<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173</id><updated>2024-11-01T00:13:03.623-07:00</updated><category term="Health Insurance"/><category term="Insurance"/><category term="Dental Insurance"/><category term="Dental Benefits Plan"/><category term="Education"/><category term="Education Insurance"/><category term="Insurance News"/><category term="Life insurance"/><category term="Analysis of Insurance Prospects"/><category term="Auto Insurance"/><category term="Auto Insurance Company"/><category term="British Columbia"/><category term="Canada"/><category term="Car Insurance in Islamic Law"/><category term="Finance"/><category term="Finance Ministry"/><category term="Financial Services"/><category term="Health care"/><category term="Indonesia"/><category term="Insurance Claims"/><category term="Insurance Company."/><category term="Insurance Tips"/><category term="Insurance policy"/><category term="Investing and Insurance"/><category term="Medical Insurance"/><category term="Medicare"/><category term="Motorcycle Insurance Tips"/><category term="Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"/><category term="Saving"/><category term="Social security"/><category term="Tax"/><category term="United States"/><title type='text'>Smart Insurance</title><subtitle type='html'>Choosing an insurance product with SMART!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>IndoWar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00431754448221989934</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>23</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-2930849802536810070</id><published>2011-08-26T02:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-26T02:16:51.542-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Auto Insurance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Insurance News"/><title type='text'>Fla. justices clear up auto insurance ambiguity</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court sees nothing unclear about a provision in an auto insurance policy that a trial judge and an appellate court had found ambiguous.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;The justices Thursday unanimously quashed a decision by the Miami-based 3rd District Court of Appeal that had gone against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;They said a household exclusion clause means State Farm won&#39;t have to pay for injuries suffered by the parents of policyholder Gilda Menendez&#39;s granddaughter.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;The granddaughter, Fabiola Llanes, was driving Menendez&#39;s car when it collided with another vehicle. Menendez, Llane and Llane&#39;s parents were injured.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Llane was covered because she had her grandmother&#39;s permission to drive.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;The justices said that made Llane &quot;insured&quot; but her parents were not covered due to the exclusion clause because she lived with them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 12px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;Source : &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/state_news/082511-Auto-Insurance&quot;&gt;http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/state_news/082511-Auto-Insurance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/2930849802536810070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/08/fla-justices-clear-up-auto-insurance.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/2930849802536810070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/2930849802536810070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/08/fla-justices-clear-up-auto-insurance.html' title='Fla. justices clear up auto insurance ambiguity'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-520783290215510176</id><published>2011-08-12T13:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-12T13:06:36.599-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Finance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Finance Ministry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Indonesia"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Insurance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life insurance"/><title type='text'>Existence Reinsurance Institutions in Life Insurance Consumer Protection</title><content type='html'>Nowadays a lot of disasters befall the people of &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-6.175,106.828333333&amp;amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;amp;q=-6.175,106.828333333%20%28Indonesia%29&amp;amp;t=h&quot; rel=&quot;geolocation&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Indonesia&quot;&gt;Indonesia&lt;/a&gt;, floods, volcanic eruption of Merapi, landslides, is also undesirable events that occur because of errors other users such as liquefied petroleum gas explosion, fire. All it requires no small amount of funds for recovery to its original state.&lt;br /&gt;
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Assistance from the government felt inadequate, the money we invested in the Bank&#39;s seemingly never enough to make us confident of the continuity of assets we have. Especially in today&#39;s times where the government seemed to just give empty promises with no proof, we must find a guarantor of instruments over the whole asset we have.&lt;br /&gt;
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Insurance is the answer an institution that has actually been around since colonial times and less a place among the people of Indonesia and the new sound its role in public life during the New Order Indonesia. Now this becomes a new trend in the development of modern society in which emerging technologies and institutions all of which require a guarantor for luxury goods needed by the community in supporting the existence of daily activities.&lt;br /&gt;
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But as time went on insurance growth was not accompanied by satisfactory after-sales service. Lip service from the &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_agency&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Law of agency&quot;&gt;insurance agents&lt;/a&gt; seem to really make sure the policyholders of insurance companies from the insurance agent. Ease of licensing the establishment of insurance companies, coupled with an entrenched culture of bribery that has made all of the terms were actually agreed neglected since colonial times, the requirements of reinsurance institutions in each &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.wikinvest.com/industry/Insurance&quot; rel=&quot;wikinvest&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Insurance&quot;&gt;insurance company&lt;/a&gt; has been eliminated, making the standard clause that has violated the social order and harm the public as the party should obtain their rights to premiums paid to insurance companies are like seasonal lending institutions that are only thinking of profit without regard to the rights of policyholders. Everything indicates that the Government needs to do the rearrangement of the insurance institution, as has been done to the banking institutions in the late &#39;90s when there was a wave of rush that led to the banking sector fell. One-stop management organized by the Ministry of Finance felt inadequate because there is no controlling agency of an insurance policy that is run by the Ministry of Finance. There should be institutions such as Bank Indonesia is truly able to perform the functions of supervision and control in a more thorough and comprehensive. The scope of duties of the Ministry of Finance that is too large causes the insurance somewhat lagging development, supervision and growth when compared with the banking world.&lt;br /&gt;
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Claim procedures that must be filed through the Ministry of Finance to be difficult and lengthy and convoluted. Function properly with the empowerment of the Insurance Council of Indonesia and the issuance of new regulations to give the role of the Insurance Council of Indonesia became an agency in addition to the Ministry of Finance to be a reliable solution to bypass the claims process is long and difficult. Licensing of insurance companies will be well organized and orderly administration meet the specified rules. All of which require substantial time and lengthy process, but if this process had been overcome with good will certainly bring the image of insurance companies in Indonesia in particular and the international image of Indonesia in the world for the better.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;zemanta-pixie&quot; style=&quot;height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;zemanta-pixie-img&quot; src=&quot;http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=48e69fc4-1ee8-4e52-a26b-c6f2be396591&quot; style=&quot;border: medium none; float: right;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/520783290215510176/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/08/existence-reinsurance-institutions-in.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/520783290215510176'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/520783290215510176'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/08/existence-reinsurance-institutions-in.html' title='Existence Reinsurance Institutions in Life Insurance Consumer Protection'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-7064768361570072196</id><published>2011-08-12T12:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-12T12:46:59.641-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Financial Services"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Health Insurance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Insurance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"/><title type='text'>Best Ways to Get Affordable Health Insurance</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s3.hubimg.com/u/5381638_f260.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;http://s3.hubimg.com/u/5381638_f260.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://paypalku.hubpages.com/hub/-Best-way-to-find-Affordable-Health-Insurance&quot;&gt;Affordable health insurance&lt;/a&gt; is a topic that politicians love to debate about. The slowness of the economy and rising prices surrounding the nation have not been too good for the health &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.wikinvest.com/industry/Insurance&quot; rel=&quot;wikinvest&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Insurance&quot;&gt;insurance industry&lt;/a&gt;. In fact, finding affordable health insurance can be not only a challenge to some people, but an absolute nightmare as well. If you’re lucky enough to work for a &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Company&quot;&gt;company&lt;/a&gt; that offers health insurance of some sort, you may not have to worry about finding anything else. However, if you work part-time or are in need of health insurance, you may find yourself up against that challenge. &lt;br /&gt;
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Everyone has their own idea of what affordable health insurance is, but yet, everyone wants the best coverage. Depending on your age, your health and your habits – you may end up paying far more or far less than someone else that you know. A neighbor may have gotten insurance through a certain company for incredibly cheap. You head to the same agency assuming that you can get the same rates. They take into consideration the fact that you smoke and are a few years older and you suddenly get a quote that is twice what he’s paying. It doesn’t seem fair. &lt;br /&gt;
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Your best way to find affordable health insurance is to shop around. You can’t expect to call the first place you find and get the very best deal. You should get at least three different quotes from different companies. Depending on what you’re focusing the most of receiving – a low deductible, low co-pay for doctor visits or prescription plans, you can find exactly what you’re seeking as long as you’re willing to be patient and perhaps a little bit flexible. You might find that you have found a great price for a package but your current doctor won’t accept your new insurance. You have to decide if you want to change your doctor or your package. Little decisions like that can have a major impact on the prices that you will pay.&lt;br /&gt;
