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Eight Celebrities Who Got Their Start in Insurance
5/3/2012
For some, a job in insurance is a career. For others, it's a starting point that can open the doors to other opportunities. And for others still, it's both.
The eight celebrities featured in this article represent all three. From a now-celebrated composer who worked in insurance his whole life and went unnoticed in the music world until after his death, to an Olympic hero who worked in insurance to help fund the training that helped him win, to a Pulitzer-winning poet who declined literary positions to stick with his executive-level job in insurance, these celebrities are all members of the insurance family.
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NC Ranks in Top Five Least Expensive States for Auto Insurance
3/30/2012
Louisiana has the most expensive car insurance rates in the nation, followed by Oklahoma and Michigan, according to data from the National Underwriter's survey of premiums for 2012 models.
Those states were also in the top three in 2011 and 2010.
Car insurance rates are cheapest in Maine, followed by Iowa and Wisconsin.
High rates usually cannot be pinned on a single cause. Rather, a variety of unfortunate circumstances combined to make insurance bills more painful in some states:
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FBI warns of New Email Banking Scam
3/30/2012
Some crafty criminals are aiming to steal one of the most valuable pieces of your personal property: your banking information.
In a new warning, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warns account holders of a new spam email scheme that involves a type of malware called "Gameover." The scheme involves fake emails from the National Automated Clearing House Association, the Federal Reserve or the FDIC. These messages attempt to trick recipients into clicking on a link to resolve some type of issue with their accounts or a recent ACH transaction. Once you click on the link, Gameover takes over your computer, and thieves can steal usernames, passwords and your money.
The FBI also warns the thieves' hacking capabilities can navigate around common user authentication methods banks use to verify your identity, which is certainly a cause for concern. Those additional authentication steps -- often personal questions, birth dates or other pieces of private information -- are meant to provide some extra security padding.
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