HONOLULU The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division reminds consumers to evaluate their insurance policies before hurricane season, which begins June 1. Forecasters are indicating that El Nio conditions may develop heading into summer, which can increase hurricane activity in the Central Pacific Basin and heighten the…
The following information was released by the office of the Governor of Massachusetts:. Governor Maura Healey today announced that the Division of Insurance has finalized updated regulations that eliminate prior authorization requirements for routine and essential health care, including cancer scans and medications for chronic conditions like…
State regulators say legislative reforms passed in recent years have lowered homeowners insurance rates in the Florida in 2026 but many residents are still seeing red over increases to their annual premiums. "Are Florida homeowners with homes located away from the coast paying rates to cover homes located on barrier islands and the coast?
TOPEKA— Kansas state employees can choose between two health insurance companies after the Health Care Commission voted Monday to move forward with Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas. Commission members debated whether to choose Aetna, dropping Blue Cross, for the state's health insurance beginning Jan. 1, 2027, to save an estimated $240 million over…
REP. FITZGERALD'S KEEPING VIOLENT OFFENDERS OFF OUR STREETS ACT PASSES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The following information was released by the office of Wisconsin Rep. Congressman Scott Fitzgerald's Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act, legislation aimed at combating radical bail policies by subjecting bail bonds to insurance fraud laws, passed the House of Representatives today. "Communities across the country have suffered the…
Congresswoman Claudia Tenney sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche calling for a federal review of New York State Senate Bill S88A, legislation that would require New York's Medicaid program to automatically register applicants and enrollees to vote unless they opt out. In her letter, Tenney raised serious concerns that New York's deeply…
The Senate confirmed former finance executive and former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh as the U.S. central bank's new chair on May 13, elevating him to a role that will make him one of the most influential economic policymakers in the world. The Senate voted 54-45 to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee. In a similar vote, the Senate confirmed Warsh to…
The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. He was approved on a vote of 54 to 45 after Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman joined all 53 Republican senators voting in favor of his confirmation. Following Wednesday’ s confirmation vote, Massachusetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren said,“ Trump wants to…
This story is available through The Current GA. Carry Smith yawned as she fastened the driver’s side seat belt in her 2002 Toyota Sequoia. On a Sunday in early May, Smith headed to one of her four part-time jobs in Chatham County, part of her seven-day work week.
Ashley Fannin was working as a pediatric oncology nurse when her 6-year-old son Mason was diagnosed with leukemia. Fannin says Mason, now 14, plays baseball and soccer and enjoys hunting, fishing and camping. He accompanied his mother to the Legislative Building this week to hear her advocate for insurance coverage for biomarker testing. Fannin, who […]
By William Nibbelin, Head of Industry Data and Actuarial Science, Triple-I After years of significant financial strain, the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry is showing strong signs of recovery and stabilization. According to the latest Insurance Economics and Underwriting Projections: A Forward View report from Triple-I and Milliman, the industry’s net combined…
Kim Reynolds, according to the Iowa Medical Society. Reynolds signed the bill at Monroe County Hospital and Clinics in Albia, according to the Iowa Medical Society, which is a statewide organization that advocates on behalf of Iowa doctors. “This law addresses a high priority for physicians across Iowa— fewer barriers to care and decisions grounded in clinical…
2026 MAY 14– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Current study results on Addiction Research- Substance Abuse have been published. The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Virginia Commonwealth University,“ We examined if insurance type moderates the association between SUDs and CVD MM. We analyzed…
2026 MAY 14– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Current study results on Drugs and Therapies- Beta-Lactam Antibiotics have been published. According to news reporting from Shanghai, People’ s Republic of China, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ To evaluate the budget impact on the China’ s basic medical insurance fund following…
2026 MAY 14– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Daily Real Estate News– Current study results on Investment have been published. For more information on this research see: Mortgage Brokers and Borrower Outcomes. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 2026. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics can be contacted at: Springer, Van…
AI insurance: The $7 trillion rebuild. This is one of the problems that Eliron Ekstein, founder and CEO of Austin- based startup Ravin, is setting out to solve, with AI-powered tools that can verify real damage and stop fraudsters like these in their tracks. And Ekstein's not the only one using AI to try to transform the $7 trillion insurance market, as this article…
The Depository Trust& Clearing Corporation, the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved DTCC subsidiary, National Securities Clearing Corporation to offer a new client access model for the Securities Financing Transaction Clearing…
Blue Cross Blue Shield $2.67 billion antitrust settlement. Blue Cross Blue Shield denied the allegations throughout the litigation. In an October 2020 statement, a Blue Cross Blue Shield Association spokesperson said that while it denies the allegations, it has“ agreed to make some operational changes,” to“ reach a settlement and put years of litigation behind…
Employees at travel insurance startup Faye celebrated the opening of the company's new U.S. headquarters in Henrico County this week, a move that is expected to prompt a couple dozen new hires. The Richmond staff outgrew its previous office space in the downtown Arts District, Rolander said during a Wednesday interview. "We do that from Richmond."
