Top wedding planning tips

January 12th, 2011

Wedding fever is gripping the nation as Kate and Will prepare to tie the knot on April 29, but if you’re getting married this year, make sure it goes without a hitch by sorting out your finances first. According to insurer Weddingplan, the average cost of a wedding is now a staggering £21,000 - enough to give any couple a major financial headache. But a bit of forward planning can ensure you don’t start your life together heavily in debt. Here are our top tips on arranging your perfect wedding day without blowing the budget…

Save, save, save

As soon as you get engaged, start making regular savings into a high-interest paying savings account.

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Tags: Wedding, Wedding Planning

Individual Health Insurance Legislative Update January

January 12th, 2011

The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has released a proposed regulation that would institute a new review process for requests by individual health insurance companies for rate increases.

The proposed rule, announced Dec. 20, 2010, would institute a new review process that may be administered by states if HHS determines that they have an “effective” rate review program, or by HHS if a state process is not considered effective. HHS expects to implement the new process by July 2011.

HHS proposes that this process become effective for rates filed or in use on or after July 1, 2011, in the individual health insurance and small group markets. Thi

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Tags: Health Insurance, Individual Health, Individual Health Insurance, Insurance

Biggest Failed Attempts to Collect Life Insurance Money

January 11th, 2011

We always hear stories of crazy individuals taking the lives of their loved ones to claim life insurance money. It happens so often that many people spend time scrutinizing potential beneficiaries so that they don’t have to fear being poisoned in the near future.

The good news is that among the tragic cases are some murder attempts that have failed. Let’s look at some of the biggest failed attempts to collect life insurance money by beneficiaries.

1. Anti-Freeze Poisoning Doesn’t Equal Ecstasy for Criminal Wife

Kate Knight, a young wife from the United Kingdom looking for some extra cash, was all about filing a life insurance claim after her husband’s untimely death. There w

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Tags: Insurance Money, Life Insurance, Life Insurance Money, Money

Revising Your Embrace Pet Insurance Coverage At Renewal

January 9th, 2011

[here's Lea at Blogpaws West this summer. Read more…

Tags: Pet, Pet Insurance