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You could scour the internet looking for sites that will allow you to compare varying companies or trying to sell you their packages, but it could end up being incredibly confusing. If you are able to find an insurance broker that is local for you, they might be your best solution. The broker can listen to what you want to find and search several different companies until they find affordable health insurance that will suit your needs. If you happen to find a site online that allows you to compare various companies as well, you will soon have several individuals calling you to get you to buy whatever package they’re selling. They might have something absolutely perfect for you or they may just end up harassing you for days until you finally speak to them. But, shopping around and getting the best quotes are in your &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_interests&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Best interests&quot;&gt;best interest&lt;/a&gt;. Finding a local broker and putting them to work for you may also be a very wise decision in finding affordable health insurance. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;zemanta-pixie&quot; style=&quot;height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;zemanta-pixie-img&quot; src=&quot;http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=bf792795-b857-4b3e-94d5-8722c2a6c615&quot; style=&quot;border: medium none; float: right;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/7064768361570072196/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/08/best-ways-to-get-affordable-health.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/7064768361570072196'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/7064768361570072196'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/08/best-ways-to-get-affordable-health.html' title='Best Ways to Get Affordable Health Insurance'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-1665911147665165760</id><published>2011-08-07T11:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-07T11:30:14.484-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="British Columbia"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Canada"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Health care"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Health Insurance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Insurance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Medicare"/><title type='text'>A new health insurance card</title><content type='html'>&lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_insurance&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Health insurance&quot;&gt;Health insurance&lt;/a&gt; cards for &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.9,-124.5&amp;amp;spn=1.0,1.0&amp;amp;q=54.9,-124.5%20%28British%20Columbia%29&amp;amp;t=h&quot; rel=&quot;geolocation&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;British Columbia&quot;&gt;British Columbia&lt;/a&gt; will be replaced by the photo cards and chips.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_minister&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Health minister&quot;&gt;Health Minister&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_de_Jong&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Mike de Jong&quot;&gt;Mike de Jong&lt;/a&gt;, and will improve patient safety and reduce fraud.&lt;br /&gt;
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These changes will begin in 2012 and will take five years to all British Columbia received a new &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_card&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Credit card&quot;&gt;card&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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It will cost up to $ 150 million.&lt;br /&gt;
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Twice as many cards as citizens&lt;br /&gt;
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There are 9.1 million Medicare cards in circulation in the province, while the British Columbia population is 4.5 million.&lt;br /&gt;
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Unlike the maps that are currently applicable, the new card must be updated regularly, ensuring that only those entitled to &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Health care&quot;&gt;medical care&lt;/a&gt; paid by the province will have a valid card in hand. People under 19 will not have to renew their cards.&lt;br /&gt;
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British Columbia that has a driver&#39;s license will be able to renew their license and &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.wikinvest.com/industry/Insurance&quot; rel=&quot;wikinvest&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Insurance&quot;&gt;insurance&lt;/a&gt; card at the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Government notes, however, that any person who needs medical care is important in emergency situations will be handled even if it does not have health insurance card or if it has expired.&lt;br /&gt;
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Health insurance card is currently used was introduced in 1989.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;zemanta-pixie&quot; style=&quot;height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;zemanta-pixie-img&quot; src=&quot;http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=c3e2554d-9eb2-43d8-99b1-85e4308cb6a9&quot; style=&quot;border: medium none; float: right;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/1665911147665165760/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-health-insurance-card.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/1665911147665165760'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/1665911147665165760'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-health-insurance-card.html' title='A new health insurance card'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-619634888760150568</id><published>2011-08-07T11:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-07T11:25:30.804-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Insurance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Insurance policy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life insurance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Social security"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Tax"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="United States"/><title type='text'>The new rules for taxation of life insurance contracts</title><content type='html'>&lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finance_Act&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Finance Act&quot;&gt;Finance Act&lt;/a&gt; 2011 to revise the tax rules for social security contributions from &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_insurance&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Life insurance&quot;&gt;life insurance&lt;/a&gt; contracts Euro multi-media, changes in tax rates for social security contributions in the compartment of a life &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurance_policy&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Insurance policy&quot;&gt;insurance contract&lt;/a&gt; says Euro multi-media (both annual and not the result of the contract), and second, by establish procedures to return to the settlement of contracts in the case of &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Tax&quot;&gt;taxes&lt;/a&gt; for social security contributions, exceed the amount due on the entire agreement, effective upon completion of any capital gain or loss.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus, the social cost of sitting on the euro this contract. The law provides, in the completion of the contract, the mechanism repayment amount paid over the water when at the end of the contract is the amount paid exceeds the amount of payroll taxes to be paid after calculating the final return and effective multi-media contract.&lt;br /&gt;
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To avoid this situation by the interaction of tax planning tax refund, the refund will reduce the amount of other expenses in calculating the tax shield.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reform applies to registered bonds or contracts from July 1, 2011, with the exception of those entered in the accounts of technical interest and profit sharing for fiscal 2010.&lt;br /&gt;
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In many states, it is mandatory to have insurance on your motorcycle. In addition to covering any loans on the bike, the insurance is designed to cover medical bills for personal injury as well as for collision costs. Even if motorcycle insurance isn’t mandatory in your state, it is still a good idea to have it. You never know when you may need it. Many people think motorcycle insurance is too expensive to have, but it is really affordable. There are some great tips to help you get the best possible rate.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you haven’t taken a motorcycle safety course, you should. Not only will it help you become a better motorcycle rider, it will also help you earn a discount on your motorcycle insurance. This is because motorcycle companies feel an informed rider is less likely to make common mistakes or to indulge in reckless behaviors. If you currently have any kind of insurance on your home or other vehicles, that particular company will likely offer you a significant discount on insurance coverage for your motorcycle.&lt;br /&gt;
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When comparing motorcycle insurance rates, make sure you are comparing apples against apples. This simply means you should only compare the cost once you have determined what the insurance covers. Ask for information about he dollar amount of coverage as well as the deductible amount. A deductible is the amount you will have to pay out of pocket for each claim filed before the insurance will pay the remainder. &lt;br /&gt;
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If you are able to store your motorcycle inside a storage unit or garage, then do so. Most insurance companies will give you additional discounts for your motorcycle being in a secure location that reduces the chances of it getting hit, vandalized, stolen, or damaged by the natural elements. Many insurance companies will give you an added discount if you won’t be riding your motorcycle during severe winter months. This is a great option for those of you who live in colder parts of the world. However, keep this coverage in mind because you will likely be tempted to get that bike out when a warm spell appears for a few days during the winter months. &lt;br /&gt;
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Keeping a clean driving record both in your motor vehicles and on your motorcycle will save you a great deal of money on your motorcycle insurance. Insurance companies love to reward those who have remained a low risk. They also want to keep your business. If you have paid your premiums on time for six months and have not have any claims or moving violations, then contact your insurance company and ask for them to review your policy for a lower price. Many insurance companies will automatically do this upon renewal of your policy, but if you have an annual policy then you should contact them after six months. &lt;br /&gt;
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If you are just learning to ride a motorcycle but don’t have a valid motorcycle license yet, you may want to consider purchasing Learner Motorcycle Insurance. This is a great way to ensure you are covered in the event of an injury or accident. While this type of insurance is going to cost you more than basic motorcycle insurance, you can’t put a price tag on safety. &lt;br /&gt;
