women and insurance

Video: Affordable Care Act and Women

By gmg August 3, 2012

On Wednesday, August 1st a crucial part of the Affordable Care Act (what is called "Obamacare"), makes well-women visits and contraceptives available without co-payments. There are also other health ...

Judge Says Indiana CANNOT Defund Planned Parenthood

By gmg June 29, 2011

Last Friday, June 24th, a federal judge ruled that the state of Indiana may not block state and federal public funding of Planned Parenthood only because the medical organization provides abortions. ...

Friday Film Strip: Not Intended to Be a Factual Statement

By gmg April 15, 2011

Sometimes we need a little levity, even when we're talking about insurance. Or maybe that should read especially when we're talking about it. As you know, last week we posted a clip of ...

Buzz: What Today’s Woman Needs to Know and Do

By gmg March 30, 2011

Even though all Americans are living longer, women still tend to outlive their husbands, or not marry at all, which means they need to be active in their retirement planning before finances in their ...

Insurance Company Overviews

State Farm is an insurance provider based out of Bloomington, Illinois. From its beginnings in auto insurance, it has become a conglomerate of companies that provide both insurance and financial services.
Government Employees Insurance Company, better known as GEICO, is the second largest auto insurer in the United States. It provides coverage “for more than 24 million motor vehicles owned by more than 15 million policyholders” in all states.
Allstate Corporation is America’s largest publicly held personal lines property and casualty insurer. The company also maintains personal lines operations in Canada and India.
Progressive Corporation is well-known for insuring a wide range of vehicles. Headquartered in Ohio, the company insures cars, motorcycles, boats, RVs and commercial vehicles.