U.S. employer healthcare costs are expected to rise 9.5% in 2027, pushing the average cost above $19,000 per employee, driven by increased medical use and spending on high-priced drugs, insurance broker Aon said on Thursday. Employees are expected to spend an average of $5,297 in 2026, comprising $3,130 in payroll contributions and $2,167 in out-of-pocket…
Oregon Democrats responded to the increases by saying they would work to reduce health care costs for families. Oregon insurance regulators have approved premium hikes that could cost individuals and small businesses that buy health insurance through the state marketplace dozens of more dollars per month and are weighing policy changes that would limit…
Jerome Powell was the chairman of the Federal Reserve for eight years, until just weeks ago when Kevin Warsh was appointed to the post by President Donald Trump, and remains on the board even now. Now government watchdog Judicial Watch is asking for access to two grand jury subpoenas issued in connection with that criminal probe into the spending $2.5 billion…
OWASCO— To address rising health insurance costs, Cayuga County is considering a change that would offer only high-deductible plans for new non-bargaining employees. The resolution, which was advanced by the Cayuga County Legislature's Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday, would require new non-bargaining employees hired after Jan. 1, 2027, to choose one of…
2026 AUG 20– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Researchers detail new data in Influenza. According to news reporting out of Auckland, New Zealand, by NewsRx editors, research stated,“ Using a novel, hand-collected dataset of U.S. life insurance companies during the influenza pandemic of 1918-9, we show that high-exposure life insurers…
The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Federal Reserve Bank,“ Increased immigration-related costs and higher wage costs of hiring immigrants may reduce the welfare of citizens of the host country. For more information on this research see: Import Tariffs and Illegal Immigration: a Strategic Analysis. Review, 2026; 108: 1-12. Review can be…
Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from University College Dublin,“ We develop a new identification method using the implicit probability of change of the federal fund rate, and analyze the impact of the Fed communication’ s sentiment risk profile on the market price discovery process of interest rates, and the uncertainty of the monetary…
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a-” to InEvo Re Ltd.. The company’ s overall balance sheet strength is supported by sufficient capital and capital sources from Macquarie Asset Management and Macquarie Group. InEvo Re is a wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie Group and is a Class E Bermuda regulated…
District Judge Michael J. McShane on Wednesday refused to let Chet Michael Wilson, the front man of the alleged scheme, turn his Oregon lawsuit against Freeway Insurance Services of America into a class-action telemarketing abuse case and ordered 14 other similar cases filed by Wilson in federal court in Oregon to be paused. McShane allowed discovery for the…
Arkansas is one of a dozen states with a waiver expiring Dec. 31 that face the additional restrictions the Trump administration has placed on new or renewed waivers. Though it has yet to finalize its decision, the federal Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services said Arkansas' 13- year-old waiver does not comply with new "budget neutrality" rules that take effect…
For more than 60 years, Lordon Management has helped California community associations navigate changing markets, laws, natural disasters, and economic challenges. Rising insurance premiums are not necessarily the result of issues within an individual community— they reflect a much larger insurance market challenge affecting community associations…
