Life insurance can be a powerful tool in your financial planning arsenal, but you may be missing out due to a lack of real understanding of what it is and who it’s for. A number of common ...

We think open discussion and information is good for the insurance business. Otherwise, it’s easy for misconceptions to spread and become common knowledge. Misunderstanding the ins-and-outs of your ...

Demystifying car insurance myths is important because it’s good to know the facts about how your car insurance policy works before an accident occurs. Finding out too late that you’re not covered for ...

Have you ever heard that you don’t need flood insurance unless you live in a high-risk area? Or that you can’t get homeowners insurance if you have a pool? There are a lot of misconceptions floating ...

Planning a trip can be expensive and stressful enough. The last thing you want is for something to disrupt those plans and cost you even more money. While you can't always control what happens in your ...

Life insurance is one of the most important products you can buy, offering financial protection to those you love in a worst-case scenario. This coverage, which can last for a specific number of years ...

While most of us mourn the fact that television’s Mythbusters is no longer on the air, this doesn’t mean we can’t bust (or confirm) a few myths of our own – especially ones related to cars or topics ...

Matt Richardson is the senior managing editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com. He writes and edits content about personal finance ranging from savings to investing to insurance.

You won't want to get your next auto insurance policy without reading this. It's a list of common auto insurance myths compiled by Mercury Insurance. The California-based insurer says there are a lot ...

It’s been said that insurance is the one thing you buy, hoping that you’ll never use it. That’s true of all kinds of insurance, including business insurance. It’s also true that there are a lot of ...