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• ACA: Anthem leaving Nevada health insurance exchange in 2018 - Reno Gazette-Journal

  07-08-2017 21:19
  Reno Gazette-Journal
  ACA: Anthem leaving Nevada health insurance exchange in 2018
  Reno Gazette-Journal
  Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is pulling out of another health insurance exchange market as the political uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act continues to adversely impact the program. Nevada announced on Monday that Anthem is leaving the ...
  Anthem Insurance Withdrawing From Nevada's Exchange For 2018CBS Las Vegasall 16 news articles »
  
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• How Trump could sink Obamacare, pull insurance market supports - ABC News

  07-08-2017 20:56
  How Trump could sink Obamacare, pull insurance market supports
  ABC News
  President Trump has been ramping up his threats to derail the Affordable Care Act in the last few days, especially since Republicans on Capitol Hill have put aside their immediate effort to repeal or replace the law. Early Friday morning, after Senate ...and more »
  
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• Letter: Health insurance is a federal responsibility - Salt Lake Tribune

  07-08-2017 20:55
  Letter: Health insurance is a federal responsibility
  Salt Lake Tribune
  Gary Mulcock (“Use state-run insurance,” July 25) seems to consider himself quite the expert on constitutional law and insurance history; how unfortunate for the rest of us. He wants ACA (Obamacare) repealed without replacement, which means he is one ...
  
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• Got goat insurance? Animal has some fun with visiting police officer - KETV Omaha

  07-08-2017 20:15
  KETV Omaha
  Got goat insurance? Animal has some fun with visiting police officer
  KETV Omaha
  A goat clearly wanted to play with a police officer while he responded to another animal-related matter. For more information, read the story here. Advertisement. 6-month-old kitten left unable to walk after pellet gun attack ...and more »
  
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• Insurance fighting Carman's claim on sunken boat; mom missing - My Fox Boston

  07-08-2017 19:55
  My Fox Boston
  Insurance fighting Carman's claim on sunken boat; mom missing
  My Fox Boston
  HARTFORD, Conn. - Two firms are trying to avoid reimbursing a Connecticut native for the loss of his boat after it sank with his mother on board under suspicious circumstances. The Hartford Courant reported Thursday the National Liability & Fire ...and more »
  
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• Lexington and TFIA talk FloodReady - Insurance Business

  07-08-2017 19:38
  Insurance Business
  Lexington and TFIA talk FloodReady
  Insurance Business
  Lexington Insurance and The Flood Insurance Agency recently partnered to introduce an innovative new flood insurance product. FloodReady allows policyholders to repair flood-damaged homes with materials that are more flood-resistant – effectively ...
  
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• When bankruptcy was the health insurance of last resort - The Tennessean

  07-08-2017 19:23
  The Tennessean
  When bankruptcy was the health insurance of last resort
  The Tennessean
  At one of the first bankruptcy meetings of creditors I ever attended as a lawyer, a young couple appeared for questioning by the Trustee and Judge Ruth Kinnard. It was more than 40 years ago. I did not know what was routine then, but today I know that ...
  
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• Rogue drones prompt police to push for tracking

  07-08-2017 19:19
  The FAA created an advisory panel in June of more than 70 drone industry and user representatives in a fast-track attempt to develop requirements so battery-powered aircraft can be identified in the sky.
  
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• NFL Settles with 6 Insurance Companies over Concussion Lawsuit Expenses - Bleacher Report

  07-08-2017 19:13
  Bleacher Report
  NFL Settles with 6 Insurance Companies over Concussion Lawsuit Expenses
  Bleacher Report
  The NFL reached a settlement with six insurance companies that had sued the league over expenses stemming from the $1 billion concussion settlement, SportsBusiness Daily's Daniel Kaplan reported Monday. Kaplan noted, however, that "dozens" of ...and more »
  
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• Who’s using what in insurance: August 7, 2017

  07-08-2017 18:45
  Technology news from Sapiens, Microsoft, TechCanary, Guidewire, Hyland and more.
  
