
Les Masterson
Deputy Editor, Insurance
About
Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, including auto, home, life and health. Before covering insurance, Les was a news editor and reporter for Patch and Community Newspaper Company and also covered health care, mortgages, credit cards and personal loans for multiple websites.
Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance , including auto, home, life and health, for a decade and previously wrote about health care, mortgages, credit cards and personal loans.
He has covered health care from the patient, insurer and provider angles over the years, which offers a well-rounded look at health insurance and its potential pitfalls for consumers.
Before covering insurance and finance, he worked in community journalism, where he won multiple editing and writing awards. He was also honored with community awards, including the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award from the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, for his efforts in the community when he was editor of The Arlington Advocate.
When not writing about insurance, Les has visited 43 major league baseball ballparks and contributed biographies for five books about baseball history published by the Society for American Baseball Research.
Expertise
- Health insurance
- Choosing a health plan
- Comparing health plans
- Buying car insurance
- Shopping for home insurance
Achievements
- More than a decade of insurance experience
- Covered health care from all angles (insurer, consumer and provider)
- Over 25 years of editing and reporting experience
Education
Salem State University, Bachelor’s degree in communications with concentration in history.
Honors and Awards
- Best E-Newsletter (news category) from American Society of Business Publication Editors
- Gold Award for Best E-newsletter (news category) from American Society of Business Publication Editors
- Breaking News Writing from Massachusetts Press Association
- Multiple awards for newspaper general excellence, headline writing, editorial writing, commuter issues reporting and history writing from New England Press Association
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About
Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, including auto, home, life and health. Before covering insurance, Les was a news editor and reporter for Patch and Community Newspaper Company and also covered health care, mortgages, credit cards and personal loans for multiple websites.