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this is steven vegas with
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liveinsurancenews.com bringing you the
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major headlines from this weekend
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insurance news health insurance survey
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shows 84 million americans
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uninsured or underinsured for a time in
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according to research conducted by the
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commonwealth fund there were 84 million
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people who either went uninsured
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or underinsured for a span of time last
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year the reason has to do with a
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provision of the affordable care act
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that allows young adults to remain
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on the health insurance plans of their
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parents for a longer period of time
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in the case of underinsurance research
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suggests that rising medical costs
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to the trend of people going without
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the insurance industry may not be liable
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for payouts relating to the boston
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the boston marathon bombings continue to
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send ripples throughout the insurance
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industry as more details concerning the
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disaster come to light
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the federal government has been
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pressured to avoid the term terrorism
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as such classification could make the
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insurance industry exempt from paying
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classifying the attack as an act of
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terror puts it within the realm of
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which is a somewhat uncommon form of
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coverage in the united states
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auto insurance rates are set to spike in
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auto insurance rates in new jersey are
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on the rise this year despite the fact
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that the state is home
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to some of the highest premiums in the
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country state regulators have approved
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rate increases coming from 26
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auto insurance companies and these rate
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increases are expected to
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take effect later this year insurers
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consider the rate hikes to be modest and
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necessary to account for emerging
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threats in the market
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homeowners insurance program created for
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alabama coastal residents
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homeowners along the alabama coast are
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slated to gain access to a new insurance
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program that could provide them with the
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protection they need from wind damage
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and flooding the coverage is being
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provided by frontline homeowners
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a company specializing in providing
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coverage for high-risk areas
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such as coastal properties the insurer
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claims the coverage that it is offering
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is not available through any other
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program making it unique in alabama
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health insurance exchange sparks drama
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in five months ohio will have its own
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health insurance exchange
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there is still a lot of uncertainty
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concerning the exchange however
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as it will be run by the federal
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government and not by the state
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some of the uncertainty lingering in
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ohio involves the financing of the
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and the fact the state has received less
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than others for its own health insurance
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several of the state's legislators claim
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that the exchange will be underfunded
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due to lack of federal support
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that's it for this week's news roundup
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be sure to visit lifeinsurancenews.com
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