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Story Archives of 'insurance'
Doctors, State Clash Over Ownership of Funds
By Elaine Grant on Thursday, May 28, 2009.One of the biggest chunks of potential revenue in the state budget is $110 million from a state-run malpractice insurance fund.
The state claims the money as its own, but policyholders disagree.
And as NHPR’s Elaine Grant has learned, they are threatening to sue.
Part-time Worker UI Shift Could Help Rural Areas
By Jon Greenberg on Wednesday, May 27, 2009.New Hampshire already provides unemployment insurance benefits for part-time workers but about half the states don't. Changes under the federal stimulus bill give those states more incentive to get on board. A Carsey Institute report finds that states with more rural populations have larger percentages of part-time workers. A policy shift would tend to help rural areas.
No-Insurance Clubs
By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, April 16, 2009.
More than 47 millions Americans are living without health insurance. If you’re out of work or working without benefits, finding a doctor who will see you without health insurance is no mean feat.
A group of Arizona physicians is developing a new model for treating uninsured patients. It’s called the "no insurance club" and it gives patients up to 12 visits a year for a fixed fee of $480. They opened enrollment in January, and with us to explain this outside-the-box health care system is "no insurance club" co-founder Chad Harris.
(Photo by romanlily via Flickr/Creative Commons)
Insurance Department Advice for Homeowners Affected by Thursday's Storm
By Mark Bevis on Friday, July 25, 2008.As homeowners in the affected areas clean up after Thursday's storm, alot of them are going to be calling their insurance companies to find out what damage is covered and what's not.
Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny has some advice for consumers.
He spoke with NHPR's Mark Bevis.
House Wary of Two Lobbyist Proposals
By Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, May 21, 2008.The House has rejected two Senate bills that some say are nothing more than attempts to increase the role of money in politics.
But New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports, a handful of lawmakers will be watching to see if these measures resurface in the next two weeks.
Lawmakers Could Change How Auto Insurance Rates Are Calculated
By David Darman on Tuesday, March 11, 2008.Lawmakers in New Hampshire’s House tomorrow could get a chance to change the way automobile insurance rates are calculated.
Some insurance companies use an applicant’s education or occupation as factors in determining rates.
The measure going before the House would stop the practice.
But insurance companies don’t want to change their methods, because they say they’re doing nothing wrong.
New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.
Does New Hampshire Have Enough Insurance? Who Knows?
By Mark Bevis on Tuesday, September 19, 2006.Do you have enough homeowners insurance.....or car insurance?
Are you paying the lowest price for the best coverage?
Those are questions any smart consumer should know the answer to.
But according to a new audit of New Hampshire's insurance buying practices, the state doesn't know if it has enough insurance....or whether it is paying too much.
It is the first such audit in 13 years.
It was prompted by an investigation into 180 thousand dollars of insurance commissions paid to a so-called volunteer working for then Governor Craig Benson.
But that investigation opened up a can of worms that has resulted in a 120 page audit containing dozens of findings.
Catherine Provencher is the director of the state's Legislative Audit Division.
She tell's NHPR's Mark Bevis that one of the key findings of the audit is that the state has no way to evaluate whether it has enough insurance....or indeed too much.
Flood Aid
By Laura Knoy on Thursday, May 18, 2006.With a record rainstorm behind us, many Granite Staters are mopping up, drying off and assessing the damage and are coming to discover that their insurance doesn’t cover what they thought it did. We’ll look at what private insurance can and can’t do, how federal aid may play into the equation and how flood victims will start to put the pieces back together again. Laura's guests are Roger Sevigny, Commissioner for the New Hampshire Insurance Department, Carolyn Gorman, Vice-President of the Washington Media Office for the Insurance Information Institute and Matt Saxton, a Selectman in Alstead. We'll also hear from Marty Bahamonde, Public Affairs Representative for the New England Region of FEMA and Mike Liebl, a State Farm Agent who works in Keene, New Hampshire.
State Looks to Attract Insurance Companies
By Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, May 17, 2006.At a time when the state may face millions of dollars in flood cleanup costs, the Legislature is debating whether to cut revenue.
Lawmakers are gambling that cutting taxes for insurance companies will make the state a magnet for the industry.
New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports.
Got Insurance?
By Mark Bevis on Monday, May 15, 2006.As much of New Hampshire mops up and pumps out basements, home and business owners are evaluating the damage.
And one of the big questions is "what will our insurance cover?"
Marc Minker is with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
He tells NHPR's Mark Bevis that, whatever your coverage, it's important to call your insurance company quickly.
