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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Insurers are deserting homeowners as climate shocks worsen

West Hawaii Today 22 Dec 2024
Her insurance company, State Farm, sent an inspector to check if the home was being properly maintained, Rosati said, and concluded it was not ... (State Farm and Travelers did not respond to requests for comment.) Finally, a smaller company agreed to insure his house, but his premiums jumped by one-third....
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Without Farm Bill, ‘nation is at risk’

Moscow-Pullman Daily News 21 Dec 2024
Brad Little, sent an urgent message to Congress calling for the quick reauthorization of the 2024 Farm Bill ...Insurance only makes up 8.9% of the passed budget. Why insurance is so crucial for the American farmer is that our (Farm Service Agency) programs are not near as protective as they were historically....
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Liberty Mutual to pull out of California condo, rental insurance markets

Santa Cruz Sentinel 21 Dec 2024
It’s unclear how many policyholders could lose their insurance in the Bay Area ... Meanwhile, as carriers including Liberty, Allstate and State Farm have stopped writing new home insurance policies, the lack of competition has likely contributed to premiums spiking across California....
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State still struggling to stem exodus of property insurers

San Diego Union-Tribune 21 Dec 2024
There’s no law requiring California property owners to carry insurance, but the vast majority buy it to protect themselves from fire and other perils, or are required to do so by their mortgage lenders ... For decades, insuring California’s homes, farms and commercial properties was a hum-drum business of willing sellers and willing buyers....
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Government funding deal extends farm bill

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 21 Dec 2024
It extends the farm bill — which expired in September but was still being funded — to next September. The comprehensive farm bill package supports several key farm and safety net programs, like crop insurance, as well as agriculture research, rural development, conservation projects and food assistance for low-income families....
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CT to secure farm relief, disaster aid in year-end spending bill

The CT Mirror 21 Dec 2024
In smaller farming states, like those in New England, farmers focus on growing specialty crops ... The provisions were tucked into a continuing resolution to maintain the government’s current funding levels through mid-March, including an extension of the Farm Bill ... Farm relief and submarine funding....
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Farm Bureau Football Award winners announced for 2024; Bismarck’s QB Ben Keithley named 3A Offensive ...

Malvern Daily Record 20 Dec 2024
LITTLE ROCK- Farm Bureau Insurance is pleased to announce the winners for the 2024 Farm Bureau Insurance Awards ... ....
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Which insurers and metro Phoenix cities have the lowest homeowner insurance rates

Azcentral 20 Dec 2024
Arizona’s insurance rates have jumped, putting some homeowners in a financial crunch. The state's home insurance premium costs have shot up 62% since 2019, according to a recent study from LendingTree ... The average cost of home insurance in Arizona is $2,623 a year, according to the study of insurance rates collected by top national research groups....
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Dan Walters | California’s Existential Insurance Crisis

The Signal 20 Dec 2024
There’s no law requiring California property owners to carry insurance, but the vast majority buy it to protect themselves from fire and other perils, or are required to do so by their mortgage lenders ... For decades, insuring California’s homes, farms and commercial properties was a hum-drum business of willing sellers and willing buyers....
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Photos | Trucker’s Parade lights up Eureka

Times Standard 20 Dec 2024
The Traci Day State Farm Insurance holiday team is set to start a long line of trucks, trailers, wagons and more lit up for the annual trek through Eureka in the annual Rex and Friends Trucker's Parade. (Jose Quezada, HUMEDIA/For the Times-Standard) ... ....
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Obituary: Roland R. Vautour, 1929-2024

Seven Days 20 Dec 2024
farms through credit crisis. On December 13, Roland R ... Ray Keyser ... Virgin Islands ... Vautour was at the center of solving the massive farm credit crisis of the 1980s, overseeing the Farmers Home Administration, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, the Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Administration and the Commodity Credit Corporation....
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FAIFA demands withdrawal of 35% GST on tobacco

The Times of India 20 Dec 2024
FAIFA general secretary Murali Babu said that govt must continue to invest in initiatives that enhance productivity, provide reasonable returns to farmers, and promote sustainable agriculture practices.FAIFA Recommendations*Drop proposal to impose 35 percent GST on tobacco and ......
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2 crucial New Year's tasks to help protect your home and belongings

New Bern Sun Journal 19 Dec 2024
Getting an annual insurance check, and taking a home inventory ... Here's why it's so important to do these tasks on an annual basis, from the experts at State Farm Insurance. Annual insurance checks ... Create your list using a spreadsheet, or fill out a home inventory checklist that's ready to go, like a checklist from State Farm Insurance....

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