Renters: What you don’t know about insurance can hurt
Many of the popular maxims and aphorisms that have been offered up as gems of collective wisdom over the years seem to have lost some of their luster.
“Any port in a storm” isn’t, for most of us, the best basis for choosing a spouse.
And where would the great entrepreneurs of this generation - including Bill […]
Rate filings put new auto insurance system to test
The state’s auto insurance market gets a glimpse of greater competition Monday when carriers disclose their proposed rates, but the big unknown is whether motorists honk for joy or hit the guardrail.
The Patrick administration hopes the result is better than the last time Massachusetts tried to create a competitive system for setting auto insurance rates […]
Take a long look at nursing care insurance
A number of surveys show that many people are unprepared for the cost of a prolonged illness, especially in their senior years.
Not enough folks are buying long-term care insurance, which can cover the cost of nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, and in-home care, the surveys say. The insurance covers expenses for those who need help with […]
Don’t get burnt by free travel insurance
IF YOU have a credit card, then you probably have free travel insurance thrown in. But people who rely solely on this cover are being warned that they need to check the cover and read the small print carefully to avoid problems when they go abroad and need to claim.
‘Free’ insurance on […]
47 million Americans lack health insurance: report
The number of Americans lacking health insurance rose by nearly 8.6 million to 47 million from 2000 to 2006, with children and workers from every income level losing coverage, a new report said on Thursday.
The increase was “driven primarily by the continued erosion in employer-provided health insurance,” said the report by the Washington, D.C.-based Economic […]