WASHINGTON Coloradodo residents shopping for health insurance next year will be able to compare health plans using a star system that ranks insurance companies on quality.
Economists have consistently ranked unemployment insurance expenditures as among the most successful means of boosting the economy.
More than 7 in 10 Americans who bought coverage ranked their insurance as "excellent" or "good," according to a new Gallup poll.
New York State's Department of Financial Services, for instance, ranks 40 insurance companies by the number of complaints upheld against them as a percentage of their premium.
Economists consistently rank unemployment insurance among the most efficient and cost-effective fiscal stimulus measures; by one frequently cited estimate, it provides an economic return of as high as $1.73 for every dollar invested.
Ranked second on this list, behind top-ranked insurance giant Allianz, is DaimlerChrysler, with $193 billion in global revenues over the latest 12 months.
I'd say pretty bad — TVs and video players took the top spot, life insurance ranked sixth and hospitals 23rd.
A.I.G. already has a substantial international life insurance business, but is ranked 64th in life insurance sales in the United States.
But the federal authorities said it ranked as the largest insurance company failure caused by criminal acts in United States history.
Mr. Gore said Mr. Bush had blocked hate crimes legislation, and he asserted that the governor presided over a state that ranked last in health insurance for families.
In contrast, only 40percentt of those enrolled in private insurance rank their plans that high.