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The internet is a great place to look for motorcycle insurance as well. Some insurance companies don’t offer motorcycle coverage while others specialize in it. The internet gives you a convenient place to enter your information once and then receive quotes by email from various insurance companies. This definitely reduces the amount of time you will spend on the process as well as allows you to easily compare rates. &lt;br /&gt;
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Having motorcycle insurance is a good idea regardless of it being mandatory in your state or not. While operating any type of motor vehicle comes with a risk, you can help lower the financial risk involved in operating one by covering the cost of damages and medical expenses should you be involved in an accident.&amp;nbsp;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/8699983452731631255/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/07/motorcycle-insurance-tips.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/8699983452731631255'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/8699983452731631255'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/07/motorcycle-insurance-tips.html' title='Motorcycle Insurance Tips'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-3090196550025777915</id><published>2011-06-20T22:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-17T06:01:20.849-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Analysis of Insurance Prospects"/><title type='text'>Analysis of Insurance Prospects in Central America at Second Kuartal of 2011</title><content type='html'>The slow economic recovery in most of Central America after the crisis of 2009 and 2010 continue to affect the insurance industry. With a combined annual economic growth of only 5% (in dollars), six Central American countries (El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) have not succeeded balancing their economic growth.&lt;br /&gt;
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Quoted from www.latindailyfinancialnews.com Fitch believes, however, that growth will remain moderate in 2011, with hopes of economic recovery than expected for most state agencies, although less pronounced in El Salvador. Fitch will monitor the impact of economic developments in the financial profile of an insurance company rated in the region to take action it deems appropriate.&lt;br /&gt;
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In late September 2010, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua showed decreased performance due to decreased operational efficiency, while maintaining the relative stability of the level of claims, while other countries saw improvements in the last index, including Guatemala, which, however, still has the highest level about 100%, as in Nicaragua. Interest income continues to be an important factor contributing to the insurance industry in the region, especially in Costa Rica and Honduras, in the first case, the registration of a broad investor base, while in Honduras, which is associated with the investment portfolio is relatively high. Meanwhile, the situation remains calm is similar to previous years, such as Guatemala and Nicaragua with a larger displacement than a passive way to rank measures, taking into account the average capitalization lower than your current company. Adequate liquidity position in all countries, although more stringent in the Guatemala and Nicaragua.&lt;br /&gt;
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In addition, Fitch welcomes the trend in the countries of the region to modernize the legal framework of insurance sector, as happened in Costa Rica and Guatemala, while in Panama the main changes to the law of the last insurance. Fitch expects to continue to see a gradual strengthening in the financial profile of insurance companies in the region and greater standardization of the conditions of competition as a result of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for financial practices and operating standards that can promote the entry of new competitors and contribute to the reduction of risk concentrations. As the September 10, 2010, industry concentration remains high, the five largest companies in each state control over an average of 65% of premiums collected, while the stock of foreign capital in the region remains asymmetrical. El Salvador is the largest market share of foreign investment (78% of premiums collected), and Guatemala, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, the lowest, despite the recent acquisitions have resulted in a significant increase in Panama&#39;s strategic partnership between Mapfre Spain and Grupo ASSA in Panama.&lt;br /&gt;
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The insurance industry in Panama continues to shine with the highest penetration in the GDP (3.4%), followed by Costa Rica (2.3%), both associated with higher purchasing power of the population, with higher levels of GDP per capita, however, Guatemala is a country showing the lowest penetration (1.2%), while the penetration in other countries varies between the limits, but generally below the average for Latin America as a region.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fitch estimates that as far as marketing channels of exploitation of the insurance industry to become less traditional in terms of innovative insurance products, and expand the choice of cost and convenience, and encourage the expansion and penetration of security in the region. In addition, sustained economic growth and increasing banking penetration is a necessary condition for the expansion of the insurance industry.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/3090196550025777915/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/06/analysis-of-insurance-prospects-in.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/3090196550025777915'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/3090196550025777915'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/06/analysis-of-insurance-prospects-in.html' title='Analysis of Insurance Prospects in Central America at Second Kuartal of 2011'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-1405474079758535930</id><published>2011-06-14T21:40:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-17T06:01:31.099-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Health Insurance"/><title type='text'>Great Choice and Right a Good Health Insurance for Elderly?</title><content type='html'>Tell me something…when do you think is the ideal time for retirement? Retirement planning is an essential part in itself. Prior to retirement you need to take into consideration a number of essential factors and health insurance for seniors is one. It is true that planning your day to day expenditure well in advance is a tedious job, but then with the online resources available online you can plan for your retirement with ease. You need to go in for the best health insurance for seniors that help you with additional provisions or safeguards. Almost all people fail to come up with an appropriate planning and by the time they reach their retirement phase they find that they don’t have sufficient exposure.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you too are a senior citizen then it may be that at this hour you may be in a health insurance crisis. Health insurance for seniors may be a bit complicated if you don’t know how to proceed. There are times when you find it difficult to avail health insurance for seniors. For instance, it may be that you don’t have the potential to own health insurance coverage. However, with the advent of tons of insurance comparison sites available you are sure to come up with affordable health insurance for seniors.&lt;br /&gt;
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You can start shopping for your senior health insurance both online as well as offline. This isn’t the sole option; instead you can also count on the references provided by your friends and family members. The only thing that is needed on your part is to log onto an insurance comparison website and fill up a form with details about your own self as well as your insurance requirements. After you have submitted the form, you are sure to get quotes from insurance companies. After sorting out the insurance quotes make sure to go for the best and feasible senior health insurance. However, don’t miss out on the options like subsidiary specialist plans and gap plans. &lt;br /&gt;
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Source : http://www.spodan.com/934.html</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/1405474079758535930/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/06/great-choice-and-right-good-health.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/1405474079758535930'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/1405474079758535930'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/06/great-choice-and-right-good-health.html' title='Great Choice and Right a Good Health Insurance for Elderly?'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-1819109522295939082</id><published>2011-06-14T21:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-17T06:01:43.374-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Health Insurance"/><title type='text'>Learn About Life And Health Insurance</title><content type='html'>Buying life and health insurance products is something that many of us keep putting off for as long as we possibly can. We know that we should buy into these insurance policies but we tend to shelf the idea, preferring to live for today rather than plan for tomorrow. Rather like an ostrich sticking its head in the sand, a lot of us it seems choose to take our chances in the hope that our circumstances will never merit the use of life or health insurance. But it can be an awfully big gamble to take.&lt;br /&gt;
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Advantages of a life and health insurance policy&lt;br /&gt;
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As we get older we often become more susceptible to health problems, disability and poor mobility; eventually of course we will all die. Both situations are naturally very distressing for family and dependants. However, the situation can be made worse if the ill / deceased was the main income producer and there are still bills to pay. The last thing anybody wants in this situation is to have the bailiffs knocking at the door, or your home repossessed because you cannot keep up your mortgage repayments.&lt;br /&gt;
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A life and health insurance policy combines cover for the likely and the inevitable. By opting to take out a life and health insurance policy you and your family will have peace of mind that should you become critically ill or die during the term of the policy, your family and dependants will be financially secure. There will be no worries about bailiffs or repossession orders and through the health insurance side of the policy you’ll be able to select a level of quality health care to suit your needs rather than relying on treatment through the NHS.&lt;br /&gt;
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Cover provided by a life and health insurance policy&lt;br /&gt;
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The cover provided by a life and health insurance policy is quite comprehensive. On the life insurance side of the policy you will be able to choose between a term life insurance product and a reducing or decreasing life insurance product.&lt;br /&gt;
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Source : http://www.spodan.com/932.html</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/1819109522295939082/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/06/learn-about-life-and-health-insurance.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/1819109522295939082'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/1819109522295939082'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/06/learn-about-life-and-health-insurance.html' title='Learn About Life And Health Insurance'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-3519945065050354753</id><published>2011-06-14T21:36:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-17T06:01:54.299-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Medical Insurance"/><title type='text'>Visitors Medical Insurance – An Overview</title><content type='html'>Visitors medical insurance covers unforeseen medical expenses of a policyholder from accidents or sickness that might occur during a foreign or US visit. It is aimed to benefit short-term travelers. The travelers may be on a visit to meet their near and dear ones or on a vacation to explore new destinations. Though the purpose of visit varies, the basic norms of insurance are applicable to all international travelers. The insurance companies give insurance coverage to tourists during travel and overseas stay.&lt;br /&gt;
