Rosie Romero Special to the Arizona Daily Star Question: My insurance rates keep increasing and I don’t have any claims. Why is this happening? Answer: We have heard stories about or experienced first-hand, rising homeowners insurance rates. Rosie on the House certified partner Clay Janson, agency principal with Phocus Insurance Services, discusses the causes of
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Injectable weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro are skyrocketing in popularity, but they aren’t cheap and insurance often won’t cover the cost. However, there are ways to get covered by insurance, as long as people meet certain requirements, like having a high body mass index of 27 to 29. Affordable weight
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m an auto claims insurance adjuster, and occasionally take calls from customers whose loved ones have been killed in an accident. While I can almost always assist with their insurance needs, I don’t know how to end the call. It feels wrong and insensitive to end the call the way I normally
BARRHEAD – A man caught driving without insurance on a highway in Woodlands County in early October 2022 received a hefty fine. Eddy Elston Leake received a $6,000 fine from Justice Gregory Arnold Rice after he pleaded guilty to the offence at the Barrhead Court of Justice on July 9. Traffic prosecutor R. Rees said
Assistance is available for those in Salina impacted by recent storms. Residents affected by recent severe weather in Saline County should contact the Kansas Insurance Department if they have an issue with an insurance claim. According to Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, the Department has been in contact with local authorities in Saline County and
We sat down with Mo Tooker, head of commercial lines at The Hartford, to discuss how data and AI will shape insurers’ business models. Risk & Insurance recently had the opportunity to sit down with Mo Tooker, head of commercial lines at The Hartford, to discuss the ways insurers can leverage their data to drive
Hello world, On Thursday, The Markup and Outlier Media published an investigation into car insurance pricing in Michigan following a widely touted 2019 reform that banned the use of zip codes in setting premiums, among other prohibitions. The point was to ban discriminatory insurance prices based on where people lived, a form of redlining. People
Allworth Advice: How smart cars affect car insurance Amy Wagner with Allworth Financial discusses how your smart car can be affecting your car insurance. Allworth Financial Since Michigan overhauled its no-fault system several years ago, buying auto insurance is more complicated and requires new decisions on coverage options. So getting the cheapest price quote now
By Dave Marston Westerners have begun looking at their homes differently these days. Are those trees too close? Should I move all that firewood stacked up next to the deck? Meanwhile, in California, some fire insurers have lost so much money they’ve pulled out of the state. Overall, fire insurance is becoming as expensive and unpredictable
Your company may be sufficiently insured if your business is interrupted due to data breaches or hacking incidents. But does it also cover losses due to software updates, especially in a world of interconnected devices, where a buggy software update on a central server could impact multiple devices like computers, smartphones, smart kiosks, ATMs, smart