Discover what constitutes unfair claims practices, how insurers may improperly handle claims, and examples to help you recognize potential illegal activities by insurers.

Discover how filing an insurance claim, regardless of fault, can affect your premium rates. Learn strategies to manage costs effectively.

Medical service providers are responsible for billing insurance companies for their patients’ services and procedures. To do so, they must file medical claims as part of the medical billing process.

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

The Siri icon is seen displayed on a phone screen in this photo taken in Krakow, Poland on Jan. 4, 2025. The Siri icon is seen displayed on a phone screen in this photo taken in Krakow, Poland on Jan.

AT&T's $177 million settlement is for data breaches in 2019 and 2024. Claim up to $5,000 (first breach) and $2,500 (Snowflake hack), or both. File claim by Dec. 18, 2025, either online or by mail. If ...

Cash App users have less than 24 hours to file a claim to get some cash from a $15 million settlement. If their Cash App account was a part of a December 2021 data and security breach, users of the ...

If you filed a claim in Facebook's $725 million privacy settlement, you could soon get a payment, according to the settlement's administrator. Millions of consumers who used Facebook over a 15-year ...

Consumer Reports takes a detailed look at the requirements, definitions, standards, and verification procedures behind food ...