insurance

Texas lawmakers hope to rein in homeowners’ rising insurance bills even as they acknowledge there’s only so much they can do to tackle costs.

Texas lawmakers debate whether to require insurance companies to get state approval before increasing home insurance premiums.

As lawmakers debate what to do about rising home insurance costs, NBC 5 Responds shows you how you can be as pro-active as possible to at least rein in any increases you see. Diana Zoga has that story from the newsroom with how to shop around and the pit-falls to avoid.

The rising cost of property insurance has many people worried. Some say they may soon be priced out of their homes. In the past few years – insurance premium rates increased to new levels and it got the attention of state lawmakers in Austin. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan has the latest.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into Superior HealthPlan, a Medicaid insurance provider in the state.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that he has launched an investigation into one of the state’s Medicaid insurance providers after allegations that the company illegally spied on Texans.

Texas lawmakers and an insurance regulator are taking a closer look at bundling and whether insurers should be able to require consumers to buy home and auto policies with the same company.

Texas lawmakers and an insurance regulator are taking a closer look at bundling and whether insurers should be able to require consumers to buy home and auto policies with the same company.

State lawmakers and a regulator are hearing from consumers who say their insurance company told them they had to bundle to keep their home policy with the same company. NBC 5 Responds reporter Diana Zoga has the latest on a bill that would ban what one lawmaker calls ‘forced bundling.’

People are still picking up the mess left behind in Ellis County after severe weather plowed the area Saturday morning. In Waxahachie, contractors and homeowners were busy cleaning up. Sophia Beausoleil has a warning from a company to be on the lookout for scammers.

In Waxahachie, contractors and homeowners were busy cleaning up. One company is warning residents to be aware of scammers.

Artificial intelligence is becoming a larger part of life, including in the healthcare industry.

The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December sparked growing public anger over insurers denying coverage and upending lives.

Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez proposed the Auto Insurance Public Option Act, a bill aimed at reducing auto insurance premiums with state-administered coverage.

Many Americans with high-deductible health insurance face a cold reality at the start of every year: Those deductibles will have to be paid before most insurance coverage starts.

To help fire victims walk through a process that may seem overwhelming, an insurance attorney and Woolsey Fire victims provided guidance to help file insurance claims.

Elisabeth Foley, formerly of Mansfield, Massachusetts, wants a myoelectric hand, but her insurance company says her policy excludes such devices.

Health insurers are increasingly interfering in care, an NBC News investigation found. Doctors say the stakes are highest in cancer care, when delays can be the difference between life and death.

Health care sharing ministries advertise reimbursements for members’ medical bills. But they are largely unregulated, and most have restrictions on maternity coverage.

As the insurance market options dwindle in these areas, homeowners who carry a mortgage that requires a policy are increasingly being forced to turn to expensive state-backed programs.