ATLANTA – Has your car insurance cost increased recently? If so, you are not alone—and it’s probably not your fault. We recently asked our Facebook followers if they had noticed a rise in their car insurance premiums, and nearly 2,000 people responded with a resounding “yes.” For the vast majority of these individuals, nothing had
By DAVID A. LIEB – Associated Press Conflicting federal policies may force thousands of residents in flood-prone areas to pay more for flood insurance or be left unaware of danger posed by dams built upstream from their homes and worksites, according to an Associated Press review of federal records and data. The problem stems from
Are New Yorkers paying more than others under Affordable Care Act? In a little over two months, open enrollment begins. If you don’t have health insurance, you’ll be able to go on the New York Affordable Care Act portal and choose a plan. A viewer wrote in with an interesting question about New York’s program
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The impact of that historic power outage here in Northeast Ohio is still being felt. At least one local business saying its insurance claim for tens of thousands of dollars has been rejected by its insurance company, Mesa Underwriters Specialty Insurance Company of Pennsylvania. It’s been just about two weeks since
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Ahead of severe weather, it’s also a good time for Hawaii residents to brush up their insurance policies. Waiting till the last minute when storms are near may already be too late. Homeowners should start by reviewing their standard home policy and may want to tack on additional flood insurance. According to
Rising cost of car insurance FOX LOCAL Host Ariyl Onstott and Atlanta insurance broker John D’Angelo explore why car insurance costs are on the rise. ATLANTA – Has your car insurance cost increased recently? If so, you are not alone—and it’s probably not your fault. We recently asked our Facebook followers if they had noticed
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – The North Dakota insurance commissioner is warning people about rehab fraud schemes. Insurance Fraud Unit Director Dale Pittman said scammers will reach out to people seeking addiction rehab. They often offer to help sign the victim up for insurance and pay for their flights out of the state, which is a
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – If your home insurance premium has skyrocketed, you’re not alone. It’s a trend seen across the state. “If someone’s got a rate decrease, they are a very lucky and very rare individual,” Ronald Hettler said, president of Hettler Insurance Agency. According to the Texas Department of Insurance, the average homeowner’s annual
By Stephen Baldwin, RealWV A day after Governor Jim Justice, who also owns The Greenbrier Hotel, pushed back on questions about employee health care in a press briefing, his employees released a statement. ”I’ll promise you to the good Lord above,” said Justice yesterday, “that insurance payments have been made and were being made on
A former insurance claims adjuster has been sentenced for her role in a fraudulent auto insurance scheme that funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars into her own pocket and those of her associates. Colette Palin, 63, of Aurora, CO, was sentenced to 20 years of probation and ordered to pay $268,530 in restitution by an