Insurance Agents in the News

Insurance testimony in West Palm Beach aims to change laws (The Palm Beach Post)
Tackling the problem of sky-high homeowner's insurance in higher-risk states with a national catastrophic fund could help bring relief to beleaguered property owners and the rocky real estate market, witnesses at a Congressional subcommittee hearing said Thursday.

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Indiana Warns Insurance Agents About Potential Scam (Insurance Journal)
Indiana Department of Insurance has issued a warning to Indiana licensed agents to be aware of a potential scam targeting them. The Department has received reports from other states that ...

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Golden Rule Insurance to offer short-term health insurance products (Crain's Detroit Business)
Golden Rule Insurance Co. said today it will offer two, short-term health insurance products in Michigan and 18 other states.

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Nearly 44 Million in United States Without Health Insurance in 2008 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
An estimated 43.8 million Americans had no health insurance in 2008, approximately 2.8 million more than in 1997...

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New insurance plans available (Mississippi Business Journal)
UnitedHealthcare's Golden Rule Insurance Company is introducing two new short-term health insurance plans in 19 states designed to meet people’s needs for more flexible and cost-effective approaches to coverage.

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Ex-executive accuses insurance giant of 'purging' customers (CNN)
Wendell Potter says he is finished defending the insurance industry, which he says is "beholden to Wall Street."

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Company Offers Short-Term Health Insurance (WXYZ-TV Detroit)
An insurance company says it will offer short-term medical coverage in Michigan and 18 other states.

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CDC: Private Health Insurance Coverage at 50-Yr. Low (Fox News)
The percentage of Americans with private health insurance has hit its lowest mark in 50 years, according to two new government reports.

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AMA open to government-funded health insurance option (CNN)
The new president of the American Medical Association, which represents the interests of the nation's doctors, said Wednesday the group is open to a government-funded health insurance option for people without coverage.

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Private Insurance At An All Time Low, Survey Finds (redOrbit)
The amount of Americans with private health insurance is at an all time low, according to new government reports.65% of Americans had private insurance in 2008, down from 67% in 2007, says the statistics announced on Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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