2008-10-11 Census Bureau Releases Most Detailed Insurance Figures TopNews US Edition

Lucy Dalzell of the Census bureau told WebMD that it was not clear from these figures if the number of uninsured Americans rose or fell from previous years; though a separate Census bureau report using 2007 census figures indicated slight increases in health insurance coverage rates among whites, children, and Hispanics. Alwyn Cassil of the Center for Studying Health Care System Change said this small rise could be explained by more people being covered by public programs like the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). "A lot of attention has been focused on narrowing racial and ethnic disparities in health, but when you look at the health insurance coverage rates it is clear that not much has changed," she said. Keeping the economic conditions in mind the number of uninsured is likely to increase unless public

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Census Bureau Releases Most Detailed Insurance FiguresAccording to U. S. Census Bureau figures released Thursday, one out of six people in the United States below the age of 65 did not have health insurance cover in 2005 while 1 in 3 Hispanics were - Health News Maryland

2008-10-11 E-Travel Blackboard: Dear Daisy, what travel insurance would you recommend

Im planning my biggest holiday of lifetime - a trip to Europe next year. To get the best price I have been told I should book well in advance and pay up front. With the unstable economic situation happening around the world, I would like to ensure my booking is covered in case any aspect of default occurs. Looking at the best travel insurance cover and in particular, guaranteed compensation should a travel company collapse or go into receivership. Which travel insurance would you recommend

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2008-10-11 No insurance cover for Chandrayaan-1- ET Cetera-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

An Indian Space Research Organisation official told ET from Bangalore that as Chandrayaan-1 is a scientific project, it would not require any insurance cover. We have not taken any cover for this project, S Satish, spokesperson of ISRO said. The Made-in-India rocket bearing the lunar spacecraft will lift off as per schedule provided the weather is right. As per the plan, the 1. 5-ton Chandrayaan spacecraft will take approximately eight days to travel about 240,000 miles before reaching its final orbit 60 miles above the surface of the moon. A crash landing of a lunar vehicle on the moons surface is also planned.

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2008-10-10 Credit crunch hits media insurance-Brand Republic News-Brand Republic

This follows reports this week that Woolworths has had difficulties obtaining credit insurance from the three major credit insurers. These include Euler Hermes, the company that supplies the majority of credit insurance covering media agencies for potential non-payment of media spend by clients.

LONDON - Media agency chiefs have warned that the credit crunch is hitting their ability to secure insurance cover on the media spend of vulnerable clients, leaving them exposed to greater risk and potential loss of business.

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Iain Mallon, head of protection at the insurer, said: "The noughties is an era in which women have greater control than ever before over their lives and their finances but they are still failing to recognise their own financial and lifestyle developments in their protection cover.

According to a study conducted by Axa, there are currently eight million women in the UK workforce who do not have any form of protection insurance.

Womens attitude to financial protection has not adapted in line with the responsibility they have now for families livelihoods, it has been discovered.

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2008-10-09 Woolworths comfortable with finance and cash position Reuters

Said it was comfortable with its financial and cash positions and was continuing to trade normally with its suppliers despite their loss of credit insurance cover.

Credit insurers provide cover to suppliers, protecting them against losses if a company supplied with goods fails to pay its bills. The loss of cover could mean suppliers insisting on quicker or even upfront payment for goods.

He said "a substantial proportion" of Woolworths retails suppliers have traditionally operated without credit insurance.

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2008-10-09 Working women lack financial protection

The findings from AXA show that only a third of insured women believe they have adequate insurance cover in place should they, or their partner be faced with losing their job, while almost one in five (18 pct. ) feel they are financially independent enough to cope should this happen. One in ten women with insurance believes they would have to sell their home and relocate to a cheaper area if they were faced with the issue of unemployment.

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2008-10-08 Gulfnews: Online UAE visa applicants to be prompted to use two insurance services

As earlier announced by the DNRD, health insurance cover is one of the mandatory requirements to enter the country. It has singed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Aman Insurance Company and Oman Insurance Company to offer easy access to the health insurance providers within the DNRD premises, as a value-added service for all applicants. The two companies will now extend their services to offer health insurance policies associated with all online visas.

Those applying through its portal, www. ednrd. ae, will have to enter information as indicated and will automatically receive the health insurance cover related to the type of visa applying for.

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2008-10-08 Nigeria: Oscar Supports Review of Third Party Motor Insurance Act (Page 1 of 1)

The report on the project would be made to the President and we will include this in our report. There is also a Third Party Motor Insurance private member bill that would soon be presented to the National Assembly and we will throw our weight behind it," Obe assured. Meanwhile, Obe confirmed that the level of compliance with regard to motor vehicle insurance in the FCT has risen by as much as 61 percent in the last five months. He stated that a field research conducted by the organisation before the establishment of four OSCAR outlets across the FCT in the month of May this year showed that about 91 percent of motorists in Abuja are driving without genuine insurance cover. According to him, 73 percent of the lot go about driving with fake insurance certificates, 18 percent have nothing to show with regard to insurance, while only 9

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2008-10-08 Financial news, business, blogs, finance director jobs-Director of Finance Online-Alliance and Leicester fined by FSA

Following the telephone call during which the recommendation was made, customers were sent written details of the loan and insurance together with the costs, both with and without PPI cover. Once the customer had made their choice and sent back the signed documents the sale went through.

All customers had a 30 day cancellation period in which to change their minds about the insurance cover. Over 80 pct. of claims made during the period were paid.

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