It’s time to move from rage to regulation, an insurance expert argues.
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Insurance costs are rising quickly across much of the country. Hurricanes are part of the reason, but it’s the other perils common across the Midwest and Great Plains that complicate costs.
Low-income households are attracted to more affordable housing in areas at higher risk of floods and other extreme events. But many then find they cannot afford soaring insurance premiums.
While the pandemic and Ukraine war are key contributors to the cost of living crisis, climate change has also had a role to play.
There’s little transparency surrounding how insurance firms collect, analyse and use our personal data when they establish insurance costs.
Instead of telling people to buy more of the right type of insurance, we should be asking how insurance can work better for people.
Most homes are not as cyclone-ready as they could be. It seems lower insurance premiums aren’t enough of an incentive for owners to upgrade their homes, but a new study points to some solutions.
Would you buy a pair of shoes without knowing the price? Consumers have bought medical care from hospitals for years without knowing the costs, but new regulations will change that.
A cancer diagnosis is one of the scariest of all. The pain and fear are worsened by a confusing landscape of bills, opaque billing systems and changing insurance rules, rates and reimbursements.
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