More than one fifth of people seeking health coverage are denied by insurers, with Montana, Alabama and Arkansas among the states having the respective highest rejection rates, according to a new ...

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Life insurance application activity closed the year up 22% in December, the MIB Life Index reported, helping 2025 set a record for growth. Application activity grew 6.8% in one year, 6.7% compared to ...

Life insurance rates may be higher if you have overweight or obesity, because companies take your weight and height into account when setting premiums. This is because having overweight or obesity can ...

Buying life insurance has always been one of those tasks associated with doctor’s visits, needles, piles of paperwork... or something you wait to do until you’re “older.” In the past three or four ...