Assess Insurance Needs

You manage risk at the portfolio level; here's how to address it in other parts of your plan. One of Warren Buffett's most famous maxims is that there are two rules of investing. The first...

How Sky-High Deductibles Broke The U.S. Health Insurance System

When Carla Jordan and her husband were hit with a cascade of serious medical issues, she knew that at least her family had health insurance through her job. What she didn’t realize was that...

How Donald Trump Is Driving Up Health Insurance Premiums

Health insurance premiums for 2018 are on the rise for many, and for that, most of the blame falls squarely on the shoulders of President Trump. In recent days, a bevy of insurers have announced...

Tech-Focused Health Insurance Company Sets….

Tech-Focused Health Insurance Company Sets Its Sights On Austin's Obamacare Exchange A lot of attention has gone to the relatively few counties that may not have an insurer next year in the individual marketplaces created...

Insurance Giant Aflac Reportedly Sued For Worker Exploitation

The company calls the allegations “baseless.” Insurance giant American Family Life Assurance Co., known as Aflac, has been accused of workplace fraud, including claims that it exploited its employees with a high-pressure contractor scheme, according...

The best insurance policies to have in your 30s

There are the insurance policies to consider getting when you hit your 30s. If you're in your 30s you're probably starting to make some serious life decisions. You may be thinking about renting or buying a...

Will Your Health Insurance Cover You Overseas?

How to get and pay for the treatment you need if you get sick abroad If you’re traveling abroad this summer, the last thing you probably want to think about is what you'll do if...

Nine companies hiring now that cover 100% of employee health insurance premiums

Since 2001, the number of employers on Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list who provide full health coverage to employees has dropped from 34 percent to just 9 percent in 2016. But employee...

Should Consumers Ever Prepay a Hospital Bill?

More hospitals are pushing patients to pay in advance. In some cases it may make sense. Two days before Katherine Lynch was due to give birth to her daughter, she got a call from the...

The Hidden Subsidy That Helps Pay for Health Insurance

As Republican senators work to fix their troubled health care bill, there is one giant health insurance subsidy no one is talking about. It is bigger than any offered under the Affordable Care Act —...

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