Michelle is a lead editor at Forbes Advisor. She has been a journalist for over 35 years, writing about insurance for consumers for the last decade. Prior to covering insurance, Michelle was a ...

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State Farm earned a score of 4.0 out of 5 in our study of the best car insurance companies. The insurer received generally positive feedback from consumers who took our survey. However, it has a ...

As a former claims handler and fraud investigator, Jason Metz has worked on a multitude of complex and multifaceted claims. The insurance industry can be seemingly opaque, and Jason enjoys breaking ...

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When I ask friends whether they’ve ever gone without health insurance, I'm often surprised to find that the answer is “yes.” “My husband and I made the nail-biting decision to go without health ...

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