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• Insurance and Banking - Grassroots

  07-08-2017 18:40
  Insurance and Banking
  Grassroots
  All Farm Bureau members can receive significant savings on auto, farm and other insurance and financial services products. Member-only endorsements are also available. Nationwide is a mutual company and one of the largest property and casualty ...and more »
  
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• How to offset the costs of health insurance - wreg.com

  07-08-2017 18:30
  wreg.com
  How to offset the costs of health insurance
  wreg.com
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As Congress tries to figure out how to repeal, replace or improve the nation's health care system, many Americans who depend on the Affordable Care Act are worried about what happens in the meantime. As of now, when open ...
  
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• Buffett's insurers slump, dragging down Berkshire's earnings

  07-08-2017 18:28
  The insurance segment posted an underwriting loss of $22 million, compared with a gain of $337 million a year earlier.
  
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• Nathan Carman fighting for insurance payout - WCVB Boston

  07-08-2017 18:20
  WCVB Boston
  Nathan Carman fighting for insurance payout
  WCVB Boston
  Nathan Carman, whose mother presumably died when his fishing boat sank last year, was in court Monday to have his legal case heard as he pursues insurance compensation for the sunken boat. Advertisement. 6-month-old kitten left unable to walk after ...and more »
  
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• Ex-Farmers Insurance agent has licence revoked - Insurance Business

  07-08-2017 18:01
  Insurance Business
  Ex-Farmers Insurance agent has licence revoked
  Insurance Business
  Ex-Farmers Insurance agent has licence revoked The Idaho Department of Insurance has revoked the license of an ex-Farmers Insurance agent and imposed a $10,000 penalty on him for unfair trade practices. Tait was an appointed producer for several firms ...
  
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• Supporting The Individual Health Insurance Market - Health Affairs (blog)

  07-08-2017 17:40
  Health Affairs (blog)
  Supporting The Individual Health Insurance Market
  Health Affairs (blog)
  The status of the market for individual health insurance has attracted considerable scrutiny recently. Premiums are high and rising, and insurers are exiting the market. Some believe that this is evidence of a death spiral in the market, reflective of ...
  Trump has a plan to make health insurance more expensive for you and the governmentWashington Postall 281 news articles »
  
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• Product Liability: Why Your Marketplace Business Needs Coverage - Business News Daily

  07-08-2017 17:34
  Business News Daily
  Product Liability: Why Your Marketplace Business Needs Coverage
  Business News Daily
  Many third-party marketplace sellers using sites like Etsy and Amazon don't think to purchase business insurance – especially if their business is a side hobby. But there are risks to distributing products online. As an independent seller and business ...
  
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• Kanye West's Insurance Refuses To Payout Because Of Weed - Green Rush Daily

  07-08-2017 17:25
  Green Rush Daily
  Kanye West's Insurance Refuses To Payout Because Of Weed
  Green Rush Daily
  Kanye West's insurance company is refusing to pay out because of weed. As a result, West is slapping them with a hefty lawsuit. Chloe Harper Gold. By. Chloe Harper Gold. Published on 08/07/2017. Share; Tweet. According to recent reports, Kanye West's ...and more »
  
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• Lawyers In Nathan Carman Insurance Case Meet With Magistrate - Hartford Courant

  07-08-2017 17:23
  Hartford Courant
  Lawyers In Nathan Carman Insurance Case Meet With Magistrate
  Hartford Courant
  Linda Carman, of Middletown, and her son Nathan Carman went missing after leaving South Kingston, R. I. on a fishing trip Sept. 17. Dave AltimariContact Reporter. Attorneys in the insurance dispute involving Nathan Carman's boat met behind closed doors ...
  Laywers meet in private in Nathan Carman insurance caseTurn to 10
  Nathan Carman due in court to seek insurance on sunken boatWCVB Boston
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• 97 percent of insurance denials in pediatric proton patients overturned on appeal - Science Daily

  07-08-2017 17:22
  Science Daily
  97 percent of insurance denials in pediatric proton patients overturned on appeal
  Science Daily
  Date: August 7, 2017; Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Summary: Insurance companies end up covering proton therapy treatment for pediatric cancer patients in 97 percent of the cases they originally deny once those decisions are ...and more »
  
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• McConnell open to bipartisan deal on health insurance payments - The Hill (blog)

