INSURANCE
5 Expenses That Are Worth The Money
Trying to cover all your living costs, plus save for emergencies and retirement can be a daunting task. Sometimes, the challenge is downright overwhelming. Being frugal can help, but dont confuse bein...
Posted on 4/17/13 at 9:22 AM
Why You Need A Home Inventory…Now.
Putting together a home inventory...It is easier before a disaster than afterwards. Adapted from the Minnesota Department of Commerce and http://mn.gov/commerce/insurance/images/Home-Inventory-Checkl...
Posted on 3/12/12 at 2:15 PM
Thune: More floods coming?
Sen. John Thune has sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate requesting clarification on the June 1 flood in progress date for the National Flood ...
Posted on 6/28/11 at 4:29 PM
The handbook of hard-luck tales
Ever since Costs of Care announceda national essay contest for people's personal stories abouttheir health care bills, I've been eagerly checking the website to see how the contest is faring. The wai...
Posted on 12/9/10 at 6:51 PM
Daugaard seeks action on insurance violations
SD's insurance division hasn't publicly disciplined Ability Insurance Co. despite having evidence that the company allegedly broke state laws when it denied claims for long-term care policyholders.June 05, 2013
SD hospital execs support plan to expand Medicaid
PIERRE — An expansion of South Dakota’s Medicaid program to provide health insurance to thousands of additional low-income people would reduce the number of people unable to pay their bills for medical care, hospital executives said Tuesday.By Chet Brokaw , April 25, 2013
Thune’s sodsaver bill would cut crop insurance subsidies on native sod, grasslands
Both native sod and land that a producer cannot prove has ever been tilled have reduced production potential for the first few years after being converted to cropland, especially in dry years.By Staff reports , April 25, 2013
SD court asked to make insurance premium lawsuit a class action
PIERRE (AP) — A lawsuit alleging a Rapid City credit union and an insurance company improperly raised the rates for insurance that makes loan payments if borrowers become disabled should be handled as a class action, a lawyer for those borrowers told the South Dakota Supreme Court on Tuesday.By Chet Brokaw , April 23, 2013
No insurance coverage in SD crash that hurt 4 boys
PIERRE (AP) — An insurance company does not have to cover a Rapid City woman for a crash because her policy expired 12 hours before she hit four boys on their bicycles, South Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday.April 18, 2013
Thousands more SD addicts will be eligible for treatment under Obamacare
PIERRE (AP) — Thousands of uninsured South Dakota residents with drug and alcohol addictions will become eligible for insurance when the federal health care overhaul takes effect in January, but South Dakota officials believe the state's substance abuse treatment system will be able to handle the influx of patients.April 16, 2013
Dakotas are opposite in personal income increase
An uptick in personal income in South Dakota in the fourth quarter of last year due to crop insurance payments helped keep the overall decrease in the state to a minimum.March 29, 2013
Midwestern farmers raise crop insurance coverage levels
March 15 was the deadline for purchasing or modifying crop insurance for most spring-planted crops.By Jonathan Knutson , March 28, 2013
Rapid City floodplain maps upset property owners
RAPID CITY (AP) — Some Rapid City property owners aren't happy about new floodplain maps that will require them to buy flood insurance.March 27, 2013
Actuaries say health care law will raise claim costs in SD
SIOUX FALLS (AP) — A study by the Society of Actuaries estimates that the new federal health care law will raise medical claims costs in South Dakota by 29 percent.March 26, 2013
March 14 deadline for spring wheat insurance
BROOKINGS — Spring wheat can be insured in all counties in South Dakota. In 2012, there were 2.2 million acres of wheat insured in South Dakota across classes at a cost to growers and landowners of $32 million.By News release , March 07, 2013
Choice for health care bill wins OK in House
PIERRE — The state House of Representatives said Wednesday that patients in South Dakota should be allowed to choose their physicians and other health care services, rather than be limited to those under contract with the networks of their health insurance companies.By Bob Mercer , February 21, 2013
SD Senate blocks changes sought for ambulance service payments
By Bob Mercer , February 15, 2013
Liability protection sought for officers and directors of emergency services in SD
PIERRE — Rep. Tim Rounds wants a legal shield created for officers and board members of volunteer fire departments and other non-profit emergency services organizations in South Dakota.By Bob Mercer , February 04, 2013
Lawmakers seek to protect SD insurance agents, commissions under Obamacare
Under bill, any insurance sold through exchange would be required to keep agents' commissions at current levels; national companies barred from SD's exchange.By Bob Mercer , January 30, 2013
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