Your basement feels damp after heavy rain. A branch scraped your roof during last week’s storm. A bathroom flood stains the ceiling downstairs. Your instinct may be to call your…
Insurance
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The 44th president apparently forgot that he promised Obamacare would lower premiums – and that it was a miserable failure. In the final sprint to the midterm elections, former President…
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The Los Angeles wildfires that opened 2025 were the costliest insured wildfire event on record, with about $40 billion in insured losses, according to Swiss Re. The same year, U.S.…
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Here’s where thousands of homeowners face higher insurance bills after FEMA updated its flood maps
The federal government redrew flood maps across America this summer — and it could mean bigger housing bills for homeowners who now live in newly designated flood zones.
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Simply put, insurance is designed to provide support when something goes wrong, which has historically given insurers little incentive to prevent those events from occurring in the first place. Most…
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“By the time my mother died, the insurance company had paid out almost $600,000.”
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‘She’s desperate’: My friend was laid off and lost her health insurance. How can she find affordable coverage?
“She looked into COBRA, but the cost is absolutely ridiculous.”
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“I see people who have a lot of money but little or no taxable income who still qualify for ACA Marketplace subsidies.”
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My wife’s 2011 Ford Fiesta was totaled. Should we accept a $2,000 insurance settlement or give up the car for $2,700?
“The hood is bent, the radiator is cracked, and the front bumper is destroyed.”
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My insurance company said my roof lost a few tiles. Loss adjusters found $10,000 in storm damage. How could this happen?
“My house shook violently from the wind.”
