Living in California comes with many perks—from sunny weather to booming industries—but affordability isn't always one of them. With higher-than-average living costs and property values, securing ...

A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel partially reversed a lower-court ruling last week in a California term policy lapse lawsuit. The lawsuit is the latest challenge based on California’s 2012 ...

If a federal appeals court interpretation of California life insurance lapse laws stands, it could "undermine" regulations nationwide, the plaintiff claims. LaWanda D. Small initially won a partial ...

Insurance companies run California’s FAIR Plan in secrecy and have stinted on claims and violated state laws, insurance regulators and customers allege. When a massive wildfire tore through Sarah ...

Sharon Wu, a senior writer with over a decade of experience, specializes in consumer-focused content covering home and finance topics such as insurance, investments, credit, debt, mortgages and home ...

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On Tuesday, after a ferocious Santa Ana windstorm blew through Southern California, a severe brush fire broke out ...

Most term life policies don’t pay out — and that’s a good thing. Here’s what to consider as your coverage ends and whether it ...