We don't usually think of Santa when we shop for life insurance, but may find ourselves confronted with myriad clauses included in the applications' finer print. Historically, these clauses have ...

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Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

In a tower of insurance policies where the primary policy did not contain a choice of law or jurisdiction clause, a clause in the excess policies that purported to follow the choice of law and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Protecting your family on the road is about more than seat belts and safe driving. It’s also critical that you understand your auto insurance policy, especially if you ...

The New York Convention typically requires U.S. courts to enforce written arbitration agreements covering international disputes, including arbitration clauses in contracts with foreign entities. 1 ...

U.S. life insurance firms, their best crop of prospects now earmarked for military service, last week broke out in a rash of war-risk clauses in all new policies. Anything but uniform, the clauses all ...

Virtually all insurance contracts contain a "cooperation clause" among the standard policy provisions. The clause places an affirmative duty on an insured to assist its insurer in the investigation ...

States are becoming increasingly hesitant about complying with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) by implementing a health insurance exchange. As a result, some are including ...

Col Fullagar takes a look at insurance clauses and explains why insurers need to offer greater clarity to customers. The catch-cry of too many an insurance client is “the big print giveth and the ...

Most insurance policyholders believe that once they are admitted to a hospital, the insurer will pay the bills. However, health insurance policy documents often include a “reasonable and customary" ...