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Time for a national insurance program to cope with natural disasters? (The Christian Science Monitor) Advocates of legislation to create a national insurance program say it's better to plan ahead than do a bailout after a natural disaster. Critics say it would amount to a subsidy for owners of coastal mansions and encourage people to live in places they shouldn't. March 10, 2010 7:18 PM Swiss Re puts Chile quake insurance cost at $4-7BN (AP via Yahoo! News) Swiss Reinsurance Co. said Wednesday that the strong earthquake in Chile last month will cost the insurance industry $4-7 billion, an estimate shared by its Germany-based rival Munich Re AG. March 10, 2010 7:00 AM Health insurance: Understanding when you have to pay (CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance) For people who have health insurance, the level of fine print is rising along with the costs. March 10, 2010 12:08 PM Calif. regulators defend dropped insurance deals (San Diego Union-Tribune) State insurance regulators on Wednesday defended their actions against health insurers after a report showed few consumers who complained that their coverage was canceled after they took ill actually benefited from state-negotiated settlements. March 10, 2010 7:03 PM New NM law limits insurance administrative costs (AP via Yahoo! Finance) New state laws in New Mexico will stop discrimination against women in the pricing of medical insurance and limit how much health insurance companies spend on administrative costs. March 10, 2010 10:15 AM Swiss Re sees $4-$7 billion insurance losses from quake (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Swiss Re said on Wednesday the insurance sector stood to lose $4-$7 billion from the earthquake in Chile, a sum unlikely to bring the long hoped-for increase in reinsurance prices. March 10, 2010 12:37 AM Idaho Senate OKs bill to sue if insurance required (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Idaho's majority Republican Senate told the federal government to back off, approving a bill Tuesday in which the state promises to sue if Congress passes health-care reforms that require residents to buy insurance. March 10, 2010 10:34 AM WATCH: Hidden Insurance Benefits Save Money (ABC News) Elisabeth Leamy offers five tips to save money on insurance. Insurance - Business - Financial Services - Agents and Marketers - Business and Economy March 10, 2010 9:25 AM Insurance Regulation Expert Calls for Freeze of Health Rates Until 'Prior Approval' Regulation Is Adopted (redOrbit) WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Harvey Rosenfield, author of California's landmark insurance regulation Proposition 103--recognized as the most successful insurance regulation in the country--was joined today by people struggling to pay for health insurance in calling on President Obama and Congress to impose a national freeze on health insurance rates as part of the final round ... March 10, 2010 4:37 PM Suburban Man Claims Insurance Firm Misled Him (CBS 2 Chicago) One mistake with one insurance form and a suburban driver is out tens of thousands of dollars. It happened after a crash he didn't cause. As CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports, be careful what you sign. March 10, 2010 5:22 PM