When a hurricane approaches Florida, Venice insurance agent Gary Finly starts getting the calls. "You have a run of people wanting flood insurance added to their homeowners," Finly said. "But by then, it's usually too late." Single-family homeowners in Sarasota, Manatee and ... [full story]

A Sacramento appellate court Wednesday cleared the way for the state to carry out new rules requiring insurance companies to base auto rates primarily on a driver's record, rather than place of residence. In a legal blow to the insurance industry, ... [full story]

THURSDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Two-fifths of Americans responding to a new survey say they've experienced unsafe or poor health care, and three-quarters want to see fundamental changes in the U.S. health-care system. Problems cited included medical errors; duplicated tests; ... [full story]