Colorado’s health hasn’t improved much in the years that the Colorado Health Foundation has been releasing its report card. In fact, for the state labeled “leanest” and “most active,” health care advocates say there is a lot of room for improvement. In its latest reiteration of the state’s health report card, the state earned a [...] [...]
In the Wild West of the cyber world, high-tech outlaws, hackers and thieves are targeting small and large businesses alike, and not even mom and pop are safe anymore. [...]
Insurance companies will be watching the Supreme Court arguments about the Affordable Care Act closely next month, because it could mean they can get rid of some of the reforms they consider onerous. The Supreme Court will be ruling on the constitutionality of the health care reform act, popularly known as Obamacare. If the law [...] [...]
The cost of health care increased 4 percent in the third quarter of 2011 from the previous year, at least for people with employer-sponsored health insurance. The news come from the Thomson Reuters Healthcare Spending Index for Private Insurers, and also shows a .9 percent increase over the second quarter of 2011. The index tracks [...] [...]
A perfect storm of declining sales, increasing claims and no way to recoup investments during a down economy has hit the property and casualty insurance industry hard this year. That will mean increased rates for businesses and a buyer’s market left blowing in the wind. It’s humbug news for 2012. “It won’t go up dramatically [...] [...]
More than 1,400 Colorado consumers may be eligible for compensation under a class action settlement reached in Oklahoma. The suit involved Allstate Corporation and American Heritage Life Insurance Company, also known as Allstate Workplace Division. According to settlement documents, more than 226,000 consumers may be affected in all 50 states. In Colorado, the number of [...] [...]
Coloradans spent more than $25 billion on insurance premiums in 2010, according to the Colorado Division of Insurance. “This report is a guide for consumers and industry representatives, and includes selective financial information and market share data for about 1,400 insurance companies licensed to sell insurance in Colorado,” said Commissioner of Insurance Jim Riesberg. For [...] [...]
A Colorado company offering a hedge against falling home prices aims to enter the Colorado Springs market. EquityLockSolutions, based in Greenwood Village just south of Denver, has introduced a new product to the real estate market – a hedge against falling real estate prices. EquityLock was fast-tracked by ReMax International to make it onto the [...] [...]
College students heading back to classes this month should put insurance on their list of must-haves for the coming school year, the Colorado Commissioner of Insurance said. Students living away from home can experience loss of belongings through fires and thefts, said Jim Riesberg, Colorado Commissioner of Insurance. For example in 2009, there were 14 [...] [...]
Hub International Limited, insurance brokerage firm, is moving into the Plaza of the Rockies building in downtown Colorado Springs. The firm expects to open its offices there by Sept. 1, with 15 agents. The company could hire more in upcoming months, said Matt Coleman, Hub Internation president for Colorado. The company is headquartered in Chicago, [...] [...]
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