Mental health problems soared after Hurricane Katrina, just as the city's ability to handle them plummeted, creating a crisis so acute that police officers say they take some disturbed people to a destination of last resort — jail. Read more…

Small business groups anticipate few substantive changes in government policy toward the nation's smaller companies despite the power shift in Congress brought about by the midterm election. Read more…

Consumer advocates vowed to fight on to protect Oregon consumers from the use of credit scoring for insurance following the defeat of Measure 42. The insurance industry spent $5 million against Measure 42 far more than supporters of the proposal. Measure 42 would have barred insurers from using a customer's credit score to set insurance premiums. Read more…

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. doctors often fail to discuss costs, prescription drug insurance coverage and other related issues when they give new prescriptions to patients, a new study finds. Read more…

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) November 8, 2006 -- MarketScout, the Dallas, Texas based Insurance Exchange is sponsoring an eInsurance Symposium on May 15 and 16, 2007 in Dallas, Texas. Read more…

Doctors discuss the cost of drugs only about a third of the time when they prescribe them to patients, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. Read more…

Brookfield, Wisconsin (PRWEB) November 9, 2006 -- Continuing education credit for insurance producers who complete International Foundation e-learning courses is now available in California, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Washington. Read more…

ING (NYSE:ING) on Thursday reported a 16 per cent drop in third-quarter profits as the Dutch banking and insurance group grappled with the effects of declining long-term interest rates. Read more…

Health insurance is indeed a much needed insurance. But before availing any health insurance it should be clear on your mind what you are going for. Ask the insurer to give out maximum information on a particular policy of your choice. Availing a health insurance from an online insurance agency is a good option as they have a number of discounts. Read more…

To insure is to assure, says the catch line of a prominent ad of an insurance company. Insurance enables people to recover their losses in case of an unfortunate accident or loss. By obtaining an insurance policy, you can protect yourself from any form of risk to your life, property, health, or commodities. Typically, there are several types of insurance; some of the most common ones being life insurance, health insurance, auto insurance, property insurance, and travel i... Read more…

A serious illness or injury can harm more than your health--it can have an impact on your ability to work and meet your family's living expenses. Fortunately, disability income insurance can help you pay living expenses while you are unable to work. Read more…

Fort Collins, CO (PRWEB) November 9, 2006 -- Over 3 million people are now covered by health insurance plans that work with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), and many more are rushing to sign up for one before January 1 in order to lock in their tax savings for 2007. Read more…

Los Angeles, CA. (PRWEB) November 9, 2006 -- California based health insurance service www. Read more…

HealthSouth Corp. , still struggling with the fallout from an accounting scandal, posted a bigger quarterly loss on Thursday after one-time expenses, while revenue fell due to more stringent Medicare payments to its rehabilitation hospitals. Read more…

A disability could render you helpless by taking away the one thing that you need to safeguard all of your assets: your income. Read more…

Lets take a breif look at some life insurance quote information with regards to term vs whole life insurance. Read more…

If we could all tear ourselves away from the news that pop princess Britney Spears filed for divorce from husband Kevin Federline for just one moment, there is some other news: Democrats took control of the House in Tuesday's election. Read more…

The United Steelworkers union and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. on Thursday indicated they are ready to get back to the bargaining table to try to resolve a 4-week old strike by more than 12,000 workers. Read more…

Voters in Niota elected James Wayne Cagle to the city commission, apparently unaware he was on the sheriff's most wanted list in a neighboring East Tennessee county. Read more…

44-year-old Evander Holyfield doesn't care what people say. He remains determined to be boxing's undisputed heavyweight champion. Read more…

American International Group Inc. , the world's largest insurer by market value, said on Thursday that earnings rose 142 percent in the third quarter, helped the absence of hurricanes in the latest period. Read more…

Aetna Insurance Company is faced with a national boycott of its health insurance products as a result of their writing life insurance policies on the lives of enslaved Africans in the 1850's. Boycott organizers are demanding that Aetna settle a consolidated class action lawsuit by creating a Trust Fund to benefit descendants of enslaved Africans. The lawsuit is named Farmer-Paellmann, et al v. Read more…

(CP) - Mark Lawson knows rugby is a very brutal game. Read more…

North Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) November 10, 2006 -- Millions of Insurance buyers request insurance quotes online, but not all of them are looking to buy insurance. Read more…

Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance plans can be custom made to accomplish the requirements of every person, together with individual, family and group. There are also supplementary plans for seniors to complement medical care coverage as medical care doesn't cover the whole thing and seniors have to compensate prescription medications. Read more…