Back-to-School Savings that Make the Varsity Cut

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

It’s time to hit the school books again for America’s youth. Only this September, there’s a tougher economics lesson on the chalk board: How to manage the tighter budgets of today’s chilly financial climate. Between pens and notebooks, backpacks and electronics and back-to-school clothing, the average family is expected ...

How to Cancel a Fidelity Extended Warranty

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Instructions 1 Locate the original extended warranty paperwork. Note the account number and vehicle information specific to the warranty you wish to cancel. 2 Call the local dealership where you purchased your extended warranty coverage. Inform the dealership that you wish ...

Back-to-School Insurance? Tuition Coverage Now Available Nationwide

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

For the many families of the more than 14 million full-time students preparing to send their sons and daughters to college this September, the cost of tuition is an investment that is second in size only to a home mortgage.  A four-year undergraduate program now averages between $15,213 and ...

Like a Made-for-TV Detective Show, Fake Funerals Staged in Life Insurance Fraud

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Is this an episode of Monk, or Murder She Wrote, or maybe Law and Order, Insurance Division?  A Los Angeles fraud ring sought to cash in on life insurance policies for individuals who were still living, according to an FBI investigation. The group prepared death certificates and staged a funeral where ...

Health Insurance Reform Washington Update

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Summary of what has been happening in Washington as of Aug. 6, 2010. Senators Introduce New Legislation to Increase Transparency and Competition in Insurance Industry Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced “The Insurance Competition and Transparency Act” (S. 3685) in ...