The buzz in the honeybee industry these days is about crop insurance — now available to beekeepers for the first time.
Gulf Coast states have collected billions of dollars more in federal flood insurance claims than they have paid into the system over the past 30 years, while states like Florida and California have paid far more than they have received.
It's an insurer's nightmare: Heavily armed pirates, emboldened by their success in capturing cargo vessels, hijack a cruise ship with hundreds of well-heeled passengers and ask for massive ransoms.
TUCSON, Ariz. - Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., who is retiring from Congress, pleaded not guilty Thursday to racketeering, making a false statement on a tax return and other charges in an alleged insurance scheme.
Piracy on the high seas used to be a simple affair: Climb on board, take the valuables, and go.
A $40 medical bill might seem small but a West Virginia man says his five-year battle over paying it was a matter of principle.
The state of Vermont has received $205 million in a lawsuit against accounts for an insurance company that went bankrupt a quarter century ago and left about 20,000 people in several states with outstanding claims.
Federal health officials said Friday they will soon address growing concerns about the lucrative commissions that some Medicare insurers plan to pay their agents and brokers this year.
John McCain's health plan would bring about a dramatic shift in how millions of people get health insurance coverage. He would let people shop around for plans offered by insurers in other states. New Yorkers could look to Alabama, for example, or any other state when shopping for coverage.
More than 76,000 damage claims from Hurricane Ike have been filed with the Texas-backed windstorm insurance association, which expects to pay billions of dollars to policy holders for losses.
It can be a fine line between investing and gambling. But in Las Vegas, you know the odds. On Wall Street, that's not always the case.
The agency that protects U.S. bank deposits is asking Congress for temporary authority to boost deposit insurance limits as the government works to contain the financial crisis.
A former attorney for Heath Ledger is suing over a $10 million life insurance policy he claims has gone unpaid since the actor's death earlier this year.
Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say.
A Kansas company that is part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has stopped selling private bank deposit insurance above the amount guaranteed by the federal government, signaling that billionaire investor Buffett may be worried about future bank failures.
Barry Schoch's cell phone comes to life with "When the Saints Go Marching In" — a reminder of the nine months he spent assessing damage from Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi.
The Bush administration is backing down from a threat to penalize states enrolling middle-class children in a health program intended for the poor.
Florida will pay $224 million to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for a guarantee that the state can borrow up to $4 billion if necessary to help cover future losses by its emergency hurricane insurance fund.
A high-tech monitoring device makes it possible to reduce insurance premiums for drivers who avoid jackrabbit starts and slam-on-the-brakes stops, an insurance company says.
The failure of IndyMac Bank last week — and news that some depositors didn’t get all their money back — has a number of readers wondering: Is my bank account safe? If not, it can be with a few simple steps.
Two of California's biggest health insurers have agreed to collectively pay $13 million and reinstate more than 2,000 insurance policies to settle claims with the state that they illegally dropped policyholders from coverage.
Mary Wusterbarth thought her toddler was struggling with an ear infection when she seemed sluggish. Instead, a virus had attacked the little girl's heart, damaging it beyond repair. Brea needed a transplant.
The Southwest has the lowest rate of health insurance coverage in the country, with 30 percent of non-elderly adults and 18 percent of children uninsured, according to a new government study.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. is lobbying Congress for permission to expand its homeowner policies to include flood coverage. The vast majority of flood insurance policies are currently sold by insurers but subsidized by the National Flood Insurance Program.
Are they having a laugh, or are they for real? Here's a selection of genuine car insurance claims received over the past few months by the AA's call centre in Cardiff.
People who don't get much sleep are more likely than those who do to develop calcium deposits in their coronary arteries, possibly raising their risk for heart disease, a new study has found. More Articles
I believe in health care as a human right. I've worked as a doctor in many places, and I've seen where to be poor means to be bereft of rights. More Articles
Company says smoke that killed 3 was 'pollution'An insurance company with a potential $25 million liability from a 2007 Houston office fire is claiming smoke that killed three people was "pollution" and surviving families shouldn't be compensated for their losses since the deaths …
An insurance company with a potential $25 million liability from a 2007 Houston office fire is claiming smoke that killed three people was "pollution" and surviving families shouldn't be compensated for their losses...
Just because they're able to do it, my health insurer increased my premium from $529/month to $774/month. Between the premium and the Federal Withholding tax, my pension check, net, has been reduced to just about fifty percent of the gross amount!
Key players in the debate over how to provide healthcare coverage for the nation's 47 million uninsured say they view Massachusetts' landmark 2006 law as an important model for what Washington could do and how to get it done.
there was a real problem here. Not just a small problem involving issues of respect between one writer and one teenager, but rather a national problem of respect where being a writer has become so widely associated with being a loser that we have become the stuff of common jokes.
Farmers who rent animals for Nativity scenes say business is holding steady, although some organizers are swapping camels for cheaper livestock amid the recession.
Why should you pay the same rate for insurance as that bloated, pasty oaf of a co-worker down the hall? But cupcakes, beer and cheeseburgers are not the only enticements you should try to resist. Paying less for being healthy is a temptation you ought to oppose as well.
FATAL diseases are threatening a comeback among American children as insurers fail to meet the costs of immunisation.
As jobless numbers reach levels not seen in 25 years, another crisis is unfolding for millions of people who lost their health insurance along with their jobs, joining the ranks of the uninsured.
Senator Tom Daschle and the President Elect Obama Transition Team is requesting citizens across the country hold community discussions regarding health care reform in the new administration.
(Newser) – Healthy and insured but afraid you might someday lose your medical coverage? UnitedHealth has just launched a new product that lets consumers pay now for the guarantee that they'll be able to get insurance later—even if they get sick, the New York Times reports.
When a lamp doesn't light, before changing the bulb, potentially save yourself some extra steps by making sure the plug is in the socket. This metaphor could easily apply as a strategy regarding any bailout of Detroit auto manufacturers.
Its gots some issues but the ball is definately rolling.
When Bruce Hardy's kidney cancer spread to his lung, his doctor recommended an expensive new pill from Pfizer. But Mr. Hardy is British, and the British health authorities refused to buy the medicine. His wife has been distraught. More Articles
Five Dutch health insurers on Monday announced a discount of up to 120 euros, or between five and ten percent, for policy-holders who register whether or not they wish to donate their organs after death.
A soldier dubbed "Britain's worst forger" was caught because he did not know how many days there were in February, a court heard.
Freeing American eutrpeneurs, professionals, tradespeople, workers to work where they are best suited can lead to a more vibrant economy and a less stressed out nation!
In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today, Karl Rove applauds Barack Obama's appointment of a "first-rate economic team," cheering the selections of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, National Economic Council director Lawrence Summers, Council of Economic Advisers chief C …
A COURT has ruled that insurance companies do not need to cover the cost of breast reduction surgery. The court ruled ruled that having a large bust is not a medical problem and as such insurers will only have to pay to correct breasts which are deformed.
It was Taneka Talley's greatest wish to see her son head off to college. It was why she took extra shifts at work and set her sights on promotions.
Asbestos-related cancer victims and their families have won an important test case over access to compensation. Six individual cases were brought against insurance firms which were disputing whether they were liable.
Piracy on the high seas used to be a simple affair: Climb on board, take the valuables, and go.