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Visitors medical insurance policies can be purchased any time prior or after the start of travel for different periods. The period may range from five days to three years. Various types of coverage from basic to most comprehensive ones are available. Plans also offer different levels of maximum coverage and many options for deductibles. One has to choose the best plan depending on the individual’s requirement and affordability.&lt;br /&gt;
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Health care in countries like USA and Canada is very expensive. Even a minor sickness may require shelling out large amounts of money. Serious medical illness may turn out to be financially disastrous. The insurance plans purchased in their home country do not insure the client in a foreign land. Hence, Visitors health insurance becomes all the more important for people travelling abroad. The insured person can avoid financial shortcomings during health emergencies.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Visitors medical insurance plans broadly include emergency medical need or evacuation, accidental death and dismemberment, repatriation of mortal remains, costs of prescription drug, and hospital, doctor’s and clinical expenses.&lt;br /&gt;
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It is very essential to get familiar with some basic insurance terminology in order to understand various plans and their benefits. Deductible is a basic feature of any policy. This is the amount that has to be paid to the insurance company before the company pays for the covered expenses. Co-insurance options vary with each plan and refer to the total amount to be paid by the insured to the company including the deductible. A comprehensive policy provides the insured a package of health care services.&lt;br /&gt;
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Choosing a Dental Plan&lt;br /&gt;
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While taking a decision on a discounted dental plan, it is important to be fully informed so that one can make a confident decision. The internet would be great tool to search for various plans in your area and compare them. Keeping the cost and benefits offered in mind, an informed decision can be made against the backdrop of your needs. Joining or enrolling in any of these plans is easy and quick; you just have to pay the fee using your credit card or electronic check and get the package online, in a matter of minutes. Many of these packages come with a 30 day money back guarantee, which means if you are not satisfied with the package or services, you can get your money back within 30 days without any questions being asked.&lt;br /&gt;
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Many discounted dental plans offer ways to save on more than dental care, offering discounts on pharmacy prescriptions, vision etc. Keep these in mind while comparing the plans.&lt;br /&gt;
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Using your discounted Dental plan&lt;br /&gt;
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After you join a discounted dental plan you can start using the plan immediately without any waiting period. Benefits for most discounted dental plans are activated within 48 hours from enrolling.&lt;br /&gt;
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When you use the discounted dental plan, make sure you call the empanelled provider dentist for an appointment. When you reach the dentist to keep your appointment, make sure you show the discount dental plan card to the receptionist to avoid confusion, it will ensure that you are charged the discounted rate in the first place.&lt;br /&gt;
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The payment at the discounted rate is to be made at the time of taking the service. There are no hassles of paperwork and claims as in insurance plans.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/4770069646723397427/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/06/what-are-discount-dental-plans.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/4770069646723397427'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/4770069646723397427'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/06/what-are-discount-dental-plans.html' title='What are discount Dental Plans?'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-7722857788038904992</id><published>2011-05-09T23:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-17T06:02:18.456-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Auto Insurance Company"/><title type='text'>How to Choose an Auto Insurance Company</title><content type='html'>Choosing a car insurance company should be composed of much thought and planning. Most people may feel that all insurance companies are equal - they are not. Make sure you do your homework on the types of policies each company offers, the price for each type of coverage, and how quickly they reimburse claims among other important factors. Here are some of the basics to keep in mind when choosing an insurance company automobile.&lt;br /&gt;
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Not all insurance companies operating in all areas. You may have family members or friends who are very satisfied with their insurance, but if they live in a different state, and in some cases, another city, policies and prices may change. It is also important to note that auto insurance companies should be allowed to operate in a specific state, many insurance companies may not be available depending on where you live.&lt;br /&gt;
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The price you pay for auto insurance is extremely important for many motorists, especially when the same type of insurance can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars more or less depending on the insurer. Make sure you do your homework and determine what are the insurance companies in the competitive pricing structure.&lt;br /&gt;
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The service is another extremely important factor that should be taken into consideration. If you are in a collision or have been injured by a motorist, you want your insurance company immediately and help you have resources on hand to help you on your way, either helping you or for medical emergencies get you safely home, you rent a car to drive. If you have questions, you should be able to reach your agent a telephone call or other means, and answers to your questions in a timely manner.&lt;br /&gt;
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The comfort and peace of mind are also important factors in choosing an insurance company automobile. If you do not feel comfortable with a salesperson or business practices of an insurance company, the choice to go elsewhere. Most regions in the United States are extremely competitive when it comes to auto insurance. It should be noted that many customers who are satisfied with their insurance agents and life insurance company clients to become long. Another consideration to choosing a company car insurance is to ensure that the company you do business with is financially soluble. You do not want to depend on a company that might not be around in the months to come.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/7722857788038904992/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-choose-auto-insurance-company.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/7722857788038904992'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/7722857788038904992'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-choose-auto-insurance-company.html' title='How to Choose an Auto Insurance Company'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-4799863682590503072</id><published>2011-05-08T23:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-08T23:26:00.436-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Insurance Company."/><title type='text'>Choosing a Good Insurance Company.</title><content type='html'>To help you make the right choice about the person or company to whom you entrust your insurance, here are some indications about the qualities of a good insurance company. You have the choice between an insurance broker, a general agent insurance owned an insurance company to make sure. A broker is an independent, not dependent on any company and who earns his living from the percentage it collects on the amount of the transaction. He takes care of you seeking the contract best suited to your personal case, cost-competitive. It also enters into negotiations with the company.&lt;br /&gt;
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The insurance agent, meanwhile, represents an insurance company and offers products thereof in accordance with the commercial policy of the company. All that you will give him shall be deemed given to the insurance company itself.&lt;br /&gt;
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Whomever you choose, as long as it is available full time and does not stack with other activities, which could prevent him from being there when you need it. Insist that person the ability to provide you personal advice applicable to your particular situation and depending on your risk. It will also be able to answer all your questions and you will not sign anything without giving you time to study the contract and to think it over. It will provide all documents relating to your contract and insurance policies. The most important are the safeguards contained in the terms of your contract. They absolutely must provide coverage for damage caused by a particular event that could affect you and the insurance company or your broker will be obliged to stick to the contract, and nothing else. Be sure to choose the benefits, and before you decide, make a comparison of rates with other insurers for the same cover subscribed to cases with the same profile.&lt;br /&gt;
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Several providers offer insurance quotes in, ask what you do and compare the differences between insurance company. In doing so, you&#39;re sure to make the right choice. Choosing a good insurance not done lightly. Gather as much information as possible in order to make your choice knowing and a serene mind. Be sure you understand the guarantees offered by your insurer, as well as general and special conditions, which include for example the disclaimers.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/4799863682590503072/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/05/choosing-good-insurance-company.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/4799863682590503072'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/4799863682590503072'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/05/choosing-good-insurance-company.html' title='Choosing a Good Insurance Company.'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-4682254278166630939</id><published>2011-03-01T21:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-07-17T06:02:36.031-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Education"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Health Insurance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Insurance"/><title type='text'>Insurance is the Solution, Being Love on Self and Family</title><content type='html'>Insurance is on guard to face the future and build a network of financial security of yourself and family. No one of us can predict with certainty how long we live or how long we can continue working.&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;Health is the greatest gift to man, but we can not predict when we are healthy and when it will hurt&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Have you prepare funds for your HEALTH?&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;Education is the best legacy that can be given by us, as parents to our children&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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EDUCATION FUND Have you prepare for your child, to realize his dream goal?&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;Everyone must Pensions, prepare your pension as early as possible, it is certain pension, but the Pension Welfare is a Choice&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Have you prepare your RETIREMENT?&lt;br /&gt;
