Halloween safety tips you can really use this year

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When it comes to this holiday, the key is to make sure the scary parts are all just make-believe. As the country gets ready to celebrate the spookiest time of the year, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) has shared a number of helpful Halloween safety tips to make sure everyone has fun without harm or property damage. The APCIA reminds drivers and property owners that a few simple steps can make all the difference. Just a few basic precautions for Halloween safety can help to prevent major accidents…

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Israeli airlines gets $6 billion war insurance coverage from Israel’s government

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The country’s parliamentary finance committee has given the nod to covering the policy. The parliamentary finance committee of Israel has green lighted a strategy to offer a $6 billion state guarantee to cover war insurance against risks to Israeli airlines, said the country’s Finance Ministry. This plan will help to make certain that airlines in the country will have financial protection. The guarantee framework will make it possible for Israeli airlines to obtain war insurance policies against such risks. In this way, the goal is to keep up regular flights…

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Is the lack of flood insurance coverage the next coverage crisis for California?

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Thousands of homes may be at risk of flooding, but few are covered against this type of catastrophe. Though we tend to think of wildfires as the main risk to property owners in California, climate change and a majority of homes without flood insurance could create an entirely new crisis in coming years. Many predictions indicate that sea level is expected to rise in many areas of the country, including California. Places like the Bay Area are considered to be at particular risk of this future development. Thousands of families…

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$52 million in life insurance benefits recovered in Colorado

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The state’s Consumer Services Team from the Division of Insurance recovered the money. The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies’ (DORA) Division of Insurance (DOI) has recovered a substantial amount of life insurance benefits money over the last few months. The DOI received three complaints since November 2022, leading to $4.5 million in found benefits. Beyond the money recovered from the investigation that occurred following the complaints, another $48 million in benefits have been found in Colorado from the Life Insurance Lost Policy Locator. The benefits recovered in November 2022 following…

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More Americans are shopping for auto insurance than ever before, JD Power

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An increase in car ownership and rising premiums are among the reasons people are shopping around. The number of households in the US with cars but that don’t have auto insurance increased during the first half of this year, and the percentage of drivers who say they’re shopping for coverage has hit record levels. JD Power released data based on their findings in a recent report based on American households. JD Power recently published an auto insurance intelligence report in which they revealed the trends they identified in this market.…

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