Insurance

With CTE lawsuits mounting, the NFL can’t find a general-liability insurer to cover head injuries. Fraternities and police departments have faced similar problems.

In Saving Talk Therapy, Enrico Gnaulati argues that in-depth, long-term, interpersonal psychotherapy remains one of the best tools for alleviating emotional suffering.

Climate change and development have undoubtedly increased fire risk in California, but if utilities don't pay the damages, someone else will.

The Central Valley company faced $64 million in claims from the thousands of people who lost their homes in the Camp fire.

SB30 has bipartisan support in the state, and also enjoys the backing of Southern California Edison and representatives from the insurance industry.

The state has bet against a megastorm for years, but now as Florence bears down on the state it could face a major money shortage to rebuild from the damage.

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A changing climate, increasingly destructive fires, and disappearing insurance policies have left homeowners wondering how much risk is too much.

An inside look at the games, deals, and incentives that often result in higher costs, delays in care, or denials of treatment for patients in the American medical system.

Satellite images could suddenly make it a lot riskier to perpetrate these crimes.

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More than 21,000 insured homes and 2,800 businesses were damaged or destroyed in California in October.

Advocates say an agreement on Loss and Damage is crucial for less-wealthy countries. But where's the cash?

Lockton Companies Vice President John Tomlinson sells terrorism insurance to the stars. Business is booming.

A top Florida lawmaker and a national insurance fraud group criticized a law used by insurers to turn in injured undocumented workers and avoid paying workers' comp benefits.

A recent CBO analysis shows what would happen if Trump stopped making cost-sharing reduction payments to insurers.

A new analysis explores what would happen to silver plan premiums under the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

People who let their coverage lapse would be temporarily locked out of the market.

Biomedical researchers can see a future where genetic tests are used to treat and prevent many diseases before major symptoms even present themselves. But that future won't be possible without strong insurance protections for pre-existing conditions.

The state's insurance department is following up on our findings that eight auto insurers charge more in minority neighborhoods than in other neighborhoods with similar risk.

Insurance companies have warned about the risks of climate change for more than 20 years, and it's time for them to walk the walk.

Riders in Arizona, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and West Virginia will pay $0.05 more per mile to cover the optional insurance.

An Oklahoma commission ruled that a state law allowing companies to "opt out" of workers' comp and write their own plans was unconstitutional while similar bills in other states lose steam.

Hummer limos, go-go dancers, a live alligator, and glowing aliens in spandex can all be found at the national workers’ comp and disability expo. Journey into the little-known workers’ comp industrial complex.