Lifestyle and Budget

Every day can be an eternity when you're waiting for your auto insurance claims check. How long is too long?

With a new CEO and financial backing from North Castle, boutique fitness brand, Barry’s Bootcamp is looking to grow in new territories.

Atlantic City took a step toward remaking itself Thursday — and it had nothing to do with gambling.

Hundreds of people gather every year to hobnob with A-list celebrities at a charity bash thrown in the Super Bowl's host city.

Ryanair has launched a flexible business-class ticket in its latest U-turn from its no-frills tradition.

More than a third of the U.S. population has health coverage through an insurer that either wants to make a huge acquisition or is about to be swallowed up in one.

Anthem says it still backs an approximately $47-billion bid to buy Cigna, a day after the rival health insurer delivered a caustic rejection of Anthem's proposed cash-and-stock offer.

Nearly a decade after Hurricane Katrina ravaged Mississippi's Gulf Coast, state government sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. on Tuesday, saying the insurer improperly denied homeowners' claims and allowed a state aid program to pay instead.

Aetna is urging gay customers to "be proud" — and consider buying its coverage — as part of a new, narrow focus to selling health insurance in a business where the individual's buying decision matters more than it used to.

People struggling with a bad credit score, or lack of one, could benefit from a program rolling out in the next few months aimed at making it easier to get a Visa or MasterCard.

Life insurance firms used to pitch long-term care policies as the prudent way for Americans to shoulder the cost of staying in nursing homes.

The Obama administration is unveiling what it calls a historic shift in the way Medicare pays hospitals and doctors.

Millions more people will have free access to their FICO credit score this year.

Millions of Medicare Advantage customers are fast approaching a deadline for a task they'd rather avoid: Researching and then settling on coverage plans for 2015.

Wal-Mart will eliminate health insurance coverage for most part-time employees in a move aimed at controlling rising health care costs for the retailer.

South Dakota medical patients could have more choice of doctors within their health insurance networks if voters approve a ballot measure that is drawing strong opposition from the health insurance industry.

American Express Co. (AXP) on Tuesday reported earnings that rose by 9 percent in its second quarter, and topped analysts' expectations.

It's an important bit of information that determines a lot about your financial life.

Saving money on homeowners insurance can often take a back seat.

President Barack Obama wants Congress to pass legislation requiring companies to inform customers within 30 days if their data has been hacked, a move that follows high-profile breaches at retailers including Target, Home Depot and Neiman Marcus.