November 19, 2008

Insure.com Offers Quick Ways to Save Money on Insurance - PR Newswire

DARIEN, Ill., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — While you’re looking for ways to save money on food, clothing and other essentials, don’t forget about cost-cutting on your insurance bills, too. Insure.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSUR) offers these ways to Read more

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November 17, 2008

A nation of Peter Pans - Enter Stage Right

Author J. M. Barrie gave literature Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up. Government, by encouraging people to not assume the responsibilities of adulthood, is fashioning a nation of Peter Pans. Many health insurance policies allow parents to Read more

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November 14, 2008

Barre Mayor Lauzon says insurance ‘crisis’ threatens city - Times-Argus

BARRE – Mayor Thomas Lauzon says “all bets are off” and “everything’s on the table” as city officials scramble to avert a hyper-local health insurance crisis. Faced with a staggering 34 percent increase in health care premiums recently quoted by Read more

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November 12, 2008

Report raps state insurance data - Cape Cod Times

State Web sites provide the commonwealth’s consumers with insufficient information about the process of evaluating and selecting insurance policies, according to a report by the Consumer Federation of America. Massachusetts was one of 18 states whose Read more

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November 9, 2008

It’s a Time to Listen, and to Obey the Laws of Arithmetic - The Ledger

IT was a good campaign, and a historic victory. As the president-elect gets ready for new responsibilities, here are four ways to become a reliable steward of the economy: LISTEN TO THE ECONOMISTS During the campaign, Senator Barack Obama assembled Read more

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November 7, 2008

US CREDIT-Ambac downgrade threatens solvency, CDS markets - Reuters

NEW YORK, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The downgrade of Ambac Financial Group’s (ABK.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) insurance arm by Moody’s Investors Service significantly increases the risk of the bond insurer failing, and also threatens large Read more