Posted January 25th, 2012
by Zara Mulley
In 2010, soon after the ACA was signed into law, Colorados Attorney General joined with AGs from several other states to bring a lawsuit against the federal government, challenging the legality of the individual mandate portion of the law. A total of 26 states eventually joined in the lawsuit, although even within those states there is plenty of controversy surrounding the individual mandate and the ACA in general. The legal battle will reach the Supreme Court later this year.
But now Colorados House of Representatives has voted to initiate an amendment to the US Constitution that would repeal the ACA.
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Tags: Aca Posted in Insurance News
Posted January 20th, 2012
by James Morris
The language of car insurance can be pretty dry. So can the language of the courts. A judge in Pennsylvania has managed to spice up both.
Bard of the Bench: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin.
In what you might call a case of poetic justice, Justice J. Michael Eakin of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court authored an opinion about a car insurance fraud conviction entirely in rhyming fashion.
In a six-page ruling issued Dec. 21, Eakin overturned the fraud conviction of Daniel Goodson III, but not without a heavy dose of literary flair.
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Tags: Car Insurance, Insurance Posted in Insurance Advice
Posted January 16th, 2012
by Jackson Yarnold
Most states operate under traditional tort state auto insurance law. In tort systems, individuals can go to court to receive damages when they’re injured or when their property is damaged by a driver. The logic behind this type of system is that the at-fault party should have to pay, but tort systems have some serious problems, not the least of which is the high cost of litigation. Some states like Florida have adopted no fault state auto insurance law.
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Tags: Auto Insurance, Insurance, State Auto, State Auto Insurance Posted in Car Insurance Online
Posted January 8th, 2012
by Jackson Yarnold
I came across various incidents while working for compare.com life insurance. I am inspired to write this post by a case that I just came across. It was about how a family was ruined after the head of the family died in an accident. He bought an insurance policy 15 years ago when he was a bachelor and assigned his roommate as a nominee. Later he forgot to update the nominee ship. And the insurance company gave the entire sum assured to the so called roommate.
- Most of us have our life insurance premium paid directly from our bank account via EFT. But we forget to update this info when we change our account from one bank to another or discontinue this account.
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Tags: Insurance, Life Insurance Posted in Car Insurance Online
Posted December 31st, 2011
by James Morris
Cheap car insurance for young drivers: Six tips
It is easy to get carried away after you’ve passed your driving test. When you pull into the driving centre and are greeted with a congratulatory handshake and clutch that certificate in your sweat-ridden palms, you feel like there’s nothing to stop you hitting the open road then and there.
But any newly-qualified motorists who have subsequently tried to get a reasonable car insurance quote will testify that you soon come down to Earth with a bump. Obtaining cheap car insurance for young drivers is no mean feat but it is certainly not impossible all you need to do is follow these six top tips and you’ll be driving in no time.
1. Choos
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Tags: Cheap Car Insurance, Six Tips, Tips, Young Drivers Posted in Insurance Advice