• Aetna fined $1 million for insurance violations

    Updated: 2012-12-27 18:13:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Pages Blog Home Our mission : consumer protection Insurance Consumer Hotline Thursday , December 27, 2012 Aetna fined 1 million for insurance violations A Connecticut insurance company has been fined 1 million by Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler for multiple violations over several years . Aetna Life Insurance Company has agreed to pay the fine . The violations include issuing unapproved insurance policies , failing to file legally-required documents with the state and charging unapproved . rates All insurers must comply with state law , and most of them do , 8221 said Kreidler . I hope that this fine and compliance plan resolves these problems with Aetna . 8221 Among the violations : Starting in 2005, Aetna issued health , disability or

  • Yak insurance vs. yakking about insurance

    Updated: 2012-12-27 17:11:00
    Nepalese herders, tired of losing their ivestock to snow leopards, have come up with an insurance plan to compensate them when a leopard kills a yak. The herders pay about $1.50 a year to cover each yak, and are paid about $50 if the yak is killed by a snow leopard.(On a side note, we're betting that this story is driving a significant amount of traffic to insuranceyak.com, which is a blog devoted not to yak insurance, but to yakking about insurance.)

Current Feed Items | Previous Months Items

Nov 2012 | Oct 2012 | Sep 2012 | Aug 2012 | Jul 2012 | Jun 2012