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Elizabeth Aldrich

Hail, Not Hurricanes, Is Driving Up Insurance Rates: How to Save

Hail, Not Hurricanes, Is Driving Up Insurance Rates: How to Save

The East Coast has hurricanes, and the West Coast has wildfires. But in the middle of the country, homeowners face a different kind of disaster: baseball-sized hail. “The damage is just catastrophic,” says Avery Moore, owner of Oklahoma-based independent insurance agency ECI Insurance. As insurers scramble to keep
Elizabeth Aldrich 13 Apr 2026
The New Way Life Insurers Are Fact-Checking Your Application

The New Way Life Insurers Are Fact-Checking Your Application

In 2026, insurers might know more about you than you know about yourself. Applying for life insurance used to require a weeks-long endurance test of paperwork, blood draws and urine samples. But thanks to improvements in technology and wider access to data, insurers can often fact-check your medical
Elizabeth Aldrich 11 Mar 2026

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