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Louisiana may soon get a massive influx of money for a widely touted solution to ever-rising home insurance rates: Fortified roofs. State lawmakers appear poised to pass a bill that would add significantly more money to the grant program that gives Louisiana homeowners $10,000 each toward a new fortified roof. The cash would come from excess funds collected…

Cebr estimates that the 2026 World Cup could generate around $14.1 billion in direct consumer spending across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Meanwhile, an update to Cebr's insurance model places England and France as the most valuable participating teams. Given the size of the domestic markets in the United States, Mexico, and Canada alongside elevated…

New Mexico was only the second state to pass such a law, following Colorado in 2020. Designed to provide an avenue for New Mexicans to hold government entities accountable for civil rights violations, the law faced early concern that higher payout caps— now $2.4 million— would drive up liability insurance costs for local governments and state agencies.

—Kevin Warsh will face a political and economic obstacle course upon taking the helm of the Federal Reserve later this week. President Donald Trump held a swearing-in ceremony on Friday for Warsh, who became chair of the Fed board, taking over the central bank at a pivotal time for the U.S. economy. "Kevin Warsh is about to begin his tenure as Federal Reserve chair…

Answer: Yes, and you are mistaken about Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster grants, which are only for uninsured losses; FEMA can’ t duplicate benefits. In fiscal year 2025, FEMA’ s maximum grant amounts were $43,600 for Housing Assistance and $43,600 for Other Needs Assistance, or a total of $87,200 for a claimant eligible for each maximum, according to…

That "s the secret sauce for California home prices. To prove my point, the trusty spreadsheet looked at California job growth dating to 1990, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and compared that with Golden State home values, as measured by a Federal Housing Finance Agency price index. In those same years, California home prices averaged 8% annual gains.

A retainer agreement between the Lawton Economic Development Authority and the Center for Economic Development Law prompted a question of whether LEDA is adequately insured. In the agreement, which extends from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the Oklahoma City legal firm agrees "to maintain in force and effect a professional liability insurance policy"…

Louisiana may soon get a massive influx of money for a widely touted solution to ever-rising home insurance rates: Fortified roofs. State lawmakers appear poised to pass a bill that would add significantly more money to the grant program that gives Louisiana homeowners $10,000 each toward a new fortified roof. The cash would come from excess funds collected…

A top Kansas regulator who’ s running for governor is facing scrutiny over a deluge of campaign contributions that she received from interested parties in the weeks before a key regulatory decision— raising ethical questions about a potential influence campaign. Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt denies any connection between the more than $300,000…

Tim Walz allowed at least $9 billion go out to unvetted agencies and individuals with no accountability at all. Staying in the Midwest in neighboring Illinois, they have been hit with massive billions as well. There were 13 individuals charged in July 2025 "for schemes billing more than $1.83 billion to government programs and private insurers.

Betty, an 81- year-old widow, owns multiple properties worth $1 million, liquid assets, including stocks, bonds and cash worth $2 million, a a long-term care insurance policy for four years of care up to $126,000/ year. Betty could meet the income requirement even though her income is above the monthly allowable amount of $2.982 for a single person by establishment…

PacificSource Health Plans, one of Montana’ s three primary health insurance providers, will cease its Montana operations and exit the marketplace by the end of the year. The health insurance company has operated in Montana since 2012, providing individual, small and large group, ASO and Medicare Advantage health plans, and is contracted with more than 90% of…

CEDAR RAPIDS— A Cedar Rapids man is accused of theft and insurance fraud after investigators said he submitted life insurance claims for three children whose deaths could not be substantiated. Thompson Nagbe Jr., 37, made two fraudulent life insurance claims on policies he enrolled in through his employer, according to a Linn County criminal complaint.

The personal information of an estimated 132,000 Rhode Islanders was involved in a January cyberattack on Beacon Mutual Insurance, the Warwick- based workers' comp company revealed this week. Karen Greco, spokesperson for the Rhode Island Department of Administration, told Rhode Island Current in an email Friday that the affected individuals included a few…

PacificSource Health Plans, one of Montana's three primary health insurance providers, will cease its Montana operations and exit the marketplace by the end of the year. "This includes exiting the individual market, as well as the state of Montana." According to information provided to the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, PacificSource…

For decades, female sterilization has been one of the most common forms of birth control in the U.S.: 11.5% of U.S. women, ages 15-49, use female sterilization as their primary contraceptive method– nearly identical to the pill. But the history of sterilization is also deeply entangled with coercion in the form of racial targeting, invalid consent and state…