It depends. When you finance or lease a car your  lender or leasing company will usually require auto owners to hold a minimum amount of auto insurance coverage.  Typically they will require you to hold more than the minimum personal liability limits and in addition, they may also require you to carry comprehensive and collision coverage. (Comp […]

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was set to expire in September 2009. The expiration would have resulted in businesses across the country being unable to afford flood insurance protection. Last…

Many states have state sponsored health insurance plans that are designed for “the working uninsured”.  Generally the monthly premiums of these plans are subsidized by the state and in order to qualify, applicants must have household income levels that don’t exceed 200% of federal poverty level, and being a resident of the state.  Each state […]

According to the article “Obama Selects Alabama Doctor as Surgeon General” by Michael D. Shear in the Washington Post, President Obama has chosen Regina Benjamin to be the next Surgeon General.  Benjamin is a family physician from Alabama with a wide range of experience. Benjamin is most well known for her efforts to rebuild her […]

President Barack Obama’s approach to health care reform has been a bit unusual. Many of his predecessors have taken the Moses approach to major legislation. They descend from the mountain top with legislation chiseled in stone, hand it to Congress and in their best imitation of Charlton Heston (Republicans) or Patrick Stewart (Democrats) instruct them […]

International specialist insurer Hiscox Ltd. announced the appointment of two healthcare underwriters to Hiscox Bermuda, subject to immigration approvals. Ian Thompson (Senior Vice President … Read the rest of this great post here

Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that the Louisiana Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority (LATIFPA) within the Department of Insurance has launched a … Read the rest of this great post here

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Foremost Insurance Group has expanded its dwelling fire program in Oregon, introducing new policies and endorsements for the needs of landlord, owner-occupied or vacant … Read the rest of this great post here

An Oklahoma County judge has denied a request for former state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher for early release from a private prison. State Attorney General Drew Edmondson had opposed … Read the rest of this great post here