Sept. 20 — -- As you watch those pictures of houses under assault from Hurricane Isabel, doesn't it make you wonder: Why do people build their homes so close to the water? They must have known a ...

Cyber attacks: They’ve shut down government agencies, global companies and even a gas pipeline that serves nearly half the population along the East Coast of the United States. Experts say the attacks ...

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) cannot issue new flood insurance policies during a government shutdown. Existing NFIP policies remain valid if issued on or before September 30, 2025 and ...

The cyber insurance landscape is shifting to a new normal. Increasingly costly and frequent cyber attacks are prompting a greater share of organizations to seek insurance for themselves or to make ...

Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program in 1968 as a way for the federal government to bear a risk that private companies wouldn’t. Since then, Uncle Sam has backed the vast majority of ...

Real estate is the most valuable asset most people will ever possess, and insuring against natural disasters like floods and storms is common sense. Or so you might think. Two government-mandated ...

On Friday the Federal Emergency Management Administration, or FEMA, will roll out sweeping changes to a government program that provides flood insurance to some three million American households.

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Like many people, I'm trying to convince my health insurance company to pay for something for which it doesn't want to fork over cash. I don't completely blame Cigna; the bill sent by the provider is ...

Health insurance costs in the United States are on track for their biggest jump in at least five years, according to multiple surveys, adding turbulence to an uncertain economy and boosting expenses ...

PART OF HURRICANE SEASON, AND MANY OF YOU RELY ON FLOOD INSURANCE TO PROTECT YOUR HOME. FLORIDA HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF HOMES INSURED THROUGH THE NATIONAL FLOOD PROGRAM, BUT IT’S CLOSED BECAUSE OF ...