  07-08-2017 17:11
  The Hill (blog)
  McConnell open to bipartisan deal on health insurance payments
  The Hill (blog)
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell · Mitch McConnellFive tough decisions for the GOP on healthcare McConnell on healthcare failure: 'Feel better, Hillary Clinton could be president' George Will warns 'grotesque' is becoming normal for GOP MORE ...and more »
  
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• Kansas Insurance Regulator Names Treasurer for Governor Bid - U.S. News & World Report

  07-08-2017 16:29
  Topeka Capital Journal
  Kansas Insurance Regulator Names Treasurer for Governor Bid
  U.S. News & World Report
  Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer has appointed a treasurer for a campaign for the Republican nomination for governor next year. Aug. 7, 2017, at 10:29 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Kansas Insurance Regulator Names ...
  Kansas insurance commissioner enters governor's raceTopeka Capital Journal
  Kansas insurance commissioner says he's ru
  
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• Analysis: Top Mississippians Back Private Flood Insurance - Jackson Free Press

  07-08-2017 16:29
  Jackson Free Press
  Analysis: Top Mississippians Back Private Flood Insurance
  Jackson Free Press
  Both Republican Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney (pictured) and U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson say they're open to proposals being considered in Congress that would make it possible for private insurers to enter the market in a big way. Trip Burns/File ...and more »
  
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• ANALYSIS: Top Mississippians back private flood insurance - Mississippi Business Journal

  07-08-2017 15:48
  Mississippi Business Journal
  ANALYSIS: Top Mississippians back private flood insurance
  Mississippi Business Journal
  Mississippi's top insurance regulator and its only Democratic congressman are both ready to cede some of the federal flood insurance market to private insurers. Both Republican Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney and U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson say ...and more »
  
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• Kansas insurance commissioner enters governor's race - Topeka Capital Journal

  07-08-2017 15:16
  Topeka Capital Journal
  Kansas insurance commissioner enters governor's race
  Topeka Capital Journal
  In this file photo, Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer speaks during an interview. (July 2017 file photo/The Capital-Journal). Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer has officially joined a growing field of Republican candidates running for ...
  Kansas Insurance Regulator Names Treasurer for Governor BidU.S. News & World Report
  Insurance Commissioner Selzer Joins Race For Kansas Go
  
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• The Smaller the Small Business, the Bigger the Insurance Discontent: JD Power - Insurance Journal

  07-08-2017 15:04
  Insurance Journal
  The Smaller the Small Business, the Bigger the Insurance Discontent: JD Power
  Insurance Journal
  Not all small businesses are the same when it comes to customer satisfaction with their commercial insurance. There are actually widening satisfaction gaps among small businesses of different sizes, according to the J.D. Power 2017 U.S. Small ...and more »
  
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• Making retirement lemonade from health insurance lemons - CNBC

  07-08-2017 14:30
  Making retirement lemonade from health insurance lemons
  CNBC
  A push to shift more health-care costs onto consumers has fueled growth of high-deductible plans paired with Health Savings Accounts. A 55-year-old couple today can build a tax-free retirement stash worth more than $175,000 at age 70 by maxing out on ...and more »
  
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• Berkshire Hathaway Reports Losses on Re/Insurance Underwriting in Q2 - Insurance Journal

  07-08-2017 14:19
  Investorplace.com
  Berkshire Hathaway Reports Losses on Re/Insurance Underwriting in Q2
  Insurance Journal
  Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway insurance and reinsurance businesses lost money or gained less in underwriting in the second quarter and first six months of 2017 compared to last year while his railroad, manufacturing, energy and utilities ...
  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) Stock Hit by Insurance LossesInvestorplace.comall 38 news articles »
  
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• Your insurance adjuster may soon be a drone or an app - Digital Trends

  07-08-2017 14:15
  Your insurance adjuster may soon be a drone or an app
  Digital Trends
  If you're not a fan of human interactions when it comes to your insurance claims, the rise of drones and apps in the industry may be good news. Your insurance agent may start looking a bit more … robotic in the months and years to come. As we continue ...and more »
  
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• Understanding life insurance - Stanly News & Press

  07-08-2017 14:11
  Stanly News & Press
  Understanding life insurance
  Stanly News & Press
  Life insurance is a product few people want to think about. That's perfectly understandable, as life insurance forces men and women to consider their own mortality. But life insurance is not something adults should avoid, especially if they have ...
  
