Here's the recent articles submitted by marcus stalder
Articles By marcus stalder
Online Shopping For Insurance More Popular
By: marcus stalder
The article looks at the results of a recent survey conducted by J D Power which, for the first time, confirms a majority of people using online search engines when shopping around for insurance.(read
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Category : Insurance
States Slow To Move
By: marcus stalder
The article is saddened by the paralysis affecting government. How can we hope to produce a better healthcare service unless politicians stop being obsessed by ideology and become interested in solutions to benefit the people?(read
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Category : Insurance
Changing The System
By: marcus stalder
The article looks at the proposals of the Republican party for restraining spending in Medicare. Unfortunately, it does not look so good. Equally, the Affordable Care Act is unlikely to help.(read
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Category : Insurance
More About Health Exchanges
By: marcus stalder
The article looks at the extent of the IT work required to put the health insurance exchanges in place. This is going to be expensive and the results may be poor unless states cooperate with each other.(read
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Category : Insurance
Employer Retirement Plans
By: marcus stalder
The articles looks at a recent appeal case confirming that, if an employer has included a "right to amend" clause in your welfare benefits or retirement plan, you can find your benefits cut and have no remedy.(read
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Category : Insurance
Retirement And Life Settlements
By: marcus stalder
The article explains you can raise quite large sums of cash if you sell a policy on the life settlement market. This realizes far more than the usual surrender value paid by the insurers.(read
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Category : Insurance
Insurance Rates Fall In California
By: marcus stalder
The article reports on the recent announcement by USAA that it was reducing its home insurance rates by 14.9% in California. This is the first real sign of price competition in California and should benefit all consumers.(read
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Category : Insurance
What Is The American Dream?
By: marcus stalder
The article reflects on the swings in the American Dream, first to prefer renting, then to encourage home ownership, and now back to renting as the housing bubble burst.(read
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Category : Insurance
Turning Your Home Into A Fort
By: marcus stalder
The article looks at whether it's cost effective to fortify your home, i.e. to retrofit doors, windows and roof systems to reduce the risk of claims from severe weather conditions.(read
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Category : Insurance
The Atlanta Appeal
By: marcus stalder
The article looks at the appeal due for hearing in Atlanta. No matter who wins, it will move the cases against the mandate closer to the Supreme Court where we hope for a legal, not a political, decision.(read
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Category : Insurance
