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| Home, life, car, and health insurance advice and news - CNNMoney.com Updated : Price check: Time to reassess your valuables With commodity prices still rising -- both gold and silver have notched sizable gains this year -- your precious possessions may be due for an insurance upgrade. Publ.Date : Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:53:32 EDT The case against Bambi If you think that deer are the cute woodland creatures of Bambi, think again. In the real world -- to the extent that suburbs like mine are the real world -- deer are pests. Publ.Date : Sun, 08 May 2011 14:24:09 EDT When to get long-term-care insurance It's not alarmist to think that you'll need long-term care in your lifetime. Among Americans who reach their 65th birthday, 45% will have to pay for some kind of long-term-care services, according to the actuarial firm Milliman. Publ.Date : Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:09:09 EDT Private nurses for common folks You may think of private nurses as a luxury for the ultra-rich, like a butler or personal chauffeur. But hiring in-house medical care has become an increasingly viable option for regular folks too. Publ.Date : Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:22:01 EST 5 things to know about permanent life insurance 1. It's more coverage than most people need Publ.Date : Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:03:13 EDT The cost of long-term care Some insurance decisions are easy. Take life insurance. You know you need it to replace the income your spouse and kids would lose if you died. Insurers don't have much leeway to dispute claims for death benefits because "deceased" is a pretty definite condition. Publ.Date : Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:10:57 EDT Health costs race past inflation Health insurance premiums in 2007 rose 6.1 percent, the lowest growth rate in eight years but still well above inflation and worker earnings, according to the latest annual survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Publ.Date : Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:32:25 EDT Teetering on the edge of insurance Small business owners Gordon and Babette Brennan used to pay as much as $800 a month for health insurance. But the Jupiter, Fla. couple felt like they received little in return: Claims for ordinary pediatrician visits for their son Ryan were denied. Procedures like blood tests weren't covered. Co-pays were $40 a pop. Publ.Date : Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:14:28 EDT If a storm hits, are you covered? The floods and rain in the Midwest continue to cause severe problems there. We spoke with one family whose home was destroyed by a mudslide. Publ.Date : Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:00:41 EDT Bad credit? Insurers will make you pay By now you know that you need to keep tabs on your credit history to make a good impression on lenders, landlords and employers. But did you know that your home and auto insurers are also looking? Publ.Date : Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:33:48 EDT Correct medical billing snafus Consumers have to be vigilant when it comes to unraveling billing mistakes. Publ.Date : Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:47:49 EDT |