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By Gavin Magor On June 15, 201707:00 AM Eastern
If you own a car or a home, you most likely have a Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance policy to protect those assets. And as you might expect, the insurers writing those policies make a profit...
By Gavin Magor On June 8, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Of all the companies that suffered during the housing crisis and Great Recession, mortgage insurers fared among the worst. Many fell by the wayside as the financial crisis bit hard, and losses...
By Gavin Magor On June 1, 201707:00 AM Eastern
A number of life-changing events can make people think about purchasing life insurance. If you just got married or had a newborn, chances are you’re concerned about the future a lot more now than...
By Gavin Magor On May 25, 201707:00 AM Eastern
As you saw in last week’s story, everyone living in vulnerable states needs to pay attention to tropical threats during the hurricane season. And we believe that at Weiss Ratings, we can help you...
By Remi Lukosiunas On May 23, 201707:00 AM Eastern
You work hard to earn your money, and you deposit it into a bank account so it can be kept safe and so you can have access to it later. But at what cost? Around $4.2 billion per quarter, or...
By Gavin Magor On May 18, 201707:00 AM Eastern
June 1st marks beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season. It lasts six months through November 30, so this is the time of year for residents of vulnerable states to prepare. That includes...
By Jon D. Markman On May 17, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Soon, you can manage your finances like a pro with the help of your very own personal digital assistant.
This week Bank of America (BAC) unveiled Erica. The state-of-the-art chatbot comes...
By Gavin Magor On May 11, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The bid to replace Obamacare cleared its first hurdle in the House of Representatives. It now faces an uncertain fate in the Senate.
You may already know what the proposed bill will or will not...
By Gavin Magor On May 4, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Recent reports show that U.S. insurers had a tough start to the year, racking up an estimated record of $7 billion in insured damages in the first three months of 2017. Most of those losses were...
By Jon D. Markman On May 1, 201704:00 PM Eastern
Last week, as the Nasdaq Composite Index crossed 6,000 for the first time, Robert Shiller, a Nobel laureate economist, made the rounds in the financial press.
He’s worried. Valuations are...