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Month: December 2024

Chappell family’s insurance battle highlights gaps in healthcare safety net

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BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. — The Chappell family is in a race against time as they struggle to secure insurance coverage for Paul Chappell, who was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) brain tumor in 2022. With his insurance set to lapse Read more…


Moody’s adjusts global P&C insurance outlook to stable

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Ratings agency Moody’s has changed its outlook for the global property and casualty (P&C) insurance sector to stable from negative for 2025. The stable outlook is driven by factors such as improved personal lines pricing adequacy, commercial lines pricing remaining Read more…


Will patients with Anthem insurance be in-network at Summa in 2025

Less than eight hours before 2025 arrives, Summa Health and insurer Anthem had not announced a deal that would continue in-network coverage for about 67,000 patients covered by Anthem in the new year. A local labor union sent an email Read more…


Three men convicted of $125K ‘crash for cash’ insurance scam using an Aston Martin

Three men convicted of $125K 'crash for cash' insurance scam using an Aston Martin

A man has been jailed after trying to pull off a “crash for cash” fraud involving an Aston Martin — which could have cost insurers $125,730. Edwin White, 65, deliberately staged a collision with Nicholas Ralph, 67, with both putting Read more…


Why millions of children have lost their health insurance

Why millions of children have lost their health insurance

AURORA, Colo. — Isabella Quintana’s first birthday came with an unwelcome gift this summer: She abruptly lost her health insurance weeks later. The little girl, who has a heart murmur and complications after a bad bout of bronchitis, had been Read more…


Best Cheap Pet Insurance Of 2025

Best Cheap Pet Insurance Of 2025

Pet insurance can be incredibly helpful if your pet is injured or is diagnosed with a serious illness. But it’s another monthly expense — one that gets bigger as your furry family member gets older. To help protect your budget, Read more…


California will require insurers to offer home coverage in wildfire-prone areas | California

California will require insurers to offer home coverage in wildfire-prone areas | California

Insurance companies that stopped providing home coverage to hundreds of thousands of Californians in recent years as wildfires became more destructive will have to again provide policies in fire-prone areas if they want to keep doing business in the state. Read more…


How to Save Life Insurance

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In the wake of the pandemic, and with the success of our field force, we’re seeing record sales in both life insurance and annuities. How has the pandemic affected New York Life’s view of the life insurance market? As a Read more…


Home insurance, taxes are surpassing mortgage costs

Home insurance, taxes are surpassing mortgage costs

Homeowners in the U.S. with dwelling coverage of $450,000 see average rates of $3,118 per year, while those with $750,000 in coverage can expect to pay more than $4,500. (Credit: Andrii Yalanskyi/Adobe Stock) A combination of rising home values and Read more…


Insurance Is Changing in California. Here’s What You Need to Know

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Insurance companies must provide policies in wildfire-prone areas if they want to continue doing business in California, according to a new state regulation announced on Monday. The new rule will require home insurance companies to increase coverage in high-risk areas Read more…