Amy Miller has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Assistant Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. She earned a bachelor’ s degree from Texas State University. Alliant Insurance Services stands among the nation’ s top insurance brokers and consultants, providing risk management, insurance, employee benefits, underwriting, and consumer…
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California homeowners struggling with delayed insurance claim payments, underpayments, and non-renewals could see some relief if a trio of bills moving through the state senate become law. All three bills are with the Senate Appropriations Committee, after passing Insurance Committee review. The average annual cost of home insurance in California was…
"More than half the US workforce is expected to be freelancing or contracting by 2027," says Brennan Kolar, senior financial analyst and founder of Atlas CPA Index, in Washington, D.C. "Most of them right now are either working without insurance or paying for annual policies built for full-time businesses." An estimated 35% of U.S. gig workers lack health insurance,…
Mauritius was downgraded by Moody’s in July 2022 to Baa3, only one notch above sub-investment grade, but with a stable outlook. Moody’s further projected that the government deficit would decline to 4.5% in 2026/ 27, with government debt stabilizing at around 82% of GDP at June 2026 and June 2027. The fiscal deficit for 2025-26 is unlikely to fall below 7% of GDP,…
Watercress Financial, a leading provider of home improvement financing solutions, today announced a $550 million forward flow partnership with multi-asset-class investment firm 26 North Partners LP, which will purchase loans originated through Watercress Financial’s national contractor network. As demand for home improvement payment plans grows,…
The following information was released by the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors:. By NAIFA on 4/ 27/ 26 6:16 PM. In a panel featuring NAIFA CEO Kevin Mayeux, CAE Nicole LePetri of NABIP, and Ronnell Nolan of Health Agents for America, the conversation centered on the critical role associations play in protecting agents, advancing the…
Today, the Trump Justice Department announced it is' closing' its highly-politicized probe into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, one of several dubious investigations undertaken by the Justice Department into President Donald Trump's perceived adversaries. U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee,…
Attorney for the United States, Acting under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. 515, Sean S. Buckley, announced that ALI RASHAN, a medical doctor and the CEO and founder of ClearMD LLC, a provider of COVID-19 testing services in New York City, pled guilty to fraudulently billing insurance companies for COVID-19 testing services and submitting fraudulent medical…
The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis:. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that, with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System, the nations central bank. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is responsible for the Ninth Federal Reserve…
Major health insurance carriers in Connecticut continue to violate the state's mental health parity law nearly seven years after its initial passage, adding to ongoing access gaps, according to a new report from the Department of Insurance. "I think it's shocking and frankly disgusting that all five of the companies in Connecticut violated this law," said…
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the legislature's consumer protections requiring insurance companies to take certain steps before they allege a policyholder failed to cooperate do not apply to any obligation specifically laid out in the policy. The defendants— insurers State Farm and USAA— and their allies countered that extending the…
Ollie Super has moved in and out of cancer treatment since she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma as a toddler in foster care. Ollie’ s parents, who adopted her in 2020, tried to sign her up for a clinical trial using CAR T-cell therapy- which genetically reprograms a patient’ s white blood cells to help them fight cancer- at UNC Health in Chapel Hill, an hour-and-a-half…
The Republican senator who had effectively blocked confirmation of President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve says he's dropping his opposition after the Department of Justice ended its investigation of the current central bank chair. Thom Tillis of North Carolina removes a big hurdle to Trump's effort to install Kevin Warsh in the job in…
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.— South Carolina lawmakers are facing increasing pressure to address the state's liquor liability law. The current South Carolina law mandates that businesses serving alcohol carry at least $1 million in liability insurance. The insurance mandate for businesses with state liquor licenses has been in effect since it was approved by the…
A federal agency says Illinois can't limit credit card swipe fees for federally chartered banks, even though a federal judge earlier this year ruled that it could. Two interim filings posted last week by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, an independent subsection of the U.S. Treasury Department, represent the latest twist in a two-year legislative…
James Kenfack, financial analyst at AM Best and one of the authors of the report, said,“ AM Best expects life insurance savings products to continue to be favoured over banking alternatives over the next 12 months. Morgane Hillebrandt, associate director, analytics, added,“ AM Best has noted that diversification efforts in the segment have continued as insurers…
—The Bank of Japan decided Tuesday to keep its benchmark rate unchanged at 0.75% amid growing worries about the war in Iran pushing prices of oil and other products higher. The Bank of Japan said that while the economy was still growing moderately it was expected to slow. The U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks in Europe are also meeting on interest rates this…
—The Federal Reserve will meet this week ahead of a looming leadership transition that remains fuzzy, and Wednesday's news conference will be closely watched for any clarification. Also Wednesday, the Senate Banking Committee will vote on whether to confirm President Trump's nominee, Kevin Warsh, to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The committee is expected…
2026 APR 27– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Medical Devices Daily– Fresh data on Surgery- Cataract Surgery are presented in a new report. According to news reporting out of Chicago, Illinois, by NewsRx editors, research stated,“ As health insurers, payers, and policymakers look to Merit-Based Incentive Payment System measures to judge eye care…
