As the pace of rate increases has slowed, small business owners have grown increasingly optimistic about the future of their businesses and more satisfied with their commercial insurers. According to the JD Power 2026 U.S. “The fact that fewer businesses are experiencing insurer-initiated rate increases is certainly helping to improve customer…

When insurance payments rival the mortgage: Inside the 2026 homeowners insurance squeeze. Homeownership seems to promise stability, with predictable monthly mortgage payments and protected assets. To learn more about how policyholders are handling this financial pressure, SoFi surveyed 520 homeowners around the nation on April 13, 2026.

The surviving son and mother of Abby Angelo are suing Jefferson County, its sheriff, and multiple employees of Wellpath, LLC for Angelo's death in custody in June 2021. Wellpath itself is also named as a "nominal defendant," and the plaintiffs' attorneys intend to collect damages from Jeffco or from Wellpath's insurer based on the company's alleged actions.

Around the end of last year, Ronmel Rangel, 63, began to feel a familiar discomfort in his lower abdomen. Twenty-five years earlier, while living in his native Venezuela, he had undergone surgery to repair a hernia on the right side of his groin. This time, Rangel was in the U.S. and lacked health insurance.

The U.S. and Mexico are the only countries out of 19 other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries where a substantial portion of the population lacks any form of health insurance. In the U.S., about 8 percent of the population, or 27 million people, are uninsured. And that is despite the U.S. has spent more on health care than any other nation.

OKLAHOMA CITY— More is being revealed about the thousands of lawsuits against State Farm and Allstate, alleging both insurance companies profited off of policyholders through underpaying and denying claims. JC Hallman, an investigative reporter with Oklahoma Watch, broke the initial story about State Farm hearings that would eventually lead to the…

These impacts already can be seen in dozens of state cuts to home- and community-based services for children with disabilities and a law in North Carolina that cut costs by eliminating coverage for 27,000 lawfully present children and pregnant women. The Congressional Budget Office now projects that 3 million children will lose coverage under Medicaid or…

The following information was released by the State of Delaware:. Outlines regulatory review process and use of outside experts as it evaluates Aquarian Capital's application. DOVER, DE The Delaware Department of Insurance is reviewing an application from Aquarian Capital LLC and its affiliates to acquire control of Brighthouse Life Insurance Company…

The following information was released by the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance:. To help renters of all ages and backgrounds, the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance is sharing information about the importance of renters insurance and being aware of their rights as renters. "Tennessee has renters across a broad spectrum from…

The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston:. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has begun publishing a new data series that combines indexes that track weekly economic developments in each of the 50 U.S. states. Boston Fed Principal Economist and Policy Advisor Danilo Leiva-Len is coauthor of Tracking Weekly State-level…