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All of the above definitely will happen, all depends on you, Everything is your choice.&lt;br /&gt;
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Inevitably, Glad not happy, We Must Start preparing now.&lt;br /&gt;
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Start from now, Start small, and start from yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vehicle and Home, you are insured for their economic value (price). But why when you buy insurance for yourself you choose the lowest one ..? Though insurance policy is a save by SMART, because since you first save, you are GUARANTEED to get a large amount of coverage FUNDS.&lt;br /&gt;
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The best time to have a current insurance is still young and healthy.&lt;br /&gt;
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Smart Greetings</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/4682254278166630939/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2010/12/insurance-is-solution-being-love-on.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/4682254278166630939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/4682254278166630939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2010/12/insurance-is-solution-being-love-on.html' title='Insurance is the Solution, Being Love on Self and Family'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-6983513058674076783</id><published>2011-02-06T20:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-07-17T06:02:58.317-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dental Insurance"/><title type='text'>Dental Insurance</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbltr6wfI6Z6bsaq3E0Wg3__A9TRnapG85bPN1j3A4g3j1vmHCjLUbohBzv_D-9eH8PwzBC76fCoCWjOqM-l44xJbTp6PzYNZIO5NBsxdZDS8MLtYavUtoiGYEVe4oNI2NM0YANFzaJqa/s1600/dental_insurance.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;332&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbltr6wfI6Z6bsaq3E0Wg3__A9TRnapG85bPN1j3A4g3j1vmHCjLUbohBzv_D-9eH8PwzBC76fCoCWjOqM-l44xJbTp6PzYNZIO5NBsxdZDS8MLtYavUtoiGYEVe4oNI2NM0YANFzaJqa/s400/dental_insurance.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Does one need &lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/02/advantages-of-offering-dental-benefits_05.html&quot;&gt;Dental Insurance&lt;/a&gt;? This question is asked by us in parlance with any kind of insurance. Well, &lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/2011/01/avoiding-extra-high-financing-costs.html&quot;&gt;insurance&lt;/a&gt; is a tool that offsets financial losses due to accidents or incidents or unforeseen circumstances. With this in view, insurance is always advocated but if one is young and healthy and doesn’t need to visit a dentist more than twice a year, dental insurance will not be a requirement, since the premium for such insurance may be more than the annual tooth maintenance bill.&lt;br /&gt;
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People with a turbulent dental history are advised to purchase dental insurance or join a discounted dental plan for the simple reason that dental bills can turn out to be very steep. Millions of Americans are undergoing root canal and cavity procedures despite the fluoride in drinking water. Dental health in the USA has not been of very high standard over the decades. Dental health depends upon a variety of factors including dental hygiene, stress, personal eating habits, nutrition etc. &lt;br /&gt;
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The programs of dental coverage available are Indemnity Plans, Preferred Provider Plans, HMO Plans and &lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/06/what-are-discount-dental-plans.html&quot;&gt;Discount Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Dental Indemnity Insurance Plans&lt;br /&gt;
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These are normal, traditional insurance coverage plans where you get a percentage of your dental bills covered for a monthly fee or premium. Normally a indemnity plan covers 100% of preventive services, 80% of restoration services and 50% of major treatment like orthodontics.&lt;br /&gt;
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These plans cost an average of $40 per month and give you highly discounted rates of dental procedures within the specified network. A few benefits are available outside the network also. These plans are regulated by state insurance departments and fall in the insurance category.&lt;br /&gt;
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HMO Dental Insurance&lt;br /&gt;
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These insurance plans are also known as capitation plans. They operate like Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO). These are also regulated by state insurance department and cost between $20-$40 a month.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/06/what-are-discount-dental-plans.html&quot;&gt;Discount dental plans&lt;/a&gt; are like clubs where you get the best deals when you show your membership card. These are again network based. They give best value to individual and family memberships. This membership is only purchasing a discounted access to a network dentist and is not considered &lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/hub/8-Tips-for-Choosing-a-Sharia-Insurance&quot;&gt;insurance&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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A Dental insurance or dental benefit plan is viewed upon as a much sought after employee benefit. So financially it makes sense to have a dental benefit plan in place to recruit and retain employees. Moreover, dental health is a very important part of overall employee health and man days lost due to dental problems or dental discomfort of an employee equates to financial loss for the employer.&lt;br /&gt;
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Unlike most medical conditions, dental maladies and treatments are low risk, predictable and low cost. These factors contribute to offering dental insurance to employees a good option financially. Dental diseases are preventable by maintenance and often involve only maintenance costs like x-rays and examinations. Treatment is rendered cheap due to diagnosis in early stages of the disease. Keeping these financial factors in mind, dental insurance options can also be self funded. History does not show any extremes in costs or utilization of this form of employee benefit.&lt;br /&gt;
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Selecting the right Dental Insurance Plan&lt;br /&gt;
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Selecting the right dental plan involves a lot of factors which have to be considered with due care.&lt;br /&gt;
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Dental insurance plans are basically agreements between the employer and the insurance company. Most plans offered by dental insurance companies allow for part reimbursement of dental treatment expenses. Many plans also discourage certain kind of treatments or allow access to certain of dentists. To consider these points one has to go through the plan very carefully with a toothcomb. For example choosing a dentist is not same as choosing a dentist from “the list”, or if the plan does not cover one kind of treatment, it is wrong to infer that your regular dentist is incompetent.&lt;br /&gt;
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Many plans do not cover pre existing conditions. Some may not cover implants and so on. Due to these preconditions, the final treatment may be paid for in part only or in insurance parlance you might be reimbursed for LEAT (Lease Expensive Alternative Treatment). Dental insurance plans vary in fixing the UCR (usual, customary, and reasonable) in a certain geographical area. UCR may vary from plan to plan and company to company despite operating in the same area. Therefore fixation of this UCR level would define the liability of the patient. In some plans the patient may have to pay more and in some he may have to pay less depends upon the plan the employer has offered.                                          ……..(&lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/02/advantages-of-offering-dental-benefits_05.html&quot;&gt;Go To Part 2&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;
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An employee has to ask himself the following before he finalizes on a plan:&lt;br /&gt;
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Would the employees like to retain the freedom of choosing their own dentists?&lt;br /&gt;
Will the mode of treatment be determined by the patient and the dentist?&lt;br /&gt;
What type of routine and preventive dental care is covered? Does the plan cover braces, oral surgery, crowns and bridges, root canals and treatment of periodontal diseases?&lt;br /&gt;
Will the plan cover all diagnostic, preventive and emergency services? Including preventive services viz. sealants &amp;amp; fluoride treatments, which might result in financial savings to the patient in future? Does it provide for full-mouth x-rays?&lt;br /&gt;
What forms of major dental care is covered? Does the plan cover implants, dentures, or treatment for temporomandibular disorders?&lt;br /&gt;
Does the plan allow for specialist referrals? If so, has the dentist be limited to “the” list of specialists to choose form?&lt;br /&gt;
Does the plan provide for emergencies? What are the provisions made for emergency care when the patient is on tour?&lt;br /&gt;
What percentage of monthly premiums goes into actual care and not to administration?&lt;br /&gt;
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Dental Insurance benefit coverage should be taken into consideration but should not be the deciding factor in choosing the treatment.&lt;br /&gt;
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Dental Insurance Plan Models&lt;br /&gt;
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There are numerous dental plans available. Basically they are of two kinds:&lt;br /&gt;
Managed care and Fee-for-service. &lt;br /&gt;
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Managed care dental plans are restricted forms of dental insurance which aim at reducing costs and payouts. They tend to restrict the coverage by limiting the access to care by restrictions (by predefining dentist, specialist, hospital or treatments in form of lists) and restricting level, type and frequency of treatment (usually in form of clauses in the coverage policy).&lt;br /&gt;
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Fee-for-service dental plans have a freedom of choice options where one can choose their own dentist and the fee is paid as fixed by the dentist. ……..(&lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/02/advantages-of-offering-dental-benefits_04.html&quot;&gt;Go To Part 3&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;
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Managed Care Dental Plans&lt;br /&gt;
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Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plans are plans in which the patient has to select a dentist from a list provided to him. These dentists have agreed to discount their fee by contract with the insurance company. Some PPO plans also allow patients treated by dentists outside their list, where the patient is penalized by excess co-payments and higher deductibles. PPO’s are normally less expensive than indemnity plans in their class.&lt;br /&gt;
