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Local residents pay premium prices for insurance

ICBC increasing its basic insurance rates in the new year link to website

Supporters hope to create health insurance exchange early in 2012

Lack of action by the Illinois General Assembly this fall to send Gov. Pat Quinn a bill creating a statewide health-insurance exchange hasn't discouraged supporters of President Barack Obama's signature legislative accomplishment: the federal Affordable Care Act. link to website

Florida insurance reform measure would close loophole on drug repackaging

The fight is on to close a loophole that's driving up workers' compensation insurance rates in Florida. Insurance reforms passed by the Florida Legislature in 2003 opened the door for physicians to charge employers more than pharmacies can for the same drugs. A cottage industry has grown up around the loophole. link to website

Payroll tax cut extended after House minority stalls bill

WASHINGTON After what seemed like a deadlock between the House and Senate regarding a payroll tax cut, an agreement was reached Friday, as President Barack Obama signed legislation extending the cut for two months. link to website

White House: 81,500 Coloradans would go without unemployment assistance if Congress fails to act

Roughly 81,500 Coloradans will exhaust unemployment benefits in 2012 if the law that lengthens the time people can collect insurance is not renewed in the next two weeks, White House officials said today. link to website

Make Sure Your Insurance Policy is Fit to Cover 2012 New Year Resolutions

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM-- - Many indulge in copious amounts of rich foods over the Christmas period so the New Year, for many, marks the start of a new fitness regime in an attempt to shed those extra ... link to website

Fire District 6 achieves improved rating

Washington Parish Fire District 6s insurance rating has dropped from class 7 to class 6. In the world of firefighting, thats a good thing. And it will also pay off for citizens in the area the district covers through lower insurance rates. link to website

Fortifying homes is best hope to lower premiums

Property-insurance rates appear to have stabilized on the Mississippi Coast, but residents who want lower premiums will have to invest some time and, for dramatic reductions, money. link to website

Citizens rates draw disdain from customers

Winston Richards said Citizens Property Insurance insists he needs more than $400,000 in homeowners insurance even though real estate appraisers tell him his house is worth about $125,000. link to website

Deborah Weinstein: House Republicans: Gambling With Millions of Lives

When the House Republicans blew up a bipartisan Senate plan to continue unemployment insurance and the payroll tax cut for two months, they made it clear that they were willing to use the 99 percent as bargaining chips in their fight to protect the top 1 percent. link to website