4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (437+ words) By Hali Potters and Maxine Builder If you've ever bought a refrigerator, a washing machine, a smartphone, or even just a pair of headphones, you've almost certainly been asked at checkout if you want to add an extended warranty. Much…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1756+ words) It should have been an easy solution to a straightforward problem: Lucas Brown's $530 headphones had gone silent, and his extended warranty was supposed to cover the repairs. Every month for three years, the recent college graduate from Massachusetts had been…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1617+ words) Two friends bought nearly identical homes last year, in the same northern Minnesota neighborhood, for the same price. But Tara Novak pays more than twice as much for home insurance as Petra Rodriguez. The only difference? Ms. Novak has a…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago  (613+ words) Insurance premiums are rising fast in the parts of the United States most exposed to climate-related disasters like wildfires and hurricanes. New research shows that, as insurance has sharply pushed up the cost of owning a home, the price shock…...

11+ mon, 2+ day ago  (214+ words) After the fires clouded neighborhoods in smoke, residents whose homes were spared learned that danger was still lurking in the walls, the furniture and the air. But their insurers have doubts. By Blacki Migliozzi, Rukmini Callimachi and K. K. Rebecca Lai The…...