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Keep the following in mind while reviewing a PPO Dental Insurance Plan.&lt;br /&gt;
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What is the percentage of the premium used for administration?&lt;br /&gt;
Will the discount influence patients to change their regular dentist? Will the amount of the discount the dentist ahs to offer affect the number of treatment options for the patient?&lt;br /&gt;
What is the liability of the employer in the event of the plan influencing dentist selection or treatment?&lt;br /&gt;
What are the criteria of selection of dentists for the plan? Does it have adequate number of dentists under contract? What is the geographic distribution of dentists? Does the PPO dental insurance plan provide for specialist referrals? If so, are the dentists limited to a specialist on the “list” only?&lt;br /&gt;
How does the plan provide for emergency treatment? If so then how does the plan provide for emergencies outside the geographical area?&lt;br /&gt;
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Dental Health Maintenance Organization (DHMO) or Capitation plans are designed in such a way that the patient does not have any financial payout when he goes for treatment. These plans pay the dentists on their “list” a fixed amount of money monthly per enrolled family or individual, regardless of visits. In return, the dentists provides specific types of treatment to the patients who visit him at no charge, any other types of treatments require co-payment. This way, the DHMO is rewarding dentists to keep patients in good health, thereby keeping the costs low. This kind of plan is one of the least expensive.&lt;br /&gt;
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Factors to consider while reviewing a DHMO plan.&lt;br /&gt;
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What is the percentage of the premium used for administration?&lt;br /&gt;
Does the employer have access to enough information for him to determine the level and amount of treatment rendered to each of the employees?&lt;br /&gt;
What is the utilization percentage for patients in this plan? Average waiting period for an initial appointment and average period between appointments has to be given due consideration.&lt;br /&gt;
What is the dentist/patient ratio for the DHMO plan? What is the criterion of dentist selection in the program? What is the geographic distribution of dentists?&lt;br /&gt;
What percentage of dentists is selected for from those who applied to participate? How many dentists withdrew from the program in the recent past?&lt;br /&gt;
What is the rate of compensation for the dentists? Is it sufficient compensation for the needs of the covered patient population? What are the provisions made for dentists in the event of unforeseen utilization?&lt;br /&gt;
What are the benefits for patients needing a specialist&#39;s care? How are specialists selected and compensated? Does the plan have adequate specialists?&lt;br /&gt;
Does the program provide for any emergency treatment? If so, is it available outside the geographical area?&lt;br /&gt;
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Fee-for-Service Dental Plans&lt;br /&gt;
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Direct Reimbursement (DR) plan is a self-funded dental insurance benefit plan which reimburses patients on actual spent on dental care. It is not based on the type of treatment received. The patient has complete freedom in choosing the dentist. The employers are liable to pay a percentage of actual treatment cost, but they do not have to pay monthly premiums for employees who do not need the benefit. Moreover the employer is free of any responsibility to take decisions on mode of treatment due to previous plan selection or sponsorships. Direct Reimbursement Dental Insurance Plan is American Dental Association’s preferred method of dental coverage.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ustadz, I am an owner of car rental, in buying my car insurance from the car in one package. And after a few months later, I was required to pay the insurance each month. My question is:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. Is the vehicle insurance law in Islam? Wrote that should not be elegant and what is allowed?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. In this case, because it is a package with the purchase of a car and I already pay. Are we allowed to &lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2010/12/insurance-claims-problems-and-solutions.html&quot;&gt;claim&lt;/a&gt; or take the insurance money in case of a car accident?&lt;br /&gt;
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Answer:&lt;br /&gt;
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Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. Blessings and greetings may always to the Prophet sallallaahu &#39;alaihi wa sallam, his family, his companions, as well as people who follow the prompts until the Day of Resurrection.&lt;br /&gt;
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Insurance in Islamic jurisprudence known as At-Ta&#39;min. In an age now, insurance circulating in the community that many forms, among which are at-ta&#39;min at-tijari (business insurance or commercial insurance). Insurance of vehicles such as cars or otherwise included in this type of insurance.&lt;br /&gt;
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Preview this insurance system is the customer to pay a certain nominal to the company / insurance agencies each month or year or any order or in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement in the event of damage or accident, then the insurance institution to bear the entire cost of damages. If nothing happened then the deposit continues to run and become the &lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/2011/01/property-taxes-paying-for-your-quality.html&quot;&gt;property&lt;/a&gt; of the insurance institution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The purpose of this type of insurance is pure business, because it was established in order to make profits. In summary, people who twisted this insurance will face a gamble with two possibilities: profit or loss.&lt;br /&gt;
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This kind of insurance law with all its form is forbidden, both life insurance, &lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/2011/01/property-taxes-paying-for-your-quality.html&quot;&gt;property&lt;/a&gt;, cars or other vehicles, trade, homes, land, or one organ of the body, good insurance against fire, theft or accident. Because, all contain usury, gambling, and gharar (uncertainty). This opinion is an agreed majority of scholars in the Majlis al-Majma &#39;al-Fiqhi held in Makkah Al-Mukarramah with decision no. 5 on 4 Rabi H. End of 1397 Also listed in Darul fatwa Ifta &#39;in Egypt. Including the opinion illicit this type of insurance is also a Permanent Committee for Fatwa and Discussion on Scientific Affairs Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Rabithah &#39;Alam Islami, as well as Islamic institutions, whether in the Arab world, as well as international.&lt;br /&gt;
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Here we mention some of the arguments of the scholars who forbid insurance business:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. Akad insurance business including the sale and purchase agreement is speculation that contain elements of gharar (uncertainty). Because while the contract lasts, people who get insurance can not know the amount of money to be deposited and the amount he claims he will receive. He could have paid the deposit once or twice, then an accident, so he is entitled to submit claims to insurance firm commitment. And maybe never did any accident occur, so that the person requesting the insurance pay the entire deposit, without getting any. Likewise, insurance companies can not determine the number of claims that should he wish to pay and the amount of deposit will he receive, when examined from each contract separately. In fact, in a saheeh hadeeth mentioned the prohibition of the Prophet sallallaahu &#39;alaihi wa sallam for sale and purchase of which is gharar.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Akad business insurance is a form of gambling. Because, in it contains the element of chance in terms of exchange of&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/2011/01/property-taxes-paying-for-your-quality.html&quot;&gt;property&lt;/a&gt;, and there is a loss without any errors or any actions, and it also has benefits without compensation or with compensation that is not commensurate. Due to new customers sometimes pay some deposit insurance, then there was an accident, so that insurance companies bear the entire cost of the claim. And may not be an accident, so at that time the company &lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/search/label/Financial%20Management&quot;&gt;managed&lt;/a&gt; to dredge the entire deposit customer without spending any compensation at all. And if the contract contains elements of real obscurity like that, then that is what is called gambling, and enter the generality prohibition of gambling mentioned in the word of Allaah (which means), &quot;O ye who believe, real wine, gambling, sacrifice to idols, gambled the fate of the heinous act, including acts devil, then shun acts that so that you get lucky. &quot;(Surat al Maidah: 90)&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Business insurance contract contains elements of usury Fadhl (usury commerce) and usury nasi&#39;ah (delay), because if the insurance company pays for clients, heirs, or those who take advantage of it to get more money from the money he paid, then it is usury Fadhl. And if the insurance company gives money to the amount he has paid his client after a grace period elapsed from the time contracts had been signed, then it is usury nasi&#39;ah only. And both usury is forbidden by the proposition syar&#39;i and consensus&#39; (agreement scholars).&lt;br /&gt;
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4. Akad business insurance includes bets are forbidden. Because, both sides contain elements of uncertainty, chance, fate and gambled. In fact, the Shari&#39;a does not allow betting, except in defense of Islam and raise the flag with hujjah and weapons. The Prophet sallallaahu &#39;alaihi wa sallam has limited rukhshah (legal relief) bet treasure only in three cases, as set out in his words, &quot;Not allowed to bet in the race except in the (race) riding a camel racing, throwing the spear, and horse racing. &quot;While insurance is not included in the above matters and do not like it at all. Thus, the law is unlawful.&lt;br /&gt;
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5. Business insurance contract contains elements of taking someone else&#39;s&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/2011/01/property-taxes-paying-for-your-quality.html&quot;&gt;property&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;without compensation. While taking someone else&#39;s&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/2011/01/property-taxes-paying-for-your-quality.html&quot;&gt;property&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;without compensation in the sale and purchase agreement, including unlawful. This is contained in the word of Allah, the Exalted generality (which means), &quot;O those who believe, do not you eat your fellow&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/2011/01/property-taxes-paying-for-your-quality.html&quot;&gt;property&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;in ways that false, except by way perniagan with the principle of consensual among you.&quot; (Surah An-Nisa &#39;: 29).&lt;br /&gt;
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6. In the business of insurance contract contained pengharusan something not required in the Shari&#39;a, because the insurance company never did any adverse action, nor the cause of the loss. Insurance companies just do the contract with the client to ensure the loss if it happens, in exchange for deposits paid by clients to him, while the insurance company never did any work for the party requesting the insurance. Thus, this action is forbidden. (See the book Fatawa al-Fiqh wa Buyu &#39;thing. 227 and so on).&lt;br /&gt;
