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The Pennsylvania Insurance Department said its office of market regulation completed 334 enforcement actions and market conduct examinations in 2011. In all, the department issued 141 orders and adjudications, collected more than $900,000 in penalties and fines and recovered $3.2 … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – When your health insurance provider denies an experimental treatment or a high-cost drug, how much are you willing to pay for the care you believe you need? Barby Ingle, a former cheerleading and dance coach at Washington Univ… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Beginning early next year, independent insurance agents will be able to tap into an online resource designed to connect them with the more than 65 percent of market share in personal lines they are currently missing. The Consumer Agent Portal … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

The numbers are devastating: almost 2,000 poor kids in Texas with cancer, another 18,000 with diabetes and more than 350,000 suffering from chronic lung disease, heart disease or stroke. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

The historic RAND Health Insurance Experiment found that patients had little or no control over their health care spending once they began to receive a physician’s care, but a new study shows that this has changed for those enrolled in consumer-directed health plans… View full post on Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News From Medical [...]

[PR Newswire] – Studies show that life insurance coverage is at its lowest point in more than five decades.  According to the 2011 Genworth LifeJacket Study, 7 Key Insights to Help Close the Coverage Gap, released today, almost half of Americans with household incomes between $50,000 and $250,000 do not have life insurance and those [...]

The government will test for six more strains of E. coli bacteria in raw beef, officials announced on Tuesday, a step sought by consumer groups but opposed by the cost-conscious meat industry. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

[PR Newswire] – With the rising cost of long term care becoming a key financial concern for many American families, Genworth announces the launch of Privileged Choice Flex, a new comprehensive long term care solution allowing consumers to more easily choose a long term care insurance plan that best suits their lifestyle and budget. View [...]

According to J.D. Power & Associates, the satisfaction with the pricing among auto insurance customers is now comparable with those levels that were earlier reserved for those policyholders who bundled their homeowner’s policies and auto insurance policies. The study conducted by J.D. Power measured consumer satisfaction with the auto insurers based on 5 factors such [...]

Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to allow limited benefit, or “mini-med” plans, to apply for or renew a temporary waiver from annual limit restrictions through 2013. In 2014, annual limits for new health plans will be banned as high-quality, affordable, and comprehensive health insurance plans are made available through [...]