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Volunteer Health Insurance Counselors Needed

Dec 26th, 2010 | Category: Insurance Today

The Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP), a free health insurance counseling service in Iowa, is seeking volunteer health insurance counselors. SHIIP counselors assist older adults with questions related to Medicare, Medicare drug coverage, Medicare supplement insurance, long-term-care insurance and other issues. Most volunteers are on Medicare. Counselors receive six days of intensive training, a […]



Short-Term Car Insurance: How to Find The Best Deals

Dec 24th, 2010 | Category: Insurance Today

Short term car insurance is a temporary car insurance coverage. It only offers coverage for a short time period. It is suitable for people that seldom drive their cars. If you are going outstation and be back for several months, you can get a short term car insurance. The advantage of short term car insurance […]



Allstate raising homeowner insurance rates

Dec 15th, 2010 | Category: Insurance Today

Allstate Insurance has notified the Texas Department of Insurance that it will increase homeowner rates — some by almost 10 percent. About 450,000 homeowners covered by Allstate Texas Lloyds will see a rate increase of 5.4 percent, effective Jan. 20. Rates for the estimated 175,000 homeowners covered by Allstate Texas Fire and Casualty will increase 9.7 […]



How Much Teachers Can Get Car Insurance Discounts?

Dec 10th, 2010 | Category: Insurance Today

Teachers often get discounts for their auto insurance premiums. Many insurance companies reward teachers with low premium rate because they have good driving habits. Every year, insurance companies will do research on the risk level of drivers that hold different occupations. The survey consistently shows that educators such as teachers and professors are low risk […]



Minnesota Ranked 10th In Number Of Deer Hit Yearly

Nov 29th, 2010 | Category: Insurance Today

(InjuryBoard) – The last study from State Farm Insurance indicated that Minnesota was the 10th most likely state for drivers to hit a deer. Nationally, 1 in 183 vehicles will collide with a deer in any given year. The number of car/deer collisions puts Minnesota in the risk category. Statewide deer-vehicle collisions in 2010 are […]



Choosing a Commercial Truck Insurance

Nov 16th, 2010 | Category: Insurance Today

Commercial truck insurance offers protection for commercial truck against damages in an accident. Commercial trucks are trucks used by companies to carry cargos. If your truck encounters an accident, the insurance company will pay for the damage costs. It ensures that the cargos are delivered to the destination punctually. It protects the company from losses […]



A Brief Disability Insurance Guide

Oct 31st, 2010 | Category: Insurance Today

Disability Insurance in recent times has found many takers in the market. Before we highlight the various factors to be taken into consideration while availing of disability insurance we first need to understand what the insurance policies under the category of disability insurance actually entail? Disability Insurance is a kind of insurance in which the […]



About 10% of all U.S. insurance professionals work in California

Oct 27th, 2010 | Category: Insurance Today

(IFAwebnews) – About one-in-10 insurance professionals works in California, the most of any state, according to a new report. Property-casualty insurers provided 297,431 California jobs in 2008, or more than 10% of the nation’s insurance workforce. California insurance jobs accounted for $20.7 billion in compensation, according to a new Insurance Information Institute report. Meanwhile, the […]



Government Health Insurance Now for Middle Class Children as Well

Oct 11th, 2010 | Category: Insurance Today

(The Money Times) – Government health insurance benefits for children are no longer limited to those below the poverty line. Now the middle class families, struggling through the recession, can benefit as well. During recession the jobless rate rises. As the number of insured adults is relatively low, this came as great news. “To a […]



The Basic Tips on Making a Home Insurance Claim

Oct 7th, 2010 | Category: Insurance Today

It is not a very difficult job to fill a home insurance claim. However it is not easy either as you can lose thousands of dollars if you fail to fill it properly. If you want to get the best home insurance, you should definitely know how to file a successful claim. In this article […]