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Vapers, like smokers, may pay more for life insurance: Prudential to treat users of e-cigarettes like smokers

Insurance company Prudential will treat users of e-cigarettes like smokers, making their policies more expensive → Read More

Is house flipping starting to flop? It's "getting less and less profitable"

The number of homes being flipped is down — so, too, is the average profit on flipped homes, latest numbers show → Read More

Seniors will soon have their own IRS tax form

New Form 1040-SR should allow seniors to file income taxes without benefit of an accountant -- or a magnifying glass → Read More

How much debt would you take on to save your pet? $2,000? More?

Many pet owners shell out thousands of dollars in vet costs, while animal insurance remains a rarity → Read More

668,000 Florida homes at risk from Hurricane Dorian

Property losses could range as high as $150 billion, while most homeowners in storm's path lack flood insurance → Read More

After wildfires, hundreds of thousands of Californians can't get insurance

Insurance companies are saying, "We're done with you," one resident says, while others face soaring costs → Read More

Students grapple with lifetime decision — college or the "trades"

Few teens consider the skilled professions as a career, despite ample job opportunities for electricians, contractors and more → Read More

Most stolen cars and trucks 2019: Latest list of the vehicles most likely to get stolen in the U.S.

Car thieves are up to the Challenger, and leave the Escalade behind, in latest ranking of most stolen wheels → Read More

Earthquake insurance premiums skyrocket for many Southern Californians

Latest forecasts of where California quakes will hit and how big they'll be will raise premiums for 250,000 homeowners → Read More

Electric scooters July 2019: New laws and bans amid backlash

E-scooters are now more popular than station-based rental bikes, but riders need to be aware of major liability issues → Read More

Driving while high: Offenders don't think they'll be arrested

AAA says in the last 30 days, almost 15 million drivers got behind the wheel within an hour of using marijuana → Read More

Child support payments vary wildly from state to state

Moving from Massachusetts to Vermont could lessen your monthly child support payment from $1,187 to $519 → Read More

Why "sorry" is such a loaded word for doctors

Nearly 40 states have laws letting physicians apologize for errors without fear of a lawsuit, but big malpractice payouts remain → Read More

Should car insurers use your credit score to drive up coverage costs?

Some states are banning the practice, but the result may not be lower insurance premiums overall → Read More

Seniors seeking a college education may be indebted forever

Anyone over age 50 needs to answer some tough questions before going down the costly road to a degree → Read More

Church fires and arson: How safe is any house of worship?

Despite their vulnerability to accidental and intentional disasters, money for upgrades and insurance can be scarce → Read More

Hail damage costs this year could hit new annual high in U.S.

While baseball-sized hail stones are common, the biggest this year was the size of a grapefruit and weighed more than half a pound → Read More

Safe at work? Not in construction or driving a truck

Government stats don't capture how the "gig economy" can make some jobs more dangerous, often fatal, for workers → Read More

Nissan Altima earns a dubious distinction: Most stolen new car model

Car thefts cost motorists and their insurers $6 billion in 2017, with motorists in Alaska particularly hard hit → Read More

Flooding in the Midwest: Ruptured levees along Missouri River could cost billions to repair

There are 100,000 miles of earth and gravel levees across the U.S. and at least 5% are at very high risk of flooding → Read More