As Florida debates property tax amendment, poll shows majority more worried about property insurance
The U.S. homeowners insurance segment posted a sizable underwriting gain of $16.5 billion in 2025, as it reversed course and avoided an annual loss for the first time in six years, according to a new AM Best report. P/C industry’ s direct incurred loss ratio of 48.4 in the first half of 2026 marks its lowest point in five years. “Insurers have consistently pushed for…
-After a car crash, dealing with injuries, medical appointments and vehicle repairs can be overwhelming enough. Then comes another challenge: dealing with insurance companies. In Texas, a participant in a telephone conversation generally may record that conversation without obtaining the other participant’ s permission.
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Fire mitigation tops the list for Don Moore, a write-in candidate for Teller County commissioner. More than just one issue, Moore views the efforts as all-encompassing: forest health, which leads to reduced homeowners' insurance rates and home prices. Co-owner with his late wife, Toni Moore, of three homes on 100 acres in Teller County, Moore recently got a $17,000…
Some U.S. health-care workers are now dropping health insurance coverage as costs continue to skyrocket. More medical workers will likely forgo health insurance in the near future, potentially straining the nation's healthcare system, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. "Health-care workers are no different than the millions of Americans…
Three months later, "it didn't seem to have lasted," said Barkin, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and a member of the Federal Reserve Board committee that adjusts interest rates to either stimulate the United States economy or slow down inflation. It was the first time in three years that the Fed had raised its benchmark interest rate- now ranging…
