Medical Insurance In Toronto

Kingsway Financial Services sells York Fire & Casualty Insurance  TORONTO - Kingsway Financial Services Inc. TSX:KFS said Monday it has signed a deal to sell York Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. to La Capitale General Insurance Inc. for $95 million.

Report: Uninsured Americans to spend $30 bln on medical care  Americans who lack health insurance will spend about 30 billion dollars out of pocket on medical care this year, but others -- mainly the government -- will end up covering another 56 billion dollars in costs, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The tab to cover all the uninsured would be 208.6 billion dollars -- 122.6 billion dollars more than this year's projected total -- mainly ...

Doctor Charged With No-Fault Insurance Fraud  A medical doctor, formerlyemployed at a Jamaica medical clinic, has been indicted by a Queens County grand jury forfalsely billing insurance carriers over a nearly four year period for costly medical tests neverprovided to motor vehicle accident victims.It is alleged that the defendant submitted old test resultsof other patients as proof that he did the tests.

Individual Insurance Options for 'Baby Boomers'   - In the past, it was somewhat common for a person to work the majority of his or her career at the same company, receiving health benefits the entire time.

God's Country ministry wants to set up free medical clinic  In McDowell County, thousands of people do not have any health insurance. And when these folks get sick or injured, they have to find medical treatment. God's Country Thrift Store & Outreach Center wants to offer free medical care for deserving people in McDowell. The local ministry is working to get a free health clinic established here and needs the community's input. God's Country seeks to ...

At least 35 killed in suicide attack in Iraq  Baghdad, Aug 26 : At least 35 people were killed and 47 injured Tuesday in a suicide attack on a police station in Iraq's Diyala province, medical sources and witnesses said.

Aman Insurance opens DNRD outlets  Aman Insurance has started issuing insurance certificates from the premises of the DNRD in compliance with the government regulations requiring visa applicants to provide proof of medical insurance coverage during the visitors' stay in the UAE. Aman has issued thousands of insurance certificates to hotels, tour operators, travel agents and major corporate clients since the health insurance ...

Thousands of California children are in danger of losing health insurance  Increased premiums for low-income families are expected to put the program out of reach for many. A new Medi-Cal policy is also expected to cut enrollees, further weakening the healthcare system. California's promising strides toward extending medical coverage to all its children, a longtime goal of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and one advocates believed was in reach by decade's end, has ...

Toronto Argonauts release veteran safety Orlondo Steinauer   MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The Toronto Argonauts dropped quite the bombshell Monday.

Doctors: Insurance companies endanger patient treatment  TOLEDO -- Physicians in Ohio and across the country say insurance companies increasingly are strong-arming doctors to provide the treatment that is best for the bottom line, not for the patient, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Kingsway sells York insurance unit for $50-million  Quebec company La Capitale buys unit from specialty insurance holding company

Blase of Glory: Indicted Niles Mayor Retiring After 47 Years in Office   Niles Mayor Nicholas Blase is set to retire today after 47 years in office. The 80-year-old great-grandfather is facing federal charges of accepting more than $420,000 in an insurance kickback scheme, which he doesn't mention as one of his reasons for stepping down. "At 80 years of age and 47 years of Mayoring, I am tired," Blase wrote in a letter to Niles residents. "I am retiring early so a ...

Dutch reactor that produces medical isotopes shut down  Ottawa is keeping a close eye on the Netherlands where a nuclear reactor that produces medical isotopes has been temporarily shut down.

Toronto Blue Jays option outfielder Kevin Mench to triple-A   TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have optioned outfielder Kevin Mench to triple-A Syracuse, the club announced Monday.

10,000-plus insurance claims filed in Fay's wake  Insurance companies have started reporting how many claims they are getting as a result of damages caused by Tropical Storm Fay.