Assurant is a phone insurance company that provides damage coverage plans. Assurant’s insurance plans are available through several cell phone providers, with costs depending on your mobile carrier’s ...

If you haven’t shopped for a cell phone in a while, you might get sticker shock upon seeing the prices. Phones today can cost upward of $1,000 — and whether you pay it upfront or choose to spread ...

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If you want phone insurance that includes protection from loss and theft, you usually need to purchase it within 60 days of acquiring your phone (30 days for most carriers, including Verizon).

Today, smartphones do more than just make phone calls. We use them to check email, play games, listen to music, take pictures, browse the web, get directions, and more. These devices have become an ...

Given the kind of money that we spend on smartphones today, they’re pretty much like assets. Keeping this in mind, it becomes doubly important to cover them with insurance to protect us from shelling ...

When my three-month-old iPhone 3G nearly died, I suddenly became very interested in phone insurance plans that had previously left me cold. Major carriers typically offer insurance along with umpteen ...

French startup Lydia is launching an insurance product for your mobile phone. For €4.29 per month ($4.89), you can insure your phone from the Lydia app. Lydia is one of the most popular peer-to-peer ...