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In Brief

Why Insurance Is Important

Home, automobile, and life are just three of the various kinds of insurance policies that are available for consumers. Insurance, of all kinds, is used to help protect consumers when certain things happen. Most consumers know that there are certain types of insurance that are mandatory. Many states require that automobile owners carry a minimum amount of insurance for each vehicle the person or business owns. Should you have insurance? No question. Of course you should. At some point you will probably need to call upon some kind of insurance. Unless you are independently wealthy or have strong consistent income streams you may not be able to meet the level of expenditure necessary if you are sacrificing insurance.

Small business disaster prep includes insurance

AP News 13 hours ago

Small businesses need the right kinds and amount of insurance as they do disaster prep Small business owners are getting some reminders this month that the forces of nature can threaten a company's survival. And that they need to be sure their ...

Number of Californians without health plans soars

Reuters US Online Report Health News 17 hours ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nearly one in four Californians under age 65 lacked health insurance during all or part of last year, well above the latest national average, in a trend fueled by shrinking coverage due to mounting job layoffs, a new ...

Lesson learned: More buy flood insurance after '09

AP News yesterday

Learning lessons from '09 flood, more North Dakota and Minnesota residents buy insurance When the swollen Red River threatened his uninsured house last spring, all Mark Baumgardner could do was pack up, leave and hope he wouldn't lose everything. In the end, ...

Flood Threats Insurance

AP News yesterday

Gary Mailloux talks about his flood insurance policy outside his north Fargo, N.D. home on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Mailloux said he views his policy as a cheap investment. Mailloux bought insurance in 2008 and signed up again last September, six months ...

Health Care 101: A consumer primer on Obama's bill

AP News 2 days ago

Health Care 101: If Obama's bill passes, the changes start small and keep getting bigger It took lawmakers a year to shape President Barack Obama's health care bill. If it finally passes Congress, it'll take the better part of a decade to ...

Obama cites cancer victim in health care fight

AFP American Edition 2 days ago

US President Barack Obama Monday pleaded with lawmakers to pass his health reform bill, relating the heart-rending plight of a cancer victim at the 11th hour of a bitter debate. Obama told the story of Ohio woman Natoma Canfield who survived cancer ...

Obama cranks up heat in crucial health reform week

AFP American Edition 2 days ago

US President Barack Obama launched an impassioned week-long closing campaign on Monday to drive his historic health reforms through Congress at a pivotal moment that may help define his presidency. Obama left the White House for Ohio and an appearance designed to ...

Obama travels to Ohio to rally health plan support

AP Features 2 days ago

President Barack Obama flies to Ohio as he tries to drum up more support for his health insurance overhaul. He'll speak Monday at a recreation and senior center in Strongsville, outside Cleveland. Strongsville is the home of cancer patient Natoma Canfield, who ...

White House says Obama's health care fix will pass this week

AFP American Edition 3 days ago

Top aides to President Barack Obama confidently predicted Sunday that his signature health care overhaul would finally pass through Congress this week, after a year of costly political wrangling. "I think we will have the votes to pass this," said David Axelrod, ...

White House says Obama's healthcare fix will pass this week

AFP American Edition 3 days ago

Top aides to President Barack Obama confidently predicted Sunday that his signature healthcare overhaul would finally pass through Congress this week after a year of costly political wrangling. "I think we will have the votes to pass this," said David Axelrod, Obama's ...

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