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is Sten Vegas with linsan news.com
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bringing you the major headlines from
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this weekend insurance News Maryland
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launches marketing campaign for Health
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insurance exchange Maryland has launched
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an aggressive marketing campaign to
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raise awareness for its Health insurance
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exchange the Maryland Health connection
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is meant to provide State residents with
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access to Affordable coverage but few
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people know of the Services that it
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provides the campaign is expected to
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help Attract more than 300,000 people to
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the exchange this year travel insurance
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fraud Spikes in The United Kingdom The
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United Kingdom Summer Heat Wave may be
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the cause of the Spike in fraudulent
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travel insurance claims as consumers
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cancel vacation plans in order to stay
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home vfm Services suggest that vacation
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are coming up with fraudulent excuses in
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order to Benefit from false claims the
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firm's investigators suggest that these
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claims have no supporting evidence the
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financial impact of these claims May
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also grow as vacation submit baggage
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claims during the upcoming Holiday
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season Wisconsin Health insurance
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estimates called into question the
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Wisconsin government has released
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estimates for the rates associated with
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Health insurance plans that will be sold
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through the state exchange system some
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consumer advocacy groups Are suggesting
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that the rates will actually be higher
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than the estimates provided by state
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officials claiming that rates could Rise
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some consumers allegations coming from
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these groups May not account for
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subsidies provided by the federal
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government Which could help Offset the
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cost of coverage oil insurance ruling
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for BP withdrawn by appeals Court a
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federal appeals Court has reversed a
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ruling concerning a multimillion Dollar
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dispute involving British petroleum and
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its oil operations at sea the dispute is
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related to a Notorious oil spill in the
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Gulf of Mexico involving an oil rig
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developed by transocean BP claims That
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it is due to receive some compensation
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from the insurance policies held by
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transocean but federal judges have Ruled
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that the dispute has Not yet been
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resolved crop insurance report
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criticizes federal incentives The
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National Resources defense Council has
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released a new report that suggests that
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the structure of the federal crop
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insurance program is flawed the report
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shows that the federal program provides
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an incentive for Risky farming practices
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instead of encouraging Farmers to
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mitigate risks many of the practices
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that the federal program recommends are
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common in high risk regions of the US
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Where natural disasters and droughts
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have a particularly strong Effect That's
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it for this week's News Roundup be sure
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