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The 10 least expensive new cars to insure
You've finally done it: you've researched, you've asked around, you've test driven, and at long last, you've chosen your next car.It's a great feeling, isn't it? But that moment of exhilaration could...
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A 28-year-old 'financial prodigy' built a hundred million dollar insurance...
At age 23, Alexander Chatfield Burns launched a private-equity company called Southport Lane Management — and now some its major holdings look to be worthless. Burns is now 28 and retreated to South...
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A Cuban businessman allegedly faked his own death to get $8 million from...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jose Lantigua's family appeared to be living the American Dream. The Cuban immigrant claimed he had a heroic military career and earned numerous degrees before running a...
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This is the biggest factor keeping planes from fully flying themselves
In the wake of what French prosecutors are calling a deliberate effort to crash an Airbus A320 into the Alps, renewed attention has again shifted to the critical role of airline pilots. At at time when...
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An insurance company was warned by the government weeks before it got hacked,...
Last week health insurance company Premera Blue Cross admitted it was hacked on May 5, 2014. This gave hackers access to the personal records of as many as 11 million of the company's customers.Now,...
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England is asking America why it isn't more worried about Warren Buffett's...
Is Berkshire Hathaway not too big to fail?According to a report from The Financial Times, the Bank of England has asked the US Treasury why Berkshire Hathaway's reinsurance operations were left off a...
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Health insurance can be expensive, but for many of us, it’s a pricey expense we can’t afford to live without. And surprisingly, so is voluntary insurance. While skipping out on supplemental benefits...
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Why I'm happy to pay nearly $400 a year to insure my perfectly healthy cat
Recently, I was chatting with my parents about my finances. I showed them my monthly budget, which has categories for all of my regular expenses. One item made them pause: $32.77 a month for pet...
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A bunch of people threw a rager and did $75,000 worth of damage to a house...
Every Airbnb user's worst fears came true on Monday when a Canadian couple came home to find their home in Calgary had been destroyed by the people they'd found through Airbnb.Mark and Star King rented...
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If you're paying a fortune for health insurance, here are 4 ways to cut the cost
More Americans than ever are buying their own health insurance plans, but navigating the marketplace has never been trickier.While it's not easy, there's a big upside to the patient-as-consumer...
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British insurers are under fire from the regulator over unclear payment costs
British insurers could face a raft of a fines with the financial regulator if they don't "take action where necessary" to fix how they provide customers with clear information about the different...
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You just bought your first big piece of art — here's what to do next
So you have some extra millions and you've decided to invest in a piece of fine art. Excellent choice. But before you go raising your bidding paddle, you'll need an insurance program.Take, for...
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Obamacare may force some insurers to raise their premiums to an alarming level
On the whole, the Affordable Care Act is working pretty well, getting more people insured and increasing the quality of insurance overall. But on Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported an alarming...
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8 secrets your life insurance agent is keeping from you
We would like to think of life insurance agents as trusted advisers whose only aim is to get us the right coverage.But the nature of life insurance — and the job of life insurance agents — makes them...
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These essential but astronomically expensive drugs are a perfect example of...
People diagnosed with multiple sclerosis live with an unpredictable disease that can weaken their muscles, disrupt coordination, interfere with vision, and cause pain and tingling, among other...
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Here's how healthcare could be saved if the Supreme Court torpedoes Obamacare
Very soon, the Supreme Court could upend U.S. healthcare. A decision in King v. Burwell is expected by the end of June; five sloppy words in a giant sloppy law could turn Obamacare into Obamabust. What...
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Someone just bought 'Mr. Bean's' twice-wrecked McLaren for $12 million
"Mr. Bean" star, comedian, and well-known car enthusiast Rowan Atkinson recently sold his prized 1997 McLaren F1 hypercar to an unknown buyer for $12 million. According to Thomas Burrows of the Daily...
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A broker explains how a real-life Jurassic World would get insurance coverage
Jurassic World’s central conceit — a theme park full of dinos — sure seems like the kind of thing that, in real life, would sell a lot of tickets. But given the likelihood of those same dinosaurs...
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Here's when you should pay for travel insurance
For some trips, travel insurance is a virtual necessity; for others, it's worthless.The question boils down to a matter of risk. A basic purpose of any insurance is to mitigate financial risk.So when...
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Allstate just patented technology to collect all kinds of information about...
Allstate was recently granted a patent for a driving-behavior database that would let the insurance company "evaluate drivers' physiological data, including heart rate, blood pressure and...
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