When checking out all these whippersnapper online banks with their crazy high interest rates, you gotta make sure they’re FDIC Insured so you’re protected if they go under. But what does FDIC Insured actually mean? My Money Blog probes.
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Why Are Insurance Companies So Interested In Your Car's Onboard Computer System?
By 4.28.07
Insurance companies are beginning to view the increasingly advanced onboard computer systems found on many vehicles as mini black-boxes. The data collected by the systems can help determine if a driver was speeding or driving recklessly.
It’s done by capturing data about speed, braking and steering input from what is called an event data recorder. And it’s going to get even more complex — already there are systems on some cars that warn when there’s a vehicle in a car’s blind spot, as well as anti-collision warning systems like the one currently featured in a Volvo commercial.
Bank Of America Let Conwoman Steal My Dead Aunt's Identity And Rob Her Safe Deposit Box
By 4.23.07
Ariel’s wealthy aunt died. When his mom went to open her safe deposit box, which was supposed to hold $300k in bonds and jewels, it was empty. The bank clerk said that it had been emptied that morning, by the aunt…
How To Document Your Valuables
By 4.19.07
Danny Lipford, home improvement personality, reminds you of the steps you need to take to document your valuables for police or insurance.
Intelligent Insurance Roundup
By 4.19.07
10 Insurances You Don’t NeedDIY Title SearchSave On Insurance By Calling Around. Duh.Pay Your Health Insurance Way Before It’s Due, A Cautionary TaleHOWTO: Appeal Denial of…
LEAKS: Enterprise Store's Insurance Upsell Cheat Sheet
By 4.10.07
At least one Enterprise rental place has a cheat sheet for manipulating buyers into buying what is sometimes unnecessary car insurance. Here’s a transcript of the document one of our readers snagged from an Enterprise in Fort Lee, NJ .
9 Times Travel Insurance Isn't A Ripoff
By 3.27.07
9. A hurricane forces you to evacuate your resort, hotel or cruise.
Aged, Frail Denied Care By Insurers
By 3.26.07
But when she filed a claim with her insurer, Conseco, it said she had waited too long. Then it said Beehive Homes was not an approved facility, despite its state license. Eventually, Conseco argued that Mrs. Derks was not sufficiently infirm, despite her early-stage dementia and the 37 pills she takes each day.
Blue Cross of California Hates Pregnant Women and Sick People
By 3.23.07
The state of California is fining the company $1 million as a result. Not that that will help the hundreds of people who lost their coverage.
Getting Metlife Dental Coverage Is Like Pulling Teeth
By 3.12.07
Why are insurance forms and regulations written at the 27th grade level? We’re not sure if even Metlife knows. Reader Tim certainly doesn’t, all he knows is Metlife can’t figure out how to get his dang teeth replaced. Sadly, the three teeth wouldn’t need implants if it weren’t for the first dentist delaying in removing the first tooth.
10 Insurances You Don't Need
By 2.13.07
Here’s a list of 10 insurance options you don’t need to buy. It’s important to be prepared for the unexpected, but in some cases other insurance coverage already covers you, or would work better.
Nextel Warranty Expires After 30 Minutes
By 2.11.07
Until Aug 11, 2006 my cell phone’s antenna housing cracked. So I called “Signal” and after spending 20 minutes describing how the phone broke, I was told that I had no insurance. So I called customer care “611”, and had a rep. help me out. He did a in house exchange because he said that I had signed the paper work but the plan was not added. He also told me that there would be a prepaid return box sent to me, and I could just send my broke phone back.
Car Caught Fire, Do I Get A Lawyer To Help Tussle With The Insurance Company?
By 1.31.07
James’ Passat caught on fire and he wants to know if he should get a lawyer to help him out with his insurance claim.
Hospitals Charge Exorbitant Markup For Generic Drugs
By 1.26.07
Hospitals are charging insane markups on generic drugs administered during observation stays.
AllState Insurance Expedites Reader’s Claim
By 1.24.07
We don’t know whether it’s a coincidence or whether our post, “AllState Insurance Doesn’t Include Agent Dennis Haysbert” hit a nerve, but Nancy just wrote in to say AllState is expediting her claim:
AllState Insurance Doesn’t Include Agent Dennis Haysbert
By 1.23.07
It turns out that if you get in an accident, Dennis Haysbert doesn’t come right to your car and console you with his big man hands and a deep voice.
