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Along with the hot wheels, cool trim, leather interior and killer sound system, your sports car came with another line item add-on that wasn’t part of the MSRP: sports car automobile insurance. Insuring your shiny fast ride can add thousands of dollars to cost of ownership over the life of the car…unless you’re a savvy shopper. Here’s what you need to know to help you find cheap sports car insurance (or at least reasonably priced). For starters, different insurance companies have different definitions of what is and isn’t a sports car. This is typically based on a VIN (vehicle identification number) system published by the Insurance Services Office or the company’s own ranking system. Either syst

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No driver wants to make an auto insurance claim but, unfortunately, accidents, car theft and other events can mean a major claim and major increases in a driver’s auto insurance rates. It can be extremely hard to find cheap car insurance after any sort of claim, especially when the loss is relatively large or when the insurance policy holder is at fault in an accident.

After a driver has opened up a large claim, every auto insurance quote that the driver receives will necessarily be higher because, statistically, the chances of a second claim are very high.

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A new report in the December edition of Prevention magazine identified that it is legal to deny women health insurance on the basis of gender in 37 states. In the same report, it was found that 95 percent of health insurance companies that offer individual health plans practice gender-related denials or charge more for coverage.

Women Face Gender Rating

The report found the main reason women are treated differently by health insurance companies is because they use health care services more frequently.

Some companies use what is known as a gender rating to decide how they will manage male and female applicants.

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News outlets examine a variety of state health policy issues.

The Associated Press: Puerto Rico Ends Legal Battle Over Disability Puerto Rico has reached an agreement with the U.S. government ending a 12-year legal battle to improve the island’s health system for the mentally disabled, local justice officials said Thursday. Federal officials had accused the U.S. territory of abusing and neglecting hundreds of mentally disabled people by not providing food, medication, adequate housing, therapy or mental health care (Coto, 11/3).

Politico Pro: Bishop Adds To Doubt On Miss. Abortion Vote Although (Bishop Joseph N.

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With winter on the way, along with White Christmases, ski trips and snowball fights, we can also look forward to more potholes cropping up. Winter weather takes a heavy toll on America’s crumbling roads. The New York DOT estimates it fills as many as 5,000 a day and in Illinois, pothole repair is a year-round exercise in futility.  All it takes is one little crack in the asphalt where water can collect, freeze, expand and push the pavement up and out. Repeated over time, that tiny crack turns into a gaping road hazard. But those hazardous holes aren’t limited to snow country. As any Southern California driver can tell you, pot holes happen everywhere.  Ove

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