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• What to do when travel insurance doesn't work - USA TODAY

  07-08-2017 13:58
  USA TODAY
  What to do when travel insurance doesn't work
  USA TODAY
  Travel insurance doesn't always work. There, I said it. Sometimes, travel insurance is worthless. I know, because a few weeks ago, I wrote a column about how travel insurance can sometimes save the day, and many of you, dear readers, begged to differ.
  
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• Strategies for independent agencies to convert purchased internet leads

  07-08-2017 12:30
  How do insurance agents succeed with purchased internet leads?
  
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• Insurance and the platform economy

  07-08-2017 11:30
  Will there be a future platform-based company in the insurance industry that becomes the largest force in insurance without holding any risk or employing any underwriters and adjusters?
  
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• Entries veing accepted for NU's 'Agency of the Year' Awards

  07-08-2017 11:00
  National Underwriter Property & Casualty and PropertyCasualty360’s new, annual awards program created to honor the very best in U.S. independent agencies is in full swing.
  
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• Entries being accepted for NU's 'Agency of the Year' Awards

  07-08-2017 11:00
  National Underwriter Property & Casualty and PropertyCasualty360’s new, annual awards program created to honor the very best in U.S. independent agencies is in full swing.
  
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• PT database could become ‘adjunct’ to established EBM guidelines

  07-08-2017 09:30
  The APTA’s new Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry will collect and aggregate electronic health record data from participating physical therapists and practices, to help make better clinical decisions and track and benchmark outcomes against nationwide data.
  
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• President Trump's claim of Obamacare 'bailouts' for insurance companies - Washington Post

  07-08-2017 09:06
  Washington Post
  President Trump's claim of Obamacare 'bailouts' for insurance companies
  Washington Post
  “If a new HealthCare Bill is not approved quickly, BAILOUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for Members of Congress will end very soon!” — President Trump, in a tweet, July 29, 2017. “Bailout” is a pejorative term in Washington. After Republicans ...
  Supporting The Individual Health Insurance MarketHealth Affairs (blog)
  Maybe it's time to pull the plug
  
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• Healthcare Insurance Increases in Idaho - KPVI News 6

  07-08-2017 07:17
  KPVI News 6
  Healthcare Insurance Increases in Idaho
  KPVI News 6
  The Idaho Department of Insurance released requested 2018 health insurance rates and proposed insurance premium increases. The Idaho Department of Insurance released requested 2018 health insurance rates and proposed insurance premium ...and more »
  
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• The 10 most affordable electric vehicles to insure

  07-08-2017 06:00
  Get an idea of the cost to insure some of the newest and most affordable electric cars.
  
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• Pro disc golfer Joshua Anthon wins Ledgestone Insurance Open at Lake Eureka - Peoria Journal Star

  07-08-2017 03:41
  Peoria Journal Star
  Pro disc golfer Joshua Anthon wins Ledgestone Insurance Open at Lake Eureka
  Peoria Journal Star
  MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STAR Paul McBeth of Huntington Beach, Calif. tees off on No. 7 during the final round of the men's open division of the Ledgestone Insurance Open on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017 at Lake Eureka. The defending champ finished in ...
  
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• Panel studies Columbia County employee wages, insurance - Portage Daily Register

  07-08-2017 02:15
  Portage Daily Register
  Panel studies Columbia County employee wages, insurance
  Portage Daily Register
  The Columbia County Board's Human Resources Committee on Friday talked at length about, but made no decision on, two matters that will affect about 500 county employees in the coming year. More information is needed, committee members said, before ...
  
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• Twin Peaks: How the Insurance Man explains everything, maybe - EW.com

  07-08-2017 00:53
  EW.com
  Twin Peaks: How the Insurance Man explains everything, maybe
  EW.com
  I cherish how much Twin Peaks confuses me. Not just the plot, not just the overarching mythology: I love how individual sequences seem designed to puzzle. Sometimes key moments are built from throwaway bits of long-ago plot. Sometimes scenes seem ...and more »
  
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