Archive | February, 2012

Liability Insurance Renewals

The associated table shows “typical” changes in premiums at 2010 and 2009 renewals for six types of liability coverage. Developed by Marsh and published in its U.S. Insurance Market Report 2010, the t…

BRIEF: Michigan motorists hit with $18 insurance hike

Apr. 1–Starting July 1, Michigan motorists will pay more than they ever have — $143.09 for each vehicle they insure — to pay for medical care of those severely injured in traffic accidents. That’s …

Massachusetts Rejects Excessive and Unreasonable Health Insurance Rate Hikes; Shows Need for Regulation to Fill Cost Control Void in Federal Health Reform

WASHINGTON, April 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Consumer Watchdog said Massachusetts’ rejection today of excessive and unreasonable health insurance rate increases shows the need for effective “prior a…

Trial lawyers, insurers spar over liability coverage: Senate weighs House-passed requirement for a higher minimum

Apr. 1–Maryland’s trial lawyers and insurers are squaring off in a politically charged duel over a bill that would increase, for the first time in almost 40 years, the amount of insurance a vehicle o…

A Selection Of Today’s Opinions And Editorials

A Hatchet To Moderate Government The Chicago Tribune For every brick-thrower, spitter and bigot and for every hyperbolic politician and egomaniacal talk-radio host, millions of other Americans are justifiably enraged. What angers many Americans is the abandonment of a concept that laid the foundation of the Constitution and the nation itself: limited government (Dennis Byrne, 3/30)…

State Roundup: Romney On Mass. Care, Kansas Rx Costs, Colorado Insurance Costs

The Boston Globe, on former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney’s reaction to the new federal health law: “The former governor, who has been mentioned as a possible candidate again for president in 2012, had labeled Obama’s bill ‘unhealthy for America’ and has called for its repeal, even as conservative critics say it was modeled on Romney’s policy…

States Mull Joining Health Care Reform Lawsuits Or Keeping Out Of It

The Associated Press/New York Times: Indiana has joined the lawsuit brought by 13 states challenging the constitutionality of a mandate on Americans to carry health insurance in the new health reform law. “State Attorney General Greg Zoeller said Monday that Indiana would be added to an amended version of the lawsuit against the law that is expected to be filed soon” (3/29)…

How The Overhaul Will Affect Insurance Premiums For Three Key Groups

One looming question for many consumers is whether the health overhaul will change how much they pay for insurance. Reports explore how the legislation will affect insurance premiums for three different groups. Indianapolis Star: People with employer-sponsored insurance can expect to see their rates increase even faster. And that’s before the major provisions of the legislation take effect…

Insurers Brace For Overhaul Changes

The Charleston (W.Va.) Daily Mail: The health overhaul seeks to insure millions of Americans who do not currently have coverage with new subsidies, in essence, delivering millions of new customers to insurers…

Despite Simmering GOP Rage On Health Bill, Some Republicans Say They Can Still Work With Democrats

NPR reports: “Though conservative anger with Washington over the newly signed bill has been particularly hot, some longtime political observers see a revival of previous populist movements from the right. … Chip Berlet with Political Research Associates, a liberal group that tracks populist anti-government movements, says this is nothing new. ‘It happens periodically throughout U.S…