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As for relating to people who already are involved in an insurance contract business, then here are a few circumstances:&lt;br /&gt;
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a. If he does not know the laws according to sharia, then he is not innocent, either when he is depositing or receiving money compensation from the insurance company. But if he has to know the laws, and forbidden for him to deposit or receive compensation from the company, because included in the category of helping in sin and enmity and eat someone else&#39;s&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://u-smartinvesting.blogspot.com/2011/01/property-taxes-paying-for-your-quality.html&quot;&gt;property&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;in a way that vanity which God has forbidden. (See QS. Al-Maidah: 2, and QS. An-Nisa &#39;: 29).&lt;br /&gt;
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b. If he had known keharamannya, but he was forced or obliged by the government and there is no alternative but to do so, then according to Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah that such a tax is included in the category (which is levied by the government by force) which is basically not prescribed. And he escape responsibility before God and not entitled to sin and punishment. (See Al-Hawi min Fataawa ash-Shaykh al-Albani, p.. 415).&lt;br /&gt;
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c. If he already knows is haraam, and still bermuamalah with the insurance company with his own choice without any coercion, then he is sinning and must repent to Allah with repentance Nasuha. Shaykh Al-Albani says, &quot;As for insurance on his own choice that he try to achieve it should not (haram) in Islam, because the entry in the category of gambling.&quot; (Fatawa ash-Shaykh al-Albani, p.. 363)&lt;br /&gt;
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And if he had received compensation money from the insurance company, then he should mensedekahkan benefits to the poor or it passes to the things that contain the common good to the Muslims, and he was obliged to come out or not may bermuamalah with the insurance company .&lt;br /&gt;
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When asked about people who already paid the money or receive compensation from insurance companies, the Permanent Committee for Fatwa and Discussion on Scientific Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stated, &quot;The customer should take the nominal money which he had deposited into the insurance company. The rest was her charity to the poor or she spend another sides benefit and he should get out of the insurance company. &quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Shaykh Abd Al-&#39;Adni said, &quot;When business people and wealthy are forced to bermuamalah with insurance companies by the parties that it is impossible for them to confront or deny the request, so that they deposit and bermuamalah with these companies, then the sin is borne by the party the force. But when the disaster happened they should not be accepted, unless they have deposited par. &quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus we can state the answer. If true then it comes from God alone. And if there is a mistake then it is from ourselves and from our personal syetan.Wallahu Shawab knows best-bish.&lt;br /&gt;
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Author: Ustadz Muhammad Wasitho, Lc (Entrepreneur Magazine Expert Staff Sharia Muslims) translated into english using google translate and published again by http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/1304141280833394864/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/01/car-insurance-in-islamic-law.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/1304141280833394864'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/1304141280833394864'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2011/01/car-insurance-in-islamic-law.html' title='Car Insurance in Islamic Law'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-7523374002190565338</id><published>2011-01-17T01:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-07-17T06:04:01.365-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Insurance News"/><title type='text'>Report: California’s ‘Other Big One’ Could Cause $300B in Damages</title><content type='html'>&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;
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Insurancejournal.com Report : California could be subject to a powerful series of storms, capable of costing $300 billion in damages — three times as much as a severe earthquake in the southern part of the state, according to a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey.&lt;br /&gt;
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The “ARkStorm Scenario,” prepared by USGS and released at the ARkStorm Summit in Sacramento this week, combines pre-historical geologic flood history in California with modern flood mapping and climate-change projections to produce a hypothetical, but plausible scenario aimed at preparing the emergency response community for this type of hazard.&lt;br /&gt;
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USGS said the hypothetical storm, also dubbed the “other Big One,” would strike the U.S. West Coast and be similar to the intense California winter storms of 1861 and 1862 that left the central valley of California impassible. The storm is estimated to produce precipitation that in many places exceeds levels only experienced on average once every 500 to 1,000 years.&lt;br /&gt;
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The report projects property damage from the storms to exceed $300 billion, mostly from flooding. Demand surge (an increase in labor rates and other repair costs after major natural disasters) could increase property losses by 20 percent. Agricultural losses and other costs to repair lifelines, dewater (drain) flooded islands, and repair damage from landslides, brings the total direct property loss to nearly $400 billion, of which $20 to $30 billion would be recoverable through public and commercial insurance.&lt;br /&gt;
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The high costs are a result of flooding,which in many cases would overwhelm flood protection systems that are typically designed to resist 100- to 200-year runoffs. The Central Valley experiences hypothetical flooding 300 miles long and 20 or more miles wide. Serious flooding also occurs in Orange County, Los Angeles County, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay area, and other coastal communities. Windspeeds in some places reach 125 miles per hour, hurricane-force winds. Across wider areas of the state, winds reach 60 miles per hour. Hundreds of landslides damage roads, highways, and homes.&lt;br /&gt;
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Power, water, sewer, and other lifelines experience damage that takes weeks or months to restore. Flooding evacuation could involve 1.5 million residents in the inland region and delta counties. Business interruption costs reach $325 billion in addition to the $400 property repair costs, meaning that an ARkStorm could cost on the order of $725 billion, which is nearly 3 times the loss deemed to be realistic by the ShakeOut authors for a magnitude7.8 earthquake on the San Andreas Fault in southern California, an event with roughly the same annual occurrence probability.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;long_text&quot; id=&quot;result_box&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Are saving and investing is good ..? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Sure. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;However,  what if savings and investment was sold out because affected in the  future, such as medical expenses or because they have lost the Seeker  living. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Savings planned for children&#39;s education expenses, to buy a house, car, haj pilgrimage and pension costs must be lost. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Well, this is where risk management is required. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;If you have this, this is the need for insurance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Our lives are filled with risk. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Starting  from our eyes open until we fell asleep and woke up again, we bear the  burden of risk upon themselves, their families and do not miss all our  possessions. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Someone said wise if he is able to take into account the risks that exist in front of him and anticipate starting from scratch.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;long_text&quot; id=&quot;result_box&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Insurance awareness depart from the human experience that a lot of unwanted things can someday change the course of one&#39;s life. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Things that seemed brilliant at once can be turned into a very bleak. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;It  would be futile, for example, if events occur beyond our control, such  as flood, tsunami, volcano eruption or wedus trash or accident caused  the breadwinner was sick, or even have to move the world. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Without  careful risk control, is not impossible that the events that are not  desirable in the future compel us to collect the treasure we start from  zero because they have to pay for treatment and care.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Conduct meaningful risk management plan for the future with more systematic, mature and well planned. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;We all want security, prosperity and health. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Insurance is one mechanism that has proved successful in protecting the most valuable assets, namely yourself. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Choosing to insured or not is an option. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;We probably will not feel the effects now. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Maybe a year, two years, five even ten years later we are only aware of it. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;All can happen, no one knows whether the risk will become a reality or not. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;But anyway, the future that we aspire to begin construction of this minute. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;And talking of the future, is closely associated with our ability to manage risk today, tomorrow, and so on. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;let insurance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;So we no longer need to wonder what will happen to us in the future. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span title=&quot;&quot;&gt;We should do is to design our own future.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/8631771453290859070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2010/12/saving-investing-and-insurance.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/8631771453290859070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/8631771453290859070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2010/12/saving-investing-and-insurance.html' title='Saving, Investing and Insurance'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>3900 Rd, Coffeyville, KS 67337, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>37.09024 -95.712891</georss:point><georss:box>11.6301275 -136.1425785 62.5503525 -55.2832035</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-4074059681161227393</id><published>2010-12-05T04:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-07-17T06:04:23.887-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Education"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Education Insurance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Health Insurance"/><title type='text'>SMART Management Education Funds</title><content type='html'>From year to year, the cost of increasingly expensive education. That is why we need menusun child education thorough planning for the future of children is assured. Educational planning, especially in terms of preparing the budget, would not be considered a trivial matter.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some factors that must be considered in preparing the education fund for children include:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. Period.&lt;br /&gt;
