insurance industry
| 9:00AM 4/04/2011
If you're driving less in this time of high gas prices, you might be eligible to pay less for auto insurance with a new crop of pay-as-you-go plans. But these per-mile policies come with some drawbacks as well, and certain habits -- like driving late at night -- could disqualify you.
| 11:00AM 1/18/2011
Insurance isn't meant for the little hassles in life, but for the big events that can derail you financially.
"Insurance is meant to protect against the really big stuff that rains down upon you," insurance agent Alan Canton tells WalletPop.
But even Canton, and a handful of other insurance...
| 4:00AM 1/04/2011
Seven insurance companies have filed lawsuits against Toyota, alleging that sudden unintended acceleration was to blame for crashes that resulted in insurance payouts.
| 9:12AM 9/28/2010
In three states, regulators have started or widened investigations into insurers after a judge described MetLIfe Inc's (MET) marketing of asset accounts as "inherently deceptive."
On Sept. 10, U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks in Reno, Nevada said that MetLife gave customers the misimpression that...
| 11:30AM 8/30/2010
In Monday's legal news, Prudential is being investigated for the way it handles death benefits to soldiers' families and a U.S. district judge continues his efforts on behalf of 9/11 workers by rejecting their lawyers' requests for additional fees.
| 7:09AM 8/03/2010
For the sixth year out of seven, the luxury SUV Escalade has topped Highway Data Loss Institute's list. The Escalade had average yearly losses more than seven times the average for all passenger vehicles.
| 10:00AM 5/15/2010
Tornadoes, floods, severe weather: It's shaping up to be another bad year on the natural disaster front, and that could place increased pressure on the U.S. insurance industry.
| 5:30PM 4/29/2010
As someone who doesn't golf much and has never hit a hole-in-one, no matter how good the odds, I don't expect I'll ever need hole-in-one insurance. But some people must, because there's a market for it, among other types of odd insurance.
Golfers traditionally buy a round of drinks at the golf...
| 8:45AM 12/22/2009
After a painful 2008, insurance companies have made a comeback, with plenty of cash on their balance sheets. As a result, mergers and acquisitions will likely dominate the insurance and reinsurance market in 2010.
