liar’s loan n.— «You rarely hear anything about individual borrowers who tell little white lies, the ones who obtain so-called “liar loans,” but they’re just as prevalent, if not more so. A young New Jersey couple, “the...
finsurance n.— «Insurance companies are fighting for share of a market that totals more than 77 million Americans. Yes, boomers and others will likely invest a portion of their nest eggs in what Milevsky refers to as...
farming one’s insurance n.— «Other growers and government officials said some of the farmers who started growing sweet potatoes had never grown them before. Others planted in areas known to be wet. Still others didn’t take care of their...
medigap n.— «People also should plan for the routine health costs they’ll encounter every month, including premiums for supplemental insurance, often called “medigap.” The most popular plans cost an average of $155 a month...
plush n.— «The claw machine, a game that gives players one shot to pick up a stuffed animal with a mechanical arm.…In the last few years, his insurance jumped 30 percent and the cost of the prizes—or “plush,” as they’re called in...
slab v.— «One problem is lack of evidence. Many homes were, in post-Katrina parlance, “slabbed,” wiped away down to their flat, concrete foundations.» —“The Gulf Coast grapples with insurance suits” by Liam...