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Your Dog Could Increase Your Insurance Premiums

Mike Adams — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:39:13 +0000

Your may think your dog’s bark is bigger than his bite, but there is new research that suggests his bite might just be big enough to drive up your insurance premiums.

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Will Uninsured Drivers Still Be Able to Buy Gas?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:51:58 +0000

Uninsured driving is a serious matter in the eyes of the government, but perhaps none more so than for UK officials. In fact, some government authorities from across the pond would like to prohibit gas stations from letting those people fill up their tanks.

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Should Healthcare Plans Be Required to Cover Costs of Birth Control? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:43:26 +0000

Last week, President Obama issued a directive which would require all health insurance plans to cover the cost of birth control.

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Fewer Americans Have Employer-Based Health Insurance

Althea Fung — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:56:28 +0000

Fewer Americans got their health insurance through an employer in 2011 than in 2010, according to a new report from the Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index.

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Poor People Pay More for Auto Insurance — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:13:20 +0000

As if it wasn’t tough enough for low-income people to make ends meet, a new study indicates they may be paying more for car insurance than wealthier folks, too.

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Gallup: Most Americans Were Uninsured in 2011

Daryl Nelson — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:28:59 +0000

A recently released Gallup survey shows more American adults didn’t have health insurance coverage in 2011 than in any other year since Gallup and Healthways began to track this information in 2008.

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Which States Charge the Most to Insure a New Car?

Shauna Wright — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:20:34 +0000

The cost of new cars doesn’t vary much from state-to-state, but the cost of insuring one absolutely does. In fact, auto insurance can cost as much as three times the national average in some states.

A new survey finds various state laws, weather, theft rates, and the overall percentage of uninsured drivers are just some of the factors leading to such drastic price disparities. So where will your wallet take the biggest hit?

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