The following information was released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture:. USDA Enhances Grape Coverage Options in Michigan and Ohio. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency announced it is enhancing Federal crop insurance options for grape producers in Michigan and Ohio.
Walt Disney, Bloomberg, Starbucks and Deloitte are among those taking actions next year to rein in healthcare spending, from restricting spousal coverage to eliminating plan options or cutting drug benefits to deal with soaring costs. Insurer Aon predicted even higher costs, with U.S. employer healthcare costs increasing 9.5% next year, pushing average…
BEEVILLE– The Beeville City Council voted Sept. 22 to adopt a new health insurance plan for city staff, transitioning municipal workers to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Essential HMO Plan. Under the new plan, the city's annual contribution will be $1,059,333, representing a minor increase of less than 1% over the expiring plan's $1,051,255 cost.
Former Delaware insurance agent Zenaida Nieves-Cordero was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of felony theft involving client funds. restitution. During an inquiry into Nieves-Cordero's business practices at her former agency, Apple Insurance Inc., state insurance investigators uncovered a pattern of…
Priority Health, a nationally recognized nonprofit health plan serving 1.4 million members, has again been recognized as a top performer by the National Committee for Quality Assurance for its accredited Medicare, Medicaid and commercial health plans. In NCQA’ s Medicaid Health Plan Ratings 2026, Priority Health has the top-rated Medicaid health plan in the…
Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, wrote to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, Chief Statistician of the United States Stuart Levenbach, and Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, requesting information about the Department of…
Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the FSR of A- and the Long-Term ICR of“ a-” of Palms Specialty Insurance Company, Inc. and its reinsured affiliate, Sabal Specialty Insurance Company, Inc.. Both companies are collectively referred to as Palms Specialty Group and are domiciled in Delaware. The ratings of Palms Specialty Group reflect its balance sheet strength,…
BOISE, Idaho— Joshua and Ashley Durham run a family medicine practice, and for the first time in their lives, they have no health insurance. “It’ s nerve-racking,” said Joshua Durham, 47.“ It just takes, you know, one little accident, and then you got a big fat bill.”. Nationwide, 7% of all healthcare workers were uninsured in 2024, compared with 11% of all adults under 65,…
The Delaware Department of Insurance announced recently the sentencing of former Delaware insurance agent Zenaida Nieves-Cordero, who has been ordered to serve three years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of felony theft involving the misappropriation of client funds. Through a detailed inquiry into Nieves-Cordero's business…
