scandal. Libor refers to the London Interbank Offered Rate, which is an average interest rate estimated by the leading banks of the United Kingdom. Libor has been a somewhat controversial issue for several years, but has become even more so in light of the current scandal. The scandal was ignited…