Insurance

Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. An insurer, or insurance carrier (often called an "insurance company), is sells the insurance policy to customers. The customers, who are called the insured or policyholder, are the person or entity (which may be a private company or other organization) buying the insurance policy. The amount of money to the customer pays for a certain amount of insurance coverage is called the "premium". Risk management, the practice of appraising and controlling risk, has evolved as a discrete field of study and practice.

The transaction involves the insured making a payment to the insurer in exchange for the insurer's promise to compensate (indemnity) the insured in the case of a financial (personal) loss. The insured receives a contract, called the insurance policy, which details the conditions and circumstances under which the insured will be financially compensated. In the event that the insured experiences a financial or personal loss which is covered by the insurance policy, the insured makes an insurance claim to the insurer. Insurance company claims adjusters and other insurance company employees assess the claim. Insurance policies typically set out certain circumstances or actions which will void the insurance policy; if the insurance policy is voided, then the insurer may not have to pay out the claim.

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Trust Guss Injury Lawyers Offer Essential Guidance for Car Accident Victims Filing State Farm Insurance Claims

ACCESSWIRE 03 Apr 2025
While State Farm presents itself as a friendly, neighborly insurance provider, policyholders often encounter challenges when pursuing coverage for their losses ... Navigating the claims process with State Farm can be daunting ... For more detailed information on handling State Farm insurance claims after a car accident, visit the firm's blog post.....
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Illinois homeowners insurance premiums up 50% over three years, report says

Journal Gazette 03 Apr 2025
CHICAGO — While homeowners insurance premiums have been rising sharply in the post-pandemic landscape across the U.S ... Nationwide, insurance companies have increased premiums in 95% of U.S ... Last year, Allstate raised homeowners insurance rates in Illinois by 12.7%, while Bloomington-based State Farm implemented a 12.3% increase in May....
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Taiwanese auto part suppliers considering US production line

Taipei Times 03 Apr 2025
The global auto industry has suffered a shortage of original components, and some US insurers such as State Farm tend to use aftermarket parts with certification from the Certified Automotive Parts Association as a way to boost demand for aftermarket components, Tong Yang said....
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Troubled State Farm seeking a 39% rate hike for umbrella policies

The Los Angeles Times 02 Apr 2025
State Farm General, already seeking an emergency 22% rate hike for its homeowners insurance, has asked California regulators for an even larger increase for its add-on umbrella insurance ... State Farm General has stopped renewing thousands of policies statewide, and Lara has called on the insurer to halt that process....
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Kentucky farmer leading NAWG as president

Capital Press 02 Apr 2025
“We did lobby and get some aid that’s going to be distributed soon, but we need a farm bill, we need crop insurance ... that the farm bill would bring, getting the protection (by) ensuring that the crop insurance program is in place and tweaked a little to benefit everyone.”....
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No Tariff Exemptions for American Farmers

The Atlantic 02 Apr 2025
Republican members of Congress from farm states are working to deliver the relief farmers want ... Farm costs will rise. Farm incomes will drop ... They will pay more for farm equipment ... In America’s 444 most farm-dependent counties, Trump won an average of 77.7 percent of the vote—nearly two points more than Trump scored in those same counties in 2020....
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Illinois homeowners insurance premiums up 50% over three years, according to new report

Chicago Tribune 02 Apr 2025
While homeowners insurance premiums have been rising sharply in the post-pandemic landscape across the U.S ... Nationwide, insurance companies have increased premiums in 95% of U.S ... Last year, Allstate raised homeowners insurance rates in Illinois by 12.7%, while Bloomington-based State Farm implemented a 12.3% increase in May....
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Insurer disputes boast that new attorney general ‘secured’ $30 million to resolve fraud claim

Sun Sentinel 02 Apr 2025
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Corp ... The CAT Fund is a state-run trust fund that provides reinsurance support to insurance companies after hurricanes cause widespread or catastrophic damage ... Homeowner insurance costs fell by 0.7% in fourth quarter of 2024 ... Lawmakers grill Florida regulators about study on insurance ‘accounting tricks’....
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\u2018Swampbuster\u2019 case over wetland conservation rules heard in federal court

Atlantic News Telegraph 01 Apr 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS — A federal judge heard oral arguments Monday for a case that could overturn a decades-old statute tying wetland conservation to federal farm benefit eligibility ... These farm benefits include crop insurance and other important farming subsidies distributed by USDA ... “Farmers need crop insurance,” McCoy said....
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Federal judge in Iowa swampbuster case questions if dispute is just a miscommunication

Des Moines Register 01 Apr 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS — A federal judge has heard oral arguments in a case that could overturn a decades-old statute tying wetland conservation to federal farm benefit eligibility ... Those benefits for compliant landowners include crop insurance and other important farming subsidies distributed by the USDA ... “Farmers need crop insurance,” McCoy said....
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Home insurance crisis creating challenges for homeowners, survey finds

NBC Bay Area 01 Apr 2025
There are going concerns from homeowners as home insurance costs are going up and several insurance companies have even stopped doing business in California ... While to half of them said it's difficult to even find home insurance....

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