Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division employees are facing a 9 percent increase in health insurance premiums for next year and that has stalled labor contract negotiations. The MLGW employees said they shouldn't have to pay the increase, the first in three years, because they didn't ask for a raise. Here's something the utility employees should think about. Because of the bad economy, many of ...

A 29 year old woman in has been stripped of her disability insurance after her insurance company saw pictures she uploaded to popular social networking site, Facebook.

Facebook can be a double-edged sword, a Canadian woman learned when an insurance company cut her health benefits, claiming she was healthy after seeing pictures of her smiling in bikini at the beach.

Washington » As part of health reform, Democrats want to require all Americans to purchase insurance or face a fine. But conservatives, led by Utah Sen.

MONTREAL | Facebook can be a double-edged sword, a Canadian woman learned when an insurance company cut her health benefits, claiming she was healthy after seeing pictures of her smiling in a bikini at the beach. Nathalie Blanchard, 29, took long-term sick leave from her job at IBM in Bromont, Quebec, more than a year ago for severe depression. She was receiving monthly benefits from her ...

Getting auto insurance in your 20s can be pricey. Buyers in the market for an auto policy need to factor in the cost of their vehicle, their policy needs and their credit history.

Over the last four years, Don and Sarah Richards of Greencastle have watched their health insurance premiums quadruple. When Sarah retired in 2005, they were paying $140 a month for their health insurance. Within two years, that jumped to $343 a month and then to $588 in 2008.

Earlier this year, lawmakers agreed to temporarily subsidize health insurance for laid-off workers, providing a big discount for coverage until they got back to work.

Franklin County has one of the highest percentages in the state of people without health insurance, according to a 2008 survey -- with most of the uninsured leaving private insurance behind due to loss of a job or because they can't afford it.

By Agence France-Presse MONTREAL (Agence France-Presse) | Facebook can be a double-edged sword, a Canadian woman learned when an insurance company cut her health benefits, claiming she was healthy af...