Would Your Homeowners Insurance Pay for Pandemic Liability?

Would Your Homeowners Insurance Pay for Pandemic Liability?

Some 90 years before a swine flu pandemic killed more than 200,000 people in 2009, a horrifically deadly form of influenza spread like wildfire across the globe. The first case in the U.S. was reported in Kansas during March 1918. The disease spread quickly and affected people in countries around the world. It represented the first known instance of an H1N1 pandemic which would be erroneously called The Spanish Flu, though it did not actually arise…

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Suits against Blue Cross offers glimpse into reform problems

Suits against Blue Cross offers glimpse into reform problems

A small Michigan battle with the state’s dominant insurer and a major hospital is being watched by insurance companies, federal regulators and consumer advocates, who say it provides a glimpse into why it is so difficult to rein in insurance and healthcare costs.

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