A new Commonwealth Fund report, ‘State Trends in Premiums and Deductibles, 2003: How Building on the Affordable Care Act Will Help Stem the Tide of Rising Costs and Eroding Benefits,’ finds that premiums for employer paid-for family health insurance rose by 41 percent between 2003 and 2009, an increase of three times the rate of [...]

High-risk drivers in the state of Texas who are insured through the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA) welcomed the recent announcement made by state regulators regarding a reduction of rates on TAIPA insurance policies for the year 2011. TAIPA provides insurance cover to drivers in the state of Texas who are refused cover by [...]

The national average for auto insurance prices has been steadily increasing over the last three years, reported Steven N. Weisbart, the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the Insurance Information Institute (III), during a recent presentation. Weisbert highlighted the fact that cheap auto insurance premiums were common during the period between October 2005 and [...]