Health insurance is expensive— even for the state of New Mexico. “Moving forward, New Mexico may need to consider cost containment measures to ensure the long-term sustainability of the fund,” said Legislative Finance Committee Program Evaluator Elizabeth Dodson. New Mexico uses money from the state Health Care Affordability Fund to subsidize the cost of…

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A++ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ aa+” of United States Liability Insurance Company and its subsidiaries: Mount Vernon Fire Insurance Company; U.S. Underwriters Insurance Company; Mount Vernon Specialty Insurance Company; and Radnor Specialty Insurance Company. All companies are domiciled in…

BCG’ s survey initiative aims to clarify the drivers behind today’ s inactivity in jumbo Pension Risk Transfer transactions in the U.S. BRAINTREE, Mass.—- BCG Pension Risk Consultants| BCG Penbridge today announced publication of The Pension Accounting Pushback Challenge, a follow-up article to its February 2026 paper, The Structural Bottleneck in the U.S.

Fargo tattooist Meg Felix decided not to raise her hourly rate during or after the COVID-19 pandemic. Many businesses are in a similar situation, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. More than 900 businesses across the Ninth District— which includes Minnesota, Montana, the Dakotas, and parts of Wisconsin and Michigan— responded…