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Showing posts with label insurance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label insurance. Show all posts

Friday, January 21, 2011

The Butterfly Effect



Everything in life is supposed to be inter-connected. Intertwined in a way that one small change in one can ultimately affect the bigger entity.

I suppose that is what we were kind of hoping for when talks about reforming health care was first bandied about. Here it is a couple of years later and it's time for me to renew our health insurance again and I have yet to feel a change. Nothing has changed with regards to our health insurance.

Now, it is time again to renew our health insurance at work that is never seems to be sufficient. We will be reviewing affordable health insurance quotes, hoping to get ample coverage for what we are able to pay for.

But, as most working people know, cheap health insurance that will cover all your needs is hard to come by. Those who can afford it supplement with additional private health insurance just to be sure not to end up owing doctors and hospitals in the end.

There are a couple ways to ensure this. One, as I mentioned is to buy private insurance. Another is to set up a health saving plan that you can pay for before taxes. That is what I'm doing. I have an account set aside that I pay on every month and every time my family and I go to the doctor or the hospital, I use a debit card from this account to pay for co-pays and other fees. And believe be, if you don't plan ahead those fees start adding up.

If you would like to learn more about your health insurance and what is offered and how you can supplement them, check out http://medicalhealthinsurancetoday.com/. They have several articles that may be helpful to you. I sure learned a thing or two just browsing through their website.

Sunday, October 07, 2007

Cover my Boat

We have car insurance, home insurance, health insurance, life insurance, even loan insurance.We have insurance for almost everything in our life. It makes sense. It protects us from unexpected eventualities that naturally occurs in life. Like they say, you just never know what's going to happen so it's always nice to be prepared.

Not that it's anything new, there is boat insurance for just about any type of size of water vehicle you own. Maybe you have a motor boat, or a speed boat, or even a yacht, you can get them insured easily. You can get online quotes and you can even make your payments online subsequently, without multiple page, complicated forms to fill out. Why if all you have is a dinghy, dinghy insurance is also available!

The point is, no matter how small or how big your boat is, it is always smart to insure it just like your other assets.

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Shopping for Insurance?

You always hear on the news about houses burned to the ground because of faulty electrical wiring or some other bizarre reason, and the residents lost everything they had. All their clothes, their furniture, their knick knacks, photographs, memorabilia, everything. It could be a flood or other natural calamity that puts your home on jeopardy; or it could be just some fool who hurts himself while on your property. You just never know what could happen that may cause you to lose your home. That prompted us to revisit our insurance coverage for the house so we looked online for home owner insurance quote.

We found this site that offers multiple quotes online. Not only do they provide quotes for home insurance, you can also use the site to search for quotes for auto, health, or life insurance among others. Even better, their service applies nationwide and is not area specific. That means you can search for coverage for your state no matter where you live. If you have a business, they also provide services for business insurance needs.

The website also offers a Learning Center that provides tips and information on the different types of insurance and coverage. Whether you are ready to sign up for coverage and are looking for the best deal or you are just curious to see what your options are or how your present coverage compares, 2Insure4Less.com is a good place to start your investigation.