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When will the funds will be used. Is it used just 5 years? 10 years longer? Or is it only 2 years? The longer the time period that you have, the more light will usually be your burden.&lt;br /&gt;
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A simple example, if children go to school about 10 years. He needs money to go to school around let&#39;s say USD 50 million in that year. Well, if you save from now, then the amount you tube usually does not amount to much. Another case if you start saving in year-6, or in year 8. There must be much greater.&lt;br /&gt;
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So Prepare from now, and if you already have most of their funds are now separated only education funds in a separate post. Remember, preparing funds for school entry differs by preparing funds to buy a car. If you buy a car, money is not enough, you can postpone the plan. But if for school children, cook you have to rewind time in school? Not correct ..?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Investment&lt;br /&gt;
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Most people choose the product or Savings Education Insurance Education. Education insurance issued by insurance companies, while savings of Education issued by the Bank.&lt;br /&gt;
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Alternative investment products other than gold, stocks, or mutual funds.&lt;br /&gt;
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In principle, all investment products that have the possibility to be able to give flowers or increased value of his unit, so that could be used as an alternative investment to prepare the children&#39;s education fund. Of course, every investment product has advantages and disadvantages of its own, and different risks.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Protection&lt;br /&gt;
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The third thing to consider is whether you have the protection of investment products. That is, if something happens to you (such as death, accident, sickness and the like), then the investment products you can continue to provide results and profitable for you. Well this is where the role of insurance. If you select the Insurance Education, the protection already exists in it, shingga Insurance Education called All in One Account.&lt;br /&gt;
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Protection here is that if something happens to you, then there will be a third party who will remain &#39;menabung&#39; big bucks USD 350 thousand, 500 thousand, or 1 million per month was created Putra / i loved, so that automatic SECURITY EQUIPMENT funds for children&#39;s education available.&lt;br /&gt;
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And more important thing is do not just aside the funds without any previous calculations, but also must look at the amount of funds needed in the future.&lt;br /&gt;
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A simple example like this. Think of it this time our son was 5 years old. If we assume the money into high school today is USD. 5 million, and the average age of children entering high school is at the age of 15 years, pertannyaannya is, whether the later will pay the same amount when our children go to high school, some 10 years later? Of course not right? To be sure, the Education Cost certainly will be more expensive.&lt;br /&gt;
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How do we estimate the total cost of education if education expenses Child will always go up from year to year? We may use certain assumptions and we can make it as a benchmark to prepare for our Children Education fund in the future.&lt;br /&gt;
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For example every year the cost of education will increase by 10% every year. Thus, if such money to enter high school at the moment is Rp. 5 million, then the next year can be estimated that the money will be Rp. 5.5 million which is the result of multiplication of Rp. 5 million x 1.1.&lt;br /&gt;
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What about the second year, third year and subsequent years? How to calculate as above can be repeated like this, USD 5 million x 1.1 x 1.1 to the second year and USD 5 million x 1.1 x 1.1 x 1.1 to the third year. How to 10 years later? Just multiply the USD. 5 million with a (1,1) rank 10.&lt;br /&gt;
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So, if you want to prepare Children Education Fund, in addition to 3 above factors also must take into account how many children the necessary education costs later. Thus it&#39;s easier to set the right strategy for us to be ready when the time comes.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ideals Children may towering, which is important you as parents need to know tips and steps to be able to help realize the ideals of children, especially from the financial side.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/feeds/4074059681161227393/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2010/12/smart-management-education-funds.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/4074059681161227393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4383221703757737173/posts/default/4074059681161227393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://u-smartinsurance.blogspot.com/2010/12/smart-management-education-funds.html' title='SMART Management Education Funds'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383221703757737173.post-2107776141982469617</id><published>2010-12-05T04:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-07-17T06:04:35.510-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Insurance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Insurance Claims"/><title type='text'>Insurance Claims, Problems and Solutions</title><content type='html'>&quot;Insurance is easy entry, but his claim hard&quot;, &quot;It is the premium paid over two years, so do not claim expenses&quot;, or &quot;Gee, I mo claim, but it is complicated, there is passed here.&quot; Maybe that&#39;s a small part that is your minds, so you do not want to take an insurance policy.&lt;br /&gt;
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The claim is a right which is actually received by each customer insurance. And certainly Insurance Company will pay the claim, the liability of the customer are met. Let us consider the mechanism of Claim, to claim you must pay. And of course you are still antipathy / refuse insurance to be open-minded, so soon have the insurance policy.&lt;br /&gt;
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The purpose of the claim is to provide benefits in accordance with the provisions of your policy. In order to be processed and paid claims, consider the various important provisions regarding the filing of claims.&lt;br /&gt;
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Before you make a claim, make sure you have a benefit in accordance with that listed in your policy. Example: You only have life insurance only, so automatically if you file a claim hospitalization, certainly not the insurance company will pay the claim. So go back and check the insurance benefits you have taken, make sure you have insurance that will benefit you claim.&lt;br /&gt;
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You should make sure also, that your policy is still in a state Inforce / valid / active. So for your policy is always in a state of Inforce, make sure you make payments / transactions on a regular basis (especially in the first two years, do not there is a hole).&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, make sure your policy is not within the waiting period. That waiting period is the period of entry into force of your insurance protection. Examples: for protection of hospitalization due to illness, such as: diarrhea, dengue fever, urinary tract infections, typhoid, etc.. The waiting period is 30 days after the receipt of a customer with insurance. Remember also that the requirement for a claim usually must undergo hospitalization, can be at least 1 x 24 hours or 2 x 24 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
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For you who use the card, immediately to the Phone Number listed on the card, so that process is faster, or immediately contact your insurance agent. It will definitely help him. Phone Number&lt;br /&gt;
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If you&#39;ve ever lapse policy, make sure when submitting a claim, your policy is not within the waiting period as well as having certain exceptions.&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, make sure you ask not claim exemption contained in the Policy. Example: You&#39;ve had kidney stone surgery, well when you apply a policy, you are told to medical. And the result is medicalnya not good, so for the pain because of kidney stones are not covered. So if you make a claim because of kidney stones, auto insurance companies will not pay.&lt;br /&gt;
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Well, after the above provisions are met, the claim that you&#39;re proposing MUST FURNISHED with all requirements and required supplementary documents.&lt;br /&gt;
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So before the claim is made, verify the criteria of claims to be filed or contact your agent to help him. After ensuring the above match, then immediately possible to make claims (claims submission), as it will expedite the claim process.&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the General Claims Processing Stages:&lt;br /&gt;
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1) Claim Form completed by the Insured / Participant / Policy Holder / Heirs (for death claims), to include a certificate from a doctor.&lt;br /&gt;
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2) Insured / Participant / Policy Holder / Heirs peninjung documents submitted claims to insurance companies, such as: receipts, the medical record, laboratory results, police report (if claim for the accident), and other necessary documents.&lt;br /&gt;
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3) Include the policy number and your account number with the right, and sign according to Claim signature is in the policy, include self-identity as well (FC KTP / SIM / Passport). So make sure you have included and Account Number Policy Number Policyholder a clear, complete and correct.&lt;br /&gt;
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4) Insurance Company will perform the validation process and verification of a companion document to the Policy Holder / Insured / Heir and the doctor or hospital if necessary.&lt;br /&gt;
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5) If the results of validation and verification by the insurance company is in conformity with the provisions, payment of claims will be processed by the claims.&lt;br /&gt;
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6) insurance benefits will be paid / transferred to the Policyholder / Insured / Participant / Expert Waris.Value Of Trust&lt;br /&gt;
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By looking at the provisions above, the claim is no longer a complicated issue, the claim is a simple problem. Insurance Company will pay your claim. So, make sure you have an insurance policy as a sign and love of family, wife, husband, and the fruit of your heart. And make sure you choose the Right INSURANCE AGENTS, in addition to the Right Company.&lt;br /&gt;
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