Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Insurance companies are subject to ratings that attempt to determine how financially stable they are. The most prominent ratings agency for insurance companies is AM Best, but the big credit agencies ...

Why we chose it: We chose New York Life as the best long-term care insurance company for financial stability because it has superior financial strength ratings from AM Best (A++), Fitch (AAA), Moody’s ...

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With 15 years of immersion in the world of personal finance, Ashley Kilroy simplifies financial concepts for individuals striving toward financial security. Her expertise has been showcased in ...

Shopping for car insurance can be a real bummer. Rates depend on a variety of factors, including your driving record, location, marital status, and age, so cross-shopping between them can be a hassle.

Speeding tickets, moving violations, and at-fault crashes happen to the best of us. But if you rack up enough of these incidents—or worse yet, if your transgressions include driving recklessly or ...

Principal, Pacific Life and Symetra are the top life insurance companies in our evaluation. These companies scored well for ...