You might assume that what you tell a doctor stays between you, your physician and perhaps your insurer. This gap in protection matters more than ever because the U.S. government is pushing hard to gather health data domestically and abroad. As a professor of law at Indiana University, I study health information privacy and medical data regulation, which…
AM Best has commented that the Credit Ratings of Work First Casualty Company remain unchanged following the recent announcement that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by WCF Insurance Company. Work First is a specialty insurer that provides workers’ compensation coverage exclusively to the temporary staffing industry and has a…
–An Ohio man pleaded guilty to his involvement to what the U.S. Department of Justice is calling the largest healthcare fraud case ever prosecuted. Eldar Zarbavel, 45 of Pepper Pike, Ohio, laundered $3.4 million in“ illicit healthcare fraud” proceeds through multiple regional banks, the Justice Department said in a news release. Zarbavel opened bank accounts in…
The August issue of Best’ s Review includes the following exclusive rankings:. Largest Latin American Insurers– Ranked by 2025 Gross Premiums Written US Pet Insurance Plans– Ranked by 2025 Direct Premiums Written US Property/Casualty– Ranked by 2025 Direct Premiums Written by Line US Total Auto– Ranked by 2025 Direct Premiums Written US Commercial Multiperil–…
The United States has grappled with elevated inflation for about five years, straining household budgets and keeping policymakers under pressure. Beth Hammack, president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee, told Dayton business leaders Thursday, Aug. 13, that recent reports…
The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors announced that Robert M. Nelson, CLU, LUTCF, FSS, of Omaha, Nebraska, has been selected as the 2026 John Newton Russell Memorial Award recipient.
Prudential Financial, Inc. today introduced Prudential Protection IUL, the newest indexed universal life insurance policy from its Individual Life Insurance business. Protection IUL delivers a lifelong death benefit, with the flexibility to access cash value over time for goals such as covering unexpected expenses or addressing future health-related…
