The Insurance Blog Week in Review provides you with a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on all the blogs that appeared here in the past week. There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen different blogs that go up. What did you miss?
Lloyd’s of London Denied Coverage for Bill Paxton
The insurer that is well known for approving of all kinds of strange insurance policies denied a request made by Bill Paxton for life insurance.
CalPERS Will Offer Coverage for Same-Sex Couples
The California retirement fund for state employees will now be able to offer long-term care insurance coverage to same-sex couples, now that a judge has struck down part of DOMA.
The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up on May 28, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of NPR’s “All Things Considered”. It is called “Obama, Romney On Health Care: So Close, Yet So Far”. It gives details about the similarities and differences in the health care views of each.
Drivers of Electric Cars Pay Less for Auto Insurance
Insurers see drivers of electric cars as a lower risk than drivers of regular cars.
Florida Makes it Difficult to Get Unemployment Benefits
The state of Florida has added a bunch of procedural changes to the application process for unemployment insurance benefits. A complaint about this has been filed to the Department of Labor.
Will Insurance Cover the Feeding Tube Diet?
The short answer is no. Health insurance, in general, doesn’t cover things that are not medically necessary, especially if those things are seen as high risk.
The Insurer Wants Roof Repairs
An update on the process involved with filing a claim with my homeowners insurance company after finding a puddle on the floor.
How Germans View America’s Issues With Health Care Reform
They are quite baffled about how a country that is as religious as the United States could be so strongly against universal health care coverage. Don’t American’s care about their neighbors?
Color of Car Doesn’t Affect Insurance Rate
No, it doesn’t matter if you have a red car. The color doesn’t matter to your insurance company.
California Insurance Exchange Getting Closer Closer to Completion
The state of California awarded a contract to Accenture to have it create, and maintain, the website that will give the people of California access to the state’s health insurance exchange.
Tennessee Residents are About to Receive Rebates
People who live in Tennessee are about to get a rebate from their health insurance companies. This will affect people whose insurer’s failed to meet the requirements of the medical loss ratio.
Sync Might Save You Money on Car Insurance
Ford has a hands free system called Sync. You can use it to report your milage to State Farm. Their Drive Save and Save program bases a person’s car insurance premium on the number of miles they drive. Of course, if you drive too much, then what Sync reports could raise your premiums, instead.
One out of Four Americans is Uninsured
A study done by the Commonwealth Fund found that nearly 25% of Americans are completely without any form of health insurance coverage. It goes over some of the reasons why this has happened.
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