News For: Cancer Insurance Homeowners InsuranceShould we get long-term-care insurance? Dear Bruce: Our financial adviser suggested that we buy long-term-care insurance. We are in our early 50s and in good health and have no children. The premium will be around $2,100 a year for both of us and would cover up to $325 per day for both. We realize that the older we get, the higher the premiums will go. Should we take action now? Is this a good idea? Nationwide Building Society Provides Home Insurance Tips for Students The Nationwide Building Society is urging parents not to let their offspring forget about home insurance as they prepare for university over the coming weeks. By checking if student possessions are covered under their own home insurance policy, parents could avoid paying extra to insure those possessions while the student is away from home. Confie Seguros Acquires West Coast Auto Insurance Services Confie Seguros, a rapidly growing provider of auto insurance with an emphasis on serving Hispanic consumers, today announced that it has acquired auto insurance brokerage West Coast Auto Insurance Services. Paul Diamond: Healthcare Costs Should Be Reduced By Holding Providers, Insurance Companies Accountable The insurance companies and healthcare providers care little about those who cannot afford their high cost, and those that can afford it with difficulty won't join together and refuse to accept their exploitation. Should District Gun Owners Need Insurance? Ever since the Supreme Court ordered the District to allow gun ownership, we've heard any number of proposed regulations on how to get them, where to store them, when to use them and how to carry them. Today in the Post one reader proposes something a little different -- gun liability insurance: The D.C. Council should require all gun owners in the District to obtain gun liability insurance. ... Insurance and healthcare sectors collaborate to support BIA workshop The Bahrain Insurance Association BIA expressed their delight at the convergence of public and private sectors in the fields of insurance and healthcare, in support of the BIA's upcoming 2-day Medical Insurance Workshop. Quinn Insurance British Masters This is the current entry list for the Quinn Insurance British Masters held from 25 Sep 2008 to 28 Sep 2008 at The Belfry, West Midlands. Please note that these are the players who have entered for the event - not all of them will automatically get a playing place in the tournament field. Long-term care insurance: Costs climb as needs grow CHICAGO -- Joyce Smith visited friends recently at a modern nursing home that made her thankful she has long-term care insurance. With relatively plush conditions, including large private rooms and lots of space and privacy, this was the type of safety net she could live with someday. North Carolina Insurance Investigator's Autopsy Inconclusive An autopsy says the body of a North Carolina insurance investigator that was found in South Carolina in May was so badly decomposed that medical examiners can't determine how she died. The autopsy Insurance come-on arrived in disguise Q: I'm enclosing a letter I received from the government about long-term care insurance. I know the sender wants us to buy this so the government won't have to cover the expense, but why are my tax dollars going to pay for promotional letters? |


