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title: "Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're checking out"
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# [Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're checking out](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/plexus-points-insurance-stories-checking-2)

 Written by [Mike Wilkening](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/author/mike-wilkening) | Jan 9, 2017 9:21:39 AM

At The Plexus Groupe, we can't read enough about insurance. As the work week kicks off, here are five insurance- and industry-related stories we're checking out:  
 -- Creating an [inventory of items](http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2016/12/28/10-smart-insurance-resolutions-2017/95530118/) in your home is among the New Year's insurance resolutions suggested by personal finance site NerdWallet.

-- [Workers compensation costs](http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20170106/NEWS08/912311304/California-sees-20-percent-increase-in-workers-comp-claims-expenses-since-2012) in California have gone up by 20 percent since 2012.

-- About 800,000 Americans aged 65 or over retired in the fourth quarter of 2016, and the age group's participation in the labor force [fell by one percent](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-06/older-americans-are-retiring-in-droves), a reversal of recent trends, per *Bloomberg*.

-- Here's a look at why wood stoves can present challenges for [homeowners seeking insurance. ](http://bangordailynews.com/2017/01/09/homestead/destructive-house-fire-points-out-struggles-in-getting-insurance-with-a-wood-stove/)

-- For [claims departments](http://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2017/01/09/276031.htm), it's all about digital entering 2017.

 

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