Today’s News: States Sue Gov’t Over Health Overhaul, Senate Votes Down NFIP and Smokers Pay More for Insurance

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

The government is in the process of battling state attorneys who say it does not have the Constitutional right to force people to carry health insurance while a study has found that Kansas smokers are likely to pay more for their coverage. In other insurance news, Senate has voted to ...

Maximize your insurance leads – Ask for referrals!

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Many professionals, insurance agent or not, don’t like to ask for referrals. One of the best ways to find new insurance business, however, is from referrals and they don’t just have to come from the insurance customers who walk through your front door. You can earn referral business through ...

Insurance Tip for the Week: Know About the Gap Insurance Resource Center

Saturday, June 19th, 2010

Now the About.com Personal Insurance site has its own designated gap insurance resource center. Gap insurance is a popular topic here on the personal insurance site, so I wanted to expand a special area for it. You will find general information on gap insurance, gap insurance requirements, information about who ...

Martin Frankel for insurance commissioner!

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Is this another sign that people think committing fraud is no big deal? The guy who headed a company that committed one of the largest health care scams ever is now the leading candidate to win the Republican nomination for governor of Florida. Are voters apathetic when it comes to ...

Building Bugatti Veyron’s

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

This fabulous machine is probably the perfect car to rebuild! Well, so people lead us to believe! From the Lego version we posted about a few weeks ago, to the odd – a cigarette packet replica, to the completely elaborate- a £2 million, 24 carat gold ‘put on your ...

What Happens When You Get the Wrong Advice in Writing?

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

I always advise people to get trip insurance details in writing. But, what would happen if you got the wrong advice in writing and your claim is turned down? It’s hard to believe the travel insurance seller would pay the claim after the travel insurance company denied it. ...