No mortgage, no insurance, no problem: How some Mass. homeowners are doing things differently

Especially along the coast, a growing number of homeowners in Massachusetts homeowners are gambling on having no insurance.
CNN

Texas pulls off an upset to be the first double-digit seed to go to the Sweet 16. Here’s what to know from March Madness

The chaos of the opening round of the men’s NCAA tournament is behind us and spots in the Sweet 16 are starting to be booked. The women’s NCAA tournament is still rolling strong in the opening round ...
The Conversation

Health insurance jargon can be frustrating and confusing – here’s how to navigate it

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce receives research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Truth Initiative, and Cancer Research UK. Michal Horný consults to VBID ...
NOLA.com

Louisianans with fortified roofs could soon get a bigger insurance discount. Here’s why.

Louisiana will soon push home insurers to give specific discounts in exchange for homeowners getting fortified roofs, after a yearslong debate over how to deliver savings to residents who face soaring ...
Chicago Sun-Times

State Farm car insurance customers could get up to $100 onetime payment per vehicle

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MIT Technology Review

AI is rewiring how the world’s best Go players think

Ten years after a milestone victory, AI now dominates Go training. Players are figuring out what that means for the game. Burrowed in the alleys of Hongik-dong, a hushed residential neighborhood in ...
CNBC

State Farm announces $5 billion dividend; $100 average refund coming to car insurance customers

State Farm announced a $5 billion dividend for its car insurance members. Customers can expect to receive refunds of $100 on average, though State Farm says the amount will vary by state and by the ...
CNBC

Jeep maker Stellantis posts first annual loss in company history after EV write-downs

Auto giant Stellantis on Thursday posted its first-ever annual loss as it implements a major strategic turnaround. The Jeep maker said the firm's full-year results "reflect the cost of over-estimating ...
Chicago Tribune

State Farm to issue $5 billion in auto insurance dividends — or about $100 per car

Home insurance rates may be going through the roof, but State Farm has some good news for its auto insurance customers. State Farm will issue $5 billion in auto insurance dividends to its customers ...
STAT

HHS adviser hopes prior authorization reform happens in ‘double-digit months,’ not years

Chelsea Cirruzzo is a Washington correspondent at STAT, where she covers HHS. You can reach Chelsea on Signal at chelseacirruzzo.42. WASHINGTON — A top U.S. health official told a room full of doctors ...
The Hill

Platner holds double-digit lead on Mills, Collins in Maine Senate race: Poll

Progressive oyster farmer Graham Platner (D) holds comfortable double-digit leads over both Maine governor and Senate candidate Janet Mills (D) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), according to a new ...