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The New Jersey commission that oversees health benefits for school employees hit an impasse on a proposed 34% insurance rate increase for 2027, shelving the matter until next month. Almost a dozen union educators urged the School Employees' Health Benefits Commission at its meeting on Aug. 19 to postpone or reject the proposal. "Behind every additional dollar…

*Arkansas, North Carolina, and Missouri saw the largest decreases in home insurance rates. *North Carolina approved two 7.5% base-rate increases from 2025 to 2026, but actual home insurance rates went down. States with the largest decreases in annual home insurance premiums are Arkansas, North Carolina, Missouri, North Dakota, and Mississippi.

On average, adding a teen driver to your insurance policy could increase your annual premium by $3,721, or about 125%, according to 2026 CarInsurance.com rate data. Teen drivers cost the most to insure in Louisiana, where adding a teen to your policy nearly triples your average annual rate from $4,091 without a teen to $11,212 with one. If you live in Vermont, for…

Franklin County is accepting applications for a Compliance and Quality Director with Tuscarora Managed Care Alliance. Franklin County also offers full-time employee benefits that include a pension plan, 11 paid holidays, 24 paid time off days, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield health coverage, health and flexible spending accounts, vision and dental plans,…

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+, the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ bbb-” and the Mexico National Scale Rating of“ aa-.MX” of SPP Institución de Seguros S.A. de C.V.. The main shareholder is Juan Carlos Merlo, who has an ownership stake of 51%; the remaining shares are held by Global Insurance Group Holding Company, Inc., a San Antonio, TX-…

There's been a lot of debate about whether the Federal Reserve System should cut or increase interest rates. The year started with expectations that the Fed would need to cut rates several times throughout the year. Then the Iran conflict kicked off in February, causing a resumption of higher prices, especially at the gas pump.

When Democrats talk about healthcare, they can sound eerily like Luigi Mangione, who on Friday confessed to murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in cold blood in 2024 and pleaded guilty to two federal charges of stalking. Prosecutors say Mr. Mangione wrote in a notebook that he was rebelling against "the deadly, greed fueled health insurance cartel."

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ bb-” of Life Insurance Company Centras Life JSC. An offsetting rating factor is Centras Life’ s investment portfolio which, albeit conservative by asset class, has a high degree of concertation and it is exposed materially to the high levels of economic and financial…

In many so-called "college towns," students contribute significantly to a city's culture and feel, taking over parks and filling downtown cafes on weekends. An Insurify analysis of U.S. Census Bureau housing and college enrollment data found that college students affect rental markets in some metropolitan areas more than others. Renters insurance…

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…