InsuranceThought — Blogs About Insurance

The sun may finally be coming up on the mortgage insurance horizon after a long, dark night during which mortgage insurance all but evaporated for coverage of loans above 80% loan to value (LTV).
In an effort to escape continuing problems by hurtling down the slippery slope of the housing market, mortgage insurers actually further crippled [...]

When you are shopping for auto insurance, you will probably find that virtually every car insurance company will offer a low interest insurance price quote due to the stiff competition of the market today. When such inexpensive rate quotes become a constant, you should delve further and seek out more information to find the insurance [...]

As a business owner, the level of insurance coverage you obtain is completely up to you; you, of course, will want to be sure you are adequately protected, while not paying for insurance that has no relevance to your business.
Take into consideration the following when deciding on the best coverage for your unique business:
Size:
Often, businesses [...]

If you carry auto insurance with Travelers, you may be glad to know that Travelers’ first mobile applications have been debuted. Applications are now available for iPhone – Auto Accident Help – and BlackBerry smartphones – Quick Connect. Both of Travelers’ apps are free of charge; Auto Accident Help can be found at the iTunes [...]

Some 1.2 million American suffer the effects of cancer every year, but most health insurance policies do not cover these “specified diseases” or “dread diseases.” Because the cost of cancer treatment is so astonishingly high, it’s important to know that, if you are a newly diagnosed cancer patient, insurance can help ease the financial burden [...]

Spring is obviously (at least here in Indiana it is!) right around the corner, so the season for hailstorms will soon be upon us. Unfortunately, hail can cause quite a bit of damage to your automobile; luckily most hailstorms are pretty innocuous!
If your vehicle sustains damage from a hailstorm, it is sometimes difficult to decide [...]

Fibromyalgia, a sometimes terribly disabling syndrome, is, unfortunately, something many of us – myself included – find ourselves having to deal with. For those whose fibromyalgia is severe enough to keep them from working consistently, it may become necessary to seek Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
The following are the five steps involved in determining if [...]

Life insurance is the new answer for business owners who face retirement; let’s face it, the economy may or may not turn around enough – or soon enough – to allow you to retire comfortably. Life insurance can help.
Because of the financial difficulties the U.S. has lately faced, many future retirees have recently developed gaps [...]

Most people would probably agree that the Aflac duck is adorable and a great marketing tool; what everyone can’t agree on is whether or not it’s wise to choose one of their many insurance policies.
Aflac, a Fortune 500 company based in Columbus, Georgia and founded in 1955 by the Amos brothers, Paul, Bill, and John, [...]

Top health insurance execs met at a White House meeting after which Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius stated that she wants insurance companies to post rate increase information online as well as financial data to back them up.
“This market doesn’t work,” Sebelius said, “but in the meantime, we want to shine a bright light.”
She also commented, [...]