HARTFORD— The late Nancy Wyman, a former lieutenant governor and state comptroller, was remembered Tuesday as a gender pioneer, a mentor, a co-founder of the state's health insurance marketplace, and a good-humored, enthusiastic public policy expert who spread respect around the state, in high heels. Dannel Malloy recalled her as a solid partner during their…
A company that charges veterans to prepare disability claims is asking a federal court to declare VA's safeguards don't apply to them. PatriotClaims LLC, doing business as VetClaims.ai, and Marine Corps veteran Joseph Johnson sued VA Secretary Doug Collins in the Northern District of Texas on Oct. 14, seeking to prevent the VA from applying accreditation…
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a-” of Compañía Reaseguradora del Ecuador S.A.. Ecua Re was established in 1977 and is the only domestic reinsurer operating in Ecuador. The company benefits from recent regulatory changes in Ecuador allowing primary insurers to cede personal lines business,…
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B++ and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ bbb+” to Aseguradora Suiza Salvadoreña, S.A. and Asesuisa Vida, S.A., Seguros de Personas. The ratings of Asesuisa and Asesuisa Vida also reflect their affiliation, since 2023, to Grupo Financiero Ficohsa, S.A., a conglomerate with operations in banking, insurance, pensions,…
Seniors across Texas will need to look for new health insurance, as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas ceases offering Medicare Advantage plans beginning in 2027.. A notice recently added to BCBSTX’ s website reads,“ Effective January 1, 2027, BCBSTX will no longer offer Blue Cross MedicareRx Prescription Drug Plans, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Plans or Blue…
Next year, Oregon will pay an average of nearly $630 more per member every month to the organizations arranging providers for the vast majority of Oregon's 1.4 million Medicaid members under new fixed payment rates announced by the Oregon Health Authority. "Oregon Health Authority remains focused on ensuring people enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan can…
2026 OCT 21– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at CDC& FDA Daily– Investigators discuss new findings in Coronavirus- COVID-19. Financial support for this research came from US Food& Drug Administration. The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute,“ Informed by recent work comparing…
First American Financial Corporation, a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions and the leader in the digital transformation of its industry, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2026. Earnings per diluted share of $1.72, or $1.78 per share on an adjusted basis Net investment…
Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. The Company reported net income attributable to stockholders of $14.6 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, compared to $22.7 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, in the prior-year period. Gross written premiums increased 14.7% to…
Most of the time, the driver's employer pays through its commercial auto insurance, as long as the driver was working when the crash happened. San Bernardino County is larger than nine states and is a major logistics hub in Southern California, with an extensive network of warehouses, distribution centers, and highways. Anyone struck in San Bernardino by a driver…
Coos County also has by far the lowest median income of the 10 counties in the state at $57,677. CVS Health and BMC Health Systems, two of the major insurers in the program, said they were leaving the state entirely. Some insurers were pulling out of Carroll County, which includes the Lakes Region and part of the White Mountain Valley region.
National health insurer Centene is pulling out of Hawaii’ s Medicaid market, leaving 24,000 members in need of a new plan. For nearly 20 years, Centene Corp., based in St. Louis, offered the‘ Ohana Health Plan, which provided medical, behavioral health and long-term services for low-income individuals and families enrolled in Hawaii’ s Med-QUEST program.
Swaps involving the U.S. Federal Reserve were the most important of all the cross-border policy responses to the financial crisis, helping to alleviate potentially devastating dollar funding problems among non- U.S. banks. Over the last decade, China has tried to position itself as a global lender of last resort, extending swap lines to indebted countries…
The departments of Labor and Health and Human Services announced that representatives from several large employers with self-insured health plans signed a statement of support for the expansion of electronic prior authorization reform to the self-insured markets. "The departments appreciate these U.S. companies for stepping forward to collaborate…
Antidote Health, an Affordable Care Act health insurer, announced today that its affiliated health plans, Antidote Health Insurance Company of Texas, Inc. and Antidote Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., will offer coverage in Texas and Georgia for Plan Year 2027. Antidote Health will offer on-exchange individual and family health insurance plans in 18 Texas…
DENTON, Texas— Coastal and flood-prone Texas residents can now purchase federal flood insurance policies online through a new digital tool released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the agency announced in a release on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The self-service option, available at Floodsmart.gov, streamlines the buying process for residents living in…
A Cape Cod man pleaded guilty to leading a money-laundering conspiracy that created a $6 million health care fraud scheme, U.S. Leo Anzivino Jr., 34, of Falmouth, Mass., pleaded to one money-laundering conspiracy count before U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty. He also submitted false bank account opening documents with a New Hampshire bank, listing…
