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 Car Insurance should i cancel it because i have a trip?
First of all my renewal of car insurance policy period is 7-11-07 to 7-11-08. But i have a trip to China in June 28 and there no one using the car. Also i;m wonder be back until Aug4.
Should i ...


 Life Insurance Survey - Do you have it ? Yes or No?
Just wondering how many people have some type of life insurance. Term or Life....


 Can one make profit out of insurance?
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 What is the best type of insurance to buy term or Variable Universal Life? Why?
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 How can I get cheap insurance?
I am 19,and I am thinking about doing my theory test for my full licence,but insurance are so expensive,especially for my age. Do any of you guys know how can I get cheap insurance?
Do any of ...


 Home Insurance won't pay?
accidental damage to a game console and carpet,put in the claim and the ins company said ok we,ll send someone out. i have however stated from the first call to the loss adjuster company that i no ...


 Can my lender request my home insurance be equal to the loan amout.?
While in the proccess of re-financing my home the lender is requiring that the home insurance be equal to the loan amount instead of the value of the home. My insuance agent says that's illegal. ...


 Is $1000 deductible too much??
I needed to cut my cost for this monthly insurance bill, but i m thinking that the $1000 deductible is too high??
we have never been in an accident, so im just hoping that we never have to use ...


 I had a house fire the kitchen was destroyed.my oven was destroyed,1957 oven the insurer only gave 800.00,why
i want to know how to get the most out of my fire claim to replace the things in my kitchen. i had notty pine cabinets,oven and countertop are the originals. i have nottypinedoor framesetc. i need to ...


 Can a insurance company, not pay on a life policy, after they have been taking premium for 3 years,missed form
the company is saying the person did not pervide 1 form.
for three years,the policy should have been caneled long before 3 years if that was the case?...


 What is the most expensive/significant thing stolen from you?
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 What is the best insurence policy for 3 year old baby.Note that i'm not required any tax benifits.?
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 Whats the point of Third Party Insurance?
Why do insurance companies in the UK try to sell off temptingly cheap third party insurance policies to customers even if they have expensive cars? Are they trying to tempt you to take a risk incase ...


 How to buy insurance?
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 State Farm insurance...would you subscribe to them ?
Katrina victims got the shaft !...


 Does anyone know if a hospital will discount a bill or let you may monthly payment for an emergency room visit
bill from hospital is 4,500 and the statment says that there are other related bills coming.
we have no insurance?...


 Is getting life insurance at age nineteen normal?
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 Tell me a word which explain Insurance in a single line?
I need a good tagline for I...


 What is the difference in whole life insurance and term life insurance. Which is best?
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 How long does it take for car insurance to start? Do all policies start as soon as you sign up?
A friend of mine was in an acciedent but their insurance doesnt start til December. Is this possible? Do car insurance companies actually allow a driver to be uninsured for a month before starting ...



valcus43
Is Cigna Health Insurance Company only motivated by greed?
                     
 




boogeywoogy
I've got news for you. ALL insurance companies are more motivated by the bottom line than actually providing the quality of care we all deserve, but don't get.
I saw that article about that girl awaiting a liver transplant who died fighting the insurance company. For the record, she was NOT brain dead; she was in a medically-induced coma. HUGE difference.
Michael Moore is right.
This is the reason I left my profession in healthcare.


Monkeyboi
Every publically owned , for profit corperation is motivated by greed.
What part of 'trying to make money for the shareholders' did you not understand?


smartsassysabrina
All insurance companies are out to make money. If there wasn't so much government involvement and regulation in healthcare it wouldn't cost so much and we wouldn't need insurance as it is.

As to the girl you are referring to: she was already brain dead when Cigna decided not to pay for her liver transplant. They made the right decision and now someone who can live a full life will get a needed liver transplant.


Custo
1. She was in a medically induced coma, & couldn't be revived.
2. She had already rejected one transplant.

What 'business' isn't trying to make a profit?

Why didn't the doctors or hospitals offer to do the surgery for free? Are they only motivated by greed? Why didn't the parents have the surgery anyway, and worry about the insurance later? Because they're greedy? Of course not.

If there were no insurance companies, we'd all pay cash for medical services. If the insurance companies were broke, we'd pay even more.

So, in answer to your questions... no & yes.


The Shadow
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I think that a lot of people are missing an important point.

Yes, a lot of us are frustrated with our health insurance companies. I'm not a huge fan of Cigna. However, public companies have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders, NOT their customers. In other words, they are legally obligated to run the company for the benefit of their stockholders. They will take good care of their customers to the extent that it benefits their profits and their stockholders. You might not like that, but it's how things work.

Americans have to decide what we really want. We get mad at insurance companies for doing what they're legally required to do. However, large numbers of Americans are firecely against government run healthcare. We have two choices. We can remove the profit motive and have government run health care. Or, we can keep government out of health care and leave it in the hands of profit-making companies. We can't have it both ways, folks.


laura seeks the Kwisatz Haderach
I think the question should be: which health insurance isn't. They all suck equally


DMEdwards
All health insurance carriers are COMPANIES. Companies are in business to make money. They aren't necessarily interested in covering your health expenses.

Just because one is a business, and you need to make money, does not make one greedy. It makes you a business.

The problem is, insurance is a business that is in health care, which is extremely personal, so when decisions are made by insurance companies what to cover, and not to cover, it feels like a personal attack. It's therefore easy to attach a label, which would normally be attached to a person, like "greedy".

But - if one thinks an entity is "greedy", then the best way to handle it is to feed them as little money as possible.

We all need to make smarter decisions about how we use insurance, and I'm a firm believer that the less an insurance company has of my money, the better. Please see my site on ways to accomplish this - http://www.health-insurance-low-cost.net.


mbrcatz
They can't be. If they were, they'd be in the business of politics, instead of Health INsurance, where the profit margin is about 1%.

I don't know where people get these ideas that insurance companies make these massive profits. They pay out about $.99 for every $1 they take in. Oil companies make about 30%, and Coca Cola even more (and a coke costs more per gallon than gas, too).

(Although I have Cigna, personally, and spend hours each month trying to straighten out stuff with them. What a MESS. Worst carrier I've ever dealt with, for incorrect denials of claims, messing up paperwork, and passing the blame on someone else, not to mention their HORRIBLE automated system when you first dial in.)


Photobug
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After working for two different health insurance companies, I would say that most of them are motivated by greed. This doesn't mean that all employees who work there are (myself and several others busted our a**es to get things approved, much to the dismay of the companies we worked for). In the end, to these companies, it really is all about profit. It is a sad, sad, thing. So many people suffer needlessly.

So if you ever call your insurance company, and you get someone on the line who is giving you advice, take it. Also listen to the subtle hints that are sometimes dropped. These employees can't come right out and say "do this,this,and this and your claim will be approved". Don't just assume that when they tell you to submit an appeal it will do no good. In fact, I would say 75% of appeals are eventually approved with the right documentation provided.


johnsontinaa
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Yep I would say so


Austin T Powers
All insurance companies are


Wendy S
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would you like me to quote you with a diference ins i'm a health ins agent and i am more than happy top assist you!


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