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Home Insurance Premiums in Florida Creating A Wide Range of Variations

August 4, 2023August 3, 2023 Logan B.

While premiums have been sharply rising, quotes vary widely from one insurer to another. Though the average home insurance premiums for residents of Florida are very high and rising, the actual amount people are paying depends on a range of factors, and the spectrum is enormous. Homeowners are struggling to find out what they will need to pay for their coverage. The one thing that appears to be standard across the board is that home insurance premiums in the state are climbing. Florida has been edging on a crisis as…

More Americans than ever have insurance but still avoid health care expenses

November 4, 2022November 3, 2022 Logan B.

Even with coverage, it’s common for people to avoid seeing a doctor due to cost concerns. Among American patients who have insurance, 41 percent still avoided seeking health care out of concerns that their coverage would still leave them with treatment costs that they couldn’t afford, said a new survey. The largest number of Americans now have coverage since the start of the Affordable Care Act. While the health care overhaul in the form of the Affordable Care Act has helped to bring coverage to record numbers of Americans, there…

Health insurance benefits are keeping a third of workers from quitting

October 28, 2021October 27, 2021 Nordstrom

The Policygenius annual survey found a third of employees stay put because of their coverage. In a trend being dubbed the “Great Resignation”, health insurance benefits are holding about one in three workers in their current positions. The coverage is important enough to workers that they stay where they are instead of changing workplaces. The survey showed that 33 percent of full-time and part-time workers would be very or somewhat likely to quit their current jobs soon if it wasn’t for their health insurance benefits. Furthermore, over one quarter (26…

PolicyGenius establishes another foothold in the insurance industry through latest round of funding

January 19, 2016January 17, 2016 Logan B.

Company has raised $15 million in funding PolicyGenius, a comparison insurance brokerage based in Brooklyn, New York, has announced that it has raised $15 million in its latest round of funding. The funding will allow the company to extend its insurance comparison insurance services, allowing it to provide consumers with better access to price comparisons and quotes. PolicyGenius specializes in life insurance, long-term disability insurance, renters insurance, and pet insurance. Companies like PolicyGenius are beginning to find more success in various markets and the overall insurance industry is beginning to…