From the monthly archives: November 2017
Evolving ransomware risks remain a significant concern for the cyber insurance market, while environmental insurers are carefully monitoring developing mold claims. Continue reading
Mostly every American is required to carry some form of personal insurance, such as insurance to drive a car, to rent property, to have a home loan, or for their health care. When you are shopping for your insurance needs did you know that by bundling coverage you can save money each month? Just like a cable bill the more insurance policy you carry the greater the “bundle” discount. Bundling automobile and homeowners is the most common when it comes to personal insurance. Continue reading
It’s open enrollment season for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, Medicare Advantage plans and many employer-sponsored plans as well. Lots of evidence suggests you should shop around, and shop carefully, though this is harder than it sounds. Continue reading
Recent high profile data breaches are leaving many consumers wondering how they protect not only their bank accounts, but their investments, from hacks and losing it all.
“Retirement and brokerage accounts can be hacked and they are especially attractive to criminals that are willing to work diligently to attempt to cash out a 401(k) or to perform unauthorized stock trades,” says John Buzzard, industry fraud specialist at Co-op Financial Services, a Los Angeles-based financial technology company. Continue reading
The massive influx of projects the construction industry is enjoying these days hit home for me not in New York, where I live, but overseas.
Last summer I visited Lloyd’s of London to conduct interviews and shoot video for our “Inside Lloyd’s” project, which provided a rare look inside the inner workings of the world’s leading specialty insurance market. On July 9, 2016, I had the chance to gaze upon the city from one of the Lloyd’s building’s exterior-set glass elevators. One would be hard-pressed to find a more spectacular view of London. Continue reading
Clark County commissioners Wednesday gave the Howard Hughes Corp. permission to build a proposed 10,000-seat baseball stadium in Downtown Summerlin. Continue reading
“Opioids” was once a medical term to describe drugs associated with pain relief but has since become a part of the every day American vernacular.
High profile celebrity deaths and the sheer volume of opioids being consumed each day have propelled these powerful drugs into the spotlight and caught the attention of the mainstream media. Continue reading
Doing a thorough comparison of health care plans is difficult.
But there is an imperfect, yet fairly, simple way to check whether a high-deductible plan might qualify for “no-brainer” status, meaning, it enables you to save on health care no matter how often you go to the doctor. Continue reading
