Fire rating to help insurance rates in Chippewa Falls (Leader-Telegram)
CHIPPEWA FALLS - A renewed fire rating for the Chippewa Falls Fire Department means home and business owners in the city will retain good insurance rates for several years, said Fire Chief Tom Larson.

Insurance on coast faces audits (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
Efforts are under way to uncover and uproot problems in the coastal home insurance markets in the Carolinas. Two groups - an N.C. study committee and the S.C. Legislative Audit Council - are looking at coastal insurance issues in their respective states and are scheduled to report their findings early this year. North Carolina's Beach Plan, the state's coastal home insurance market of last ...

Couple appeals Pass Christian home Katrina case (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
A federal appeals court has scheduled arguments for Feb. 4 in a Mississippi homeowner's appeal of a jury verdict that favored his insurance company in a Hurricane Katrina damage case.

Many don't realize landslide insurance available for some (KATU Portland)
An area insurance agent said most homeowners should be able to get such a policy if they can afford it above and beyond their regular home insurance. But it is costly and not everyone will qualify.

International Medical Group unveils two new insurance plans (Insurance Business Review)
US-based International Medical Group, a company engaged in designing, distributing and administering healthcare benefits, has added two new plans, Patriot Platinum Travel Medical Insurance and Patriot Green Travel Medical Insurance, to its insurance product portfolio.

Free workshop will focus on health insurance (Post-Tribune)
A certified volunteer counselor from the State Health Insurance Assistance Program will be at the Village Park Enrichment Center at Banta from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday to offer free counseling service, answer questions about insurance, offer information on Medicare supplements, Medicare Part D, managed-care plans and much more.

Hike Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s premiums, Florida panel urges (Sun-Sentinel)
A state panel on Tuesday recommended boosting Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s annual premiums by a statewide average of up to 10 percent a year starting in 2010.

Do you have nursing home insurance? (Asbury Park Press)
Have you or your family members purchased long-term care insurance?

Do you need to buy rental-car insurance? (Toronto Sun)
If there's one thing that's sure to confuse and annoy travellers, it's rental-car insurance.

Emergency care and medical insurance (Haleakala Times)
When a person comes to the hospital’s emergency department after a fall at home, with complaints of neck pain, is this an emergency or urgent care situation? If the person is examined and found to have a sprain, without any serious medical conditions, it most likely is considered urgent care.   The patient is offered further care after he or she prepays for services, with the understanding ...