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mrs. Stephen Vegas with live insurance
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headlines from this weekend insurance
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news auto insurance fraud crackdown
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planned in Michigan law enforcement and
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michigan state officials have begun
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working with the auto insurance industry
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in order to crack down on fraud based on
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the snapshot taken on July thirty-first
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sixteen percent of the 15,000 vehicle
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registration renewals that occurred
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throughout the state were fraudulent in
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some way state officials suggest that
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the auto insurance fraud problem is not
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a regional issue as it is prevalent
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throughout the entirety of the state
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federal funds could help Pennsylvania
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expand its health insurance availability
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Pennsylvania has announced that it has
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accepted federal funds in order to
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expand its Medicaid program state
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officials have begun meeting with the
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Department of Health and Human Services
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in order to negotiate an effective plan
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for the expansion effort Governor Tom
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Corbett hopes to use the funds to help
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cover the cost of policies sold in the
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private market as well as make Medicaid
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more available to a wider range of
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adults health insurance initiatives
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kickoff in Nebraska a new health
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insurance advocacy group has been formed
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in Nebraska called enroll Nebraska in
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rolla braska has launched a new campaign
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to raise awareness of the health
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insurance options state residents will
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have access to once the state's exchange
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system is fully operational the
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organization has also been working to
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hire health insurance navigators which
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will help people find the coverage they
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need through the state's exchange life
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insurance industry in India to rise by
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fifteen percent by 2018 regulatory
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changes are cited as a significant
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factor promoting growth as well as more
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consumers becoming interested in the
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benefits offered through life insurance
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many Indian consumers are finding that
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they are able to afford life insurance
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coverage a trend that is expected to
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continue bringing significant growth to
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the insurance market in the near future
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force-placed insurance rules on their
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way to New York officials from New York
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have proposed a new comprehensive list
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of rules in order to reform the practice
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is a force placed insurance new
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regulations are being designed in order
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to provide homeowners throughout New
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York with more protection these
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regulations are expected to limit the
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financial kickbacks that insurers
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receive and help prevent homeowners
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insurance rates from spiking that's it
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