Connecticut is attempting a novel strategy to address health disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations: Teaching people from those communities to become health insurance agents and ...

Chris Kissell has been a journalist for three decades and has written extensively about insurance and other personal finance topics for the past 20 years. For the last 14 years, he has been a ...

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Rebecca Lake is a certified educator in personal finance (CEPF) and a banking expert. She's been writing about personal finance since 2014, and her work has appeared in numerous publications online.

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Health insurance helps to reduce medical costs, making health care more affordable and thus more accessible. Having health insurance also facilitates access to care, resulting in lower death rates and ...

The market for life insurance for seniors is estimated at $1.83 billion in 2025 and is expected to rise to $1.9 billion in 2026. Buying life insurance can be an important financial strategy for ...