Michael Evans

Highlights

Expert insurance writer for The Balance
Two decades in personal finance journalism with articles published in The Guardian, USA Today, Fox Business, Bankrate, and Yahoo Finance
Previously worked as the Columbia correspondent for International Living, specializing in health insurance, real estate, and small business topics

Experience

Michael Evans has written about personal finance since 1999. His expertise is based on extensive industry experience: He worked in the life insurance department at SelectQuote, with G.E. Home Health Care Insurance, and wrote marketing and training materials for iOwn.com, an online mortgage broker. He currently covers homeowners and auto insurance for The Balance.

Michael has also served as International Living’s Colombia correspondent, writing articles about Colombian health care, real estate, immigration policy, business ventures, and retirement. In 2015, he authored "Escape to Colombia," published by International Living.

His personal finance articles have been published by Bankrate, Fox Business, International Living, and Yahoo! Finance, among many others. His work has been cited by Forbes, Morning Post Exchange, and Yahoo! News.

Education

Michael has a bachelor's in Communication and Media Studies from the University of Memphis.

About The Balance

The Balance, a Dotdash Meredith brand, makes money easy to understand. We give people tools they need to not only make smart financial decisions but also prepare for the experiences they will have along the way. Our team of expert writers and editors have extensive qualifications in the topics they cover, and many of them have MBAs, PhDs, CFPs, and other advanced degrees and professional certifications. We require our writers to use primary sources in their articles, which are also approved by our Financial Review Board and fact-checked. You can learn more about the standards we follow in producing accurate, unbiased content in our editorial policy.