Posts tagged premium

• Proposed Legislation Would Protect Consumers, Hold Insurance Companies Accountable

  David Mittleman | December 02, 2009 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Earlier this week, Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives introduced a package of bills that would strengthen consumer protection and prevent auto insurance companies from engaging in...

• Tort Reform Myth Debunked - Damages Caps do not Lower Malpractice Insurance Premiums

  Bret Hanna | November 12, 2009 4:49 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  We've all heard the claims. Jackpot payouts in medical malpractice cases have caused malpractice insurance premiums to go so high that doctors are leaving certain specialties or leaving the...

• Domestic Violence and C-Sections Considered Pre-Existing Conditions By Health Insurers

  Devon Glass | September 18, 2009 12:43 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I know this may sound crazy, but a few recent articles have been discussing the issue of pre-existing condtions that can cause you to be denied health insurance. The one that I think is the most...

• Death By Mistake Map Again Points Out The Successful Minnesota System

  Mike Bryant | September 13, 2009 9:21 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A number of times I've blogged about the benefits of the Minnesota medical legal system. The expert affidavit rule requires a case to have affirmed medical support before it can go forward. The...

• Gang of Justice at the Michigan Supreme Court works for common good, not corporate greed

  David Mittleman | August 22, 2009 10:18 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The usual suspects are lining up to take shots at the new Gang of Justice on the Michigan Supreme Court. Don't buy the hype. The latest outrage seems to be the prospect that Michigan insurance...

• Why Are Term Life Insurance Rates Increasing?

  Charlie McKay | July 15, 2009 1:05 PM | 1 CommentVoices Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I have received notification from seven highly rated life insurance companies that they are increasing their term life premiums this summer. The term life market has actually been very steadily and...

• Dirty Little Secret in the Health Care Insurance World Is Exposed

  Jim Clark | June 23, 2009 8:00 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Health insurance policy holders would expect to be paying an insurance premium so that they are protected in the event of serious illness. But that’s not always the case when...

• Insurance Industry Offers to End Higher Premiums for Women

  David Mittleman | May 08, 2009 8:34 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As the House and Senate take aim at the health insurance industry, a large trade group offered to end the long-running practice of charging women higher premiums than men for the same coverage. The...

• Tort Reform Myth: AMA Statistics Refute 'Doctors Flee' Myth

  Wayne Parsons | May 08, 2009 4:45 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The American Medical Association has data, according to the American Association of Justice (AAJ) that “adds to a growing body of research that proves physicians are not fleeing the profession...

• Health Insurers Agree to End Discrimination Based on Gender

  Bret Hanna | May 07, 2009 11:42 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT Category: Miscellaneous
  

  At long last, health insurers have agree to end discrimination in the form of charging women higher premiums than men for identical coverage. Senator John Kerry introduced a bill on Tuesday that...