11/29/2008 News For: Low Cost Pregnancy Insurance Health InsuranceInsurance companies pay settlements over claims investigations Two insurance companies have settled with the Nebraska Department of Insurance after the agency investigated consumer complaints. Conseco Health Insurance Co. agreed in October to pay a $25,000 fine and cooperate with the department on future complaints. Health Insurance Deductible Of $1,000 Becomes The Norm In 2008, From $500 In 2007, Mercer Survey Finds The median individual deductible for health insurance coverage required by employers offering PPOs jumped to $1,000 in 2008, up from $500 last year, according to Mercer's National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans. In 2000, only about half of employers imposed a health insurance deductible for PPO coverage compared to about four-fifths today, and the median amount was just $250. Philadelphia Insurance Companies offers insurance to volunteer fire departments Philadelphia Insurance Companies has partnered with Provident Agency to recommend the purchase of Providents accident and health insurance program to emergency service organizations. Medicare?s Too Costly Private Plans Congress must remove unjustified subsidies to inefficient private health insurance plans that have added to the cost and complexity of the Medicare program. State's children lack health coverage Nearly 19 percent or 797,000 children in Florida do not have health insurance -- the second highest percentage in the country -- and experts expect the number to rise as more parents are laid off, according to a report released this week. 4,500 City Residents Enrolled in Health Insurance More than 4,500 City Residents already enrolled in Health Insurance Expansion. Fraud rampant in health care, say insurance experts JEDDAH: As unfortunate as it is, fraud is becoming a problem in the health insurance sector. Nationwide Specialty Health launches accident and hospital insurance product Nationwide Specialty Health, a provider of specialty insurance products, has launched Ca$hBack Plans, new accident and hospital product lines to help employers protect their employees against unexpected medical costs. Up, up and away: Health care premiums rising It's that time of year again. Time to find out how much your health insurance premiums will rise. Not if they're rising, but rather how much more you and your employer will pay next year, because at this point, some increase is almost a given. "If we were back in the Roman days I would have been killed years ago because they always sacrificed the messenger," joked Jim Elrod, president of the ... Insurance Firm To Pay For Hiking Path The health insurance company for New Hampshire's Carroll County employees is prepared to pay the county to build a hiking trail. |

