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title: "Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're checking out"
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# [Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're checking out](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/plexus-points-insurance-stories-were-checking-out-12)

 Written by [Mike Wilkening](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/author/mike-wilkening) | Jul 9, 2016 8:00:48 AM

As you settle in for the weekend, here are five interesting insurance-related stories to read, bookmark and share:  
 -- More than a half-million Missouri residents living in range of the New Madrid Seismic Zone **[don't have earthquake insurance](http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2016/06/21/unsteady-market-for-earthquake-cover-puts-half-mil?platform=hootsuite)**, the state's head insurance official said.

-- A federal court has ruled that individuals can buy **[fixed indemnity health insurance](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/06/us/politics/court-strikes-down-obama-health-care-rule-on-insurance-standards.html)** regardless of whether it complies with the Affordable Care Act's minimum essential coverage standard.

-- Auto insurance rates are **[on the rise in Massachusetts](https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/07/07/auto-insurance-rates-climbing-for-mass-drivers/D2BfFMUBIQYy8GkuxMiurJ/story.html)**.

-- Here's a list of medical insurance suggestions for**[travelers headed abroad](http://time.com/money/4384296/travel-insurance-health-emergency/)**.

-- A newly signed law**[loosens the regulations](http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160708/NEWS06/160709842/captive-law-h-287-eases-state-oversight-north-carolina-gov-pat)** on North Carolina-licensed captive insurers having annual board meetings in the state.

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