Based on the findings of a new University of Minnesota report, the numbers of adults in the United States who currently do not have any insurance coverage because they cannot afford it or do not have any sources of income is definitely on the rise. The report presents the data on a state-by-state basis.

In a surprising turn, a number of life insurance companies that purchased smaller banks in order to qualify for special capital investments being offered by the US Treasury expressed regret for the hasty move.

Democratic senator Sherrod Brown sees a real problem with American public health. Citing figures, Brown said forty-two million people between the ages of 18 and 64 without health insurance is a serious issue. Added to this number, the 25 million more who lack adequate coverage, and one could see why Senator Brown demands that this issue be addressed by Congress.

With a change in administration, the watchword among many analysts seems to be socialism, particularly when it comes to effort at rehabilitating the health care system in the U.S.

In an effort to allay their fears, many U.S. retirees are buying up immediate annuities in record numbers. One of the reasons for this new trend may be because lifetime payments are guaranteed by American insurance companies.

A case has been filed against Nationwide Life Insurance Company in the U.S. District Court. The possible lawsuit involves health plans purchased by Washington State residents through employers between April 16th, 2003, and August 27, 2008.

If you have been recently diagnosed with cancer or you are currently undergoing treatment, you may already be aware of the latest news concerning criticisms of new cancer drugs by U.S. insurance companies.

In a surprising move, AIG has announced that it will sell its America-based personal auto group to the Swiss insurer Zurich. Shedding this division was the latest in a series of asset dumps that have been made the insurer since it nearly failed back in September 2008.

Life insurance is one of those unfortunate necessities of life. You never know what will happen so you have to be prepared. Your family is the most important thing in the world to you so make sure that they will be taken care of if anything happens to you.

A recent study shows that most Americans just aren’t as smart about insurance as they think they are. Whereas the majority of individuals consider themselves to have “above average” knowledge of insurance policies (particularly those that they own), polls have shown a shocking lack of knowledge.