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Allstate to Scale Back in New York and New Jersey Following Lower Rate Increases

February 13, 2024February 12, 2024 Loreen

Allstate’s Partial Auto Rate Increase Approval and Its Impact Allstate Insurance, a titan in the auto insurance industry, has recently been thrown into a strategic conundrum. After receiving approval for lower-than-requested rate hikes in both New York and New Jersey, the company is now reconsidering its presence in these states. Despite lobbying for a 29% rate increase in New Jersey and an 18.3% hike in New York, regulatory authorities only concurred to rate increases of just under 17% and 14.6%, respectively. This partial approval has led Allstate to question its…

What is a No-Fault State?

September 15, 2020June 1, 2023 Elizabeth Price

Article Updated June 1, 2023 – Currently, there are 12 no-fault states in the U.S. These include Florida, Kansas, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Michigan no fault insurance, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Utah . If you live in a no-fault state, it means that a driver has to first file a claim with their own insurance company if they’re in an accident. Every state sets its own laws as far as who pays for an accident. Sometimes when there’s an accident involving two parties, the goal isn’t…

New Jersey will not stop selling OMNIA health insurance plans

December 4, 2015December 3, 2015 S.Vagus

Acting Insurance Commissioner refuses to stop selling OMNIA plans New Jersey’s acting Insurance Commissioner, Richard Badolato, has refused to halt the sale of OMNIA health insurance plans coming from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. Badolato suggests that stopping the sale of these policies would “immediately trigger chaos” in the state’s health insurance market. Earlier this month, 11 hospital systems requested that OMNIA plans no longer be allowed to be sold in the state, but New Jersey officials believe that this would be the wrong move. Consumers are…

Health insurance enrollment center opens in New Jersey

November 5, 2015November 4, 2015 Logan B.

Enrollment center will provide aid to those looking for health insurance coverage A new health insurance enrollment center has opened in New Jersey. The center will be operating six days a week and will provide consumers with assistance in enrolling in the state’s health insurance exchange. Open enrollment for the exchange, as well as those located throughout the country, began at the beginning of November. Consumers looking for coverage will now be able to find the policies that they need through these exchanges, with many expected to qualify for subsidies…

New Jersey Senators take issue with proposed health insurance plans

October 15, 2015October 13, 2015 Nordstrom

Senators seek more regulation for insurance plans that will be offered by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield Two Senators in New Jersey have filed a request with the state’s Attorney General to delay one of the largest health insurance providers from offering a set of new plans. The plans are meant to be sold as money-saving solutions that would provide better coverage for health care costs. The plans are coming from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield and the Senators are concerned that the plans could be a detriment to both…

Flood insurance returns to the limelight in the US

October 12, 2015October 11, 2015 S.Vagus

Storms draw more attention to flood protection Recent storms in the United States have, again, brought flood insurance into the limelight. In South Carolina, many homeowners and businesses are reeling from the impact of Hurricane Joaquin, which has lead to loss of life and major property damage in the state. Almost three years ago, Hurricane Sandy hit the country as well, causing major damage in New York and New Jersey and becoming one of the most disastrous natural catastrophes that the country had ever seen. Both of these powerful storms…

New Jersey residents are finding it hard to pay for health insurance

September 14, 2015September 13, 2015 S.Vagus

Report highlights the good news and bad news for those purchasing coverage through exchanges A recent report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shows that enrollments in health insurance exchanges throughout the country remained stable during the last open enrollment period. In New Jersey, however, this could be a double-edged sword. While more people in the state have been able to acquire insurance coverage through the state’s exchange, fewer people are able to keep up with the pace at which insurance premiums are growing. New Jersey exchange continues…