300th School Partner Accelerates Growing Collegiate InsurTech Platform

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GradGuardä adoption by campuses demonstrates momentum for innovative ways to reduce the cost of college through modern renters and tuition insurance programs.   GradGuard™ – a leading authority on protecting the investment in higher education, announced today at the annual National Association of College & University Business Officers – Student Financial Services Conference that with the additions of Creighton University, University of Pittsburgh, New Jersey Institute of Technology & Valdosta State University, GradGuard has surpassed the 300 school mark in 2019. According to John Fees, co-founder of GradGuard, “Our school partners are…

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Michigan auto insurance is unaffordable to 97 percent of ZIP codes, says UM study

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Nearly every ZIP code has car insurance premiums greater than 2 percent of household income. Michigan auto insurance rates are too high to be considered affordable to people living in 97 percent of the ZIP codes across the state, says a new University of Michigan study. The research was conducted by Poverty Solutions, the university’s campus-wide think tank. The study determined that the cost of auto insurance represented too much of a household’s income. What the researchers found was that in 97 percent of the ZIP codes across the state,…

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