Topic: Insurance

Senators wade into flood insurance fray again

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two members of the Senate have revived the debate over the federal government's flood insurance program, with one pushing to extend the program before it expires and the other demanding faster payment on existing claims.The National Flood Insurance ...

Analysis: Employee disability benefits get costlier, complicated

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Like just about every other workplace benefit, disability insurance is becoming something workers have to manage and pay for, at least partially, themselves.In the current open enrollment season for 2012 benefits, more employers are asking workers to put some ...
Find out whether insurance covers damage caused by falling debris.Find out whether insurance covers damage caused by falling debris.Another piece of space junk is expected to fall to earth October 22 or 23. Less than a month after a defunct NASA satellite ...

Mortgages at risk if flood program expires

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The federal program that insures homes against flood damage expires next Friday and is at risk of not being renewed, even as an early fall storm threatens to inundate much of the northeastern United States yet again.Industry executives ...

RMS pegs Irene insured losses at up to $5.5 billion

(Reuters) - Hurricane Irene caused between $2.5 billion and $5.5 billion in insured losses in the United States and the Caribbean, excluding flood claims that fall under federal insurance programs, catastrophe modeling company RMS said on Monday.RMS's estimate falls roughly between those ...

Senate advances bill for flood insurance

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee advanced a bill to approve billions of dollars in funding for national flood insurance just weeks before the troubled program is set to expire and as a series of storms swamps the country.The bill would reform ...

A To-Do List for the Surviving Spouse

This checklist can help widows and widowers figure out which tasks to address early on, and which ones can wait.This checklist can help widows and widowers figure out which tasks to address early on, and which ones can wait.EDITOR'S NOTE: This article ...
Technology lets you get a break on insurance premiums based on how you actually drive.Technology lets you get a break on insurance premiums based on how you actually drive.If you’re a good driver, you’re probably paying too much for your auto insurance. ...

Factbox: Cost estimates of Storm Irene on states

(Reuters) - Catastrophe modeling company Eqecat, whose software is used by insurers to predict exposure to disasters, estimated the economic losses in the United States from Hurricane Irene at more than $10 billion.See Storm map: http://link.reuters.com/zyw43sIrene was the 10th weather-related disaster resulting ...
Don't damage your ability to file a claim as you patch things up.Don't damage your ability to file a claim as you patch things up.My roof was damaged during Hurricane Irene, and the top floor of my home was ruined as a ...
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