While most people try to be careful, you never know what can happen. Everyone has heard the stories and some have even had the misfortune of experience them.  Things go wrong from time to time and it helps if you are prepared!

What most students don't realize is that college renters insurance can provide coverage for items in their household.

Such as, personal property including but not limited to:

-Laptops and personal computers
-Ipods and mp3 players
-Clothing
-Textbooks
-Musical instruments
-Spor...

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Just looking for student health insurance and found that the Assurant Student Select product that was the only national plan available to full-time students, was discontinued.  

This leaves a hole in the market and the only alternative that I could find is something called the StudentHealthPlan by GradGuard.  This is a blanket policy for members of College Parents of America, that is a Guarantee Issue product that offers $500,000 per condition and also include maternity, mental health and sub...
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In a follow-up to our entry last Friday, it seems appropriate to post this.

Inside Higher Ed blog writes a commentary on the business practice that Texas Colleges and Universities (those with more than 20,000 students) will be legally required to use by HB 103 (as soon as the governor signs it).

Click here to read.

Stay healthy out there.



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This story has been in the news for the last couple of weeks, but I was waiting for a great article to link to before blogging on it.  A great, clear article finally came (written by Mary Ann Roser), and can be found here.

Some pretty significant legislation is waiting for Governor Rick Perry's signature in Texas. 

A proposed bill will require universities in Texas with more than 20,000 students to accept basically whatever insurance students already carry.  As some 70% (by their estimation) o...
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One problem for college students is that, when they get sick, they'll often go to their college or university's student health center.  Why is this a problem?  Because many/most student health centers are not in network for those who are still covered by their families' insurance, leading to hefty bills for students (and a nice profit for the schools).

In an article in US News and World Report in January of last year, this problem was brought to the fore.  Moreover, the article highlights that...
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