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Now schools want school shooting insurance. Seriously.

by Kimberly Adams and Peter Balonon-Rosen
Mar 23, 2018
It's a growing market.
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Those coupons people use for expensive meds are starting to count for less

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 19, 2018
Insurers are pushing back on manufacture coupons for expensive drugs in the hopes that it will pressure drug companies to lower prices.
A pharmacy manager assists a shopper in the pharmacy area of a Walmart store in Mount Prospect, Illinois.
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Here’s why more Americans now lack health insurance

by Dan Gorenstein
Jan 19, 2018
It's a reversal from last year, according to a survey.
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For Allstate CEO, the insurance business is all about the severe weather

by Kai Ryssdal , Bridget Bodnar and Sean McHenry
Nov 22, 2017
According to Allstate's Tom Wilson, the weather is getting worse — and it can be see in the damage costs.
Tom Wilson, Allstate's CEO and chairman.
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The Cigna CEO on what happens when health care is politicized

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 15, 2017
But at least, he says, we're all talking about health care now.
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Rising costs from Western wildfires may make policies harder to get in fire-prone areas

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 12, 2017
Most homes lost in California wildfires likely covered by insurance.
An aerial view of homes that were destroyed by the Tubbs Fire on Thursday in Santa Rosa, California.
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Some investors bet big against disasters

by Ryan Kailath
Sep 13, 2017
Catastrophe bonds spread insurance risk for events like hurricanes.
Two women look over severe damage to a residence following powerful Hurricane Irma on September 12, 2017 in Isamorada, a village encompassing six of the Florida Keys. 
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After a disaster, FEMA documents home damage, a former inspector explains

by Lizzie O'Leary
Sep 8, 2017
His advice: Have your proof of ownership ready.
Jack Wheeler and his wife, Tami Wheeler, watch as a FEMA housing inspector measures their flooded home in 2008 in Oakville, Iowa.
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How much did pregnancy cost you?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Sep 7, 2017
Fees can rack up for parents-to-be.
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As large hospital systems buy up independent medical practices, the cost of health care rises

by Jenny Gold
Sep 6, 2017
Large hospital systems gobbled up independent OB/GYN practices. As competition went down, prices have gone up.
Dr. Sarah Azad examines patient Ruby Lin at her private practice in Mountain View, California. 
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