Los Angeles County has sued State Farm, alleging the insurer engaged in unfair business practices while handling homeowners insurance claims from the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades fires. The lawsuit, filed by County Counsel on behalf of the People of the State of California, accuses State Farm of unreasonable delays, systematic underpayments, frequent…
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SACRAMENTO, CA., 9/ 1/ 2026— Gov. Instead, the governor and Senate and Assembly leaders agreed on a package of policies that includes prohibiting private equity groups from investing in wildfire claims and denying utility CEO bonuses in the years their companies cause fatal fires. Opponents included insurance companies, consumer advocates and survivors of the…
Pointing to rising insurance costs as lawsuits mount, advocates for New Mexico counties want the Legislature to amend a 5- year-old law that makes it easier to sue government agencies over civil rights violations. The insurance pool covering most New Mexico counties says it has paid out roughly $30 million in settlements and legal costs under the state Civil…
Funding— for research and for Medicaid— is key to addressing Iowa's cancer crisis, Josh Turek, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, said during a roundtable discussion Wednesday in Cedar Rapids. Iowa has the nation's third-highest cancer rate, according to 2026 data from the American Cancer Society. Most recently, Turek's sister was diagnosed with breast…
2026 SEP 01– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Mergers& Acquisitions Daily News– EPIC Insurance Brokers& Consultants, a national insurance brokerage and consulting firm providing specialized services across select industries and client sectors, announced a series of leadership appointments. As the organization has evolved, these leadership…
Members transferring to CommunityAmerica Federal Credit Union will experience no interruption in services. Administered by NCUA, the Share Insurance Fund insures individual accounts up to $250,000, and a members interest in all joint accounts combined is insured up to $250,000. Members with questions about their accounts may contact CommunityAmerica…
Mr. Barnett has spent his career in the financial services industry, as a legal and compliance professional, and began his career in the Enforcement Division of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Barnett is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Brooklyn Law School and resides with his family in Westchester County, NY.
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 that Sally French Tyler, president of First American Title Insurance Company, was named a winner of HousingWire’ s 2026 Vanguard Award.
The following information was released by the office of the Mayor of Philadelphia:. Flooding can happen to anyone, anywhere in Philadelphia. Starting April 2026, Philadelphia residents get a 15% discount on all eligible flood insurance policies issued through the National Flood Insurance Program.
Origin Sentinel combines specialized insurance protection backed by Samphire Risk with access to expert crisis response services provided by Merrill Herzog, delivering a comprehensive solution that helps organizations protect their people, preserve business continuity, and recover more effectively following a critical incident.
Operating in eight jurisdictions across North America, EMEA, and APAC, the new firm provides policyholders and their brokers with a single source for the full spectrum of insurance coverage counsel.. TRUMBULL, Conn.,& LONDON—- Saxe Doernberger& Vita, P.C., Fenchurch Law, Wesolowski Abogados, and CLIR& Fenchurch and their partner members in Asia, Europe and North America…
–Ohio has seen the biggest enrollment drop of any state since congressional Republicans allowed subsidies for insurance in Affordable Care Act marketplaces to expire, nearly by a third of the half-million Ohioans who bought insurance there dropped it. Last summer, congressional Republicans renewed President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts.
-Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter is under criminal investigation, and taxpayers in 44 states could ultimately pay billions of dollars if his life insurance companies collapse. Walter has been under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities Exchange Commission over the lending of money between businesses within his financial…
“Families often assume these decisions have already been made, but our research points to a broader issue that when generations aren’ t talking about long-term intentions or financial priorities, those assumptions leave families feeling unprepared when important decisions arise,” said Darrel Tedrow, Executive Vice President, President of Life Insurance…
A lack of clarity is prevailing in the broad Forex market and USD/ZAR, this as financial institutions are nervously trying to decipher their outlooks regarding the U.S Federal Reserve. The reason why the nervousness regarding the Iran and U.S situation needs to be mentioned is because of the constant threat of sticky inflation which reflects directly on the…
The following information was released by the Cato Institute:. Following Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's closely watched Jackson Hole speech today, I wanted to share a statement from Cato Institute economics fellow Jeb Hensarling, who served eight terms in Congress and three terms as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee:.
The following information was released by the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance:. As Montana's Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, Brown is responsible for overseeing the state's insurance industry, which includes examining the business practices of insurance companies and producers operating within Montana.
The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta:. The sample covers all regions of the U.S. economy, every industry sector except agriculture and government, and a broad range of firm sizes. The SBU was created in consultation with Steven Davis of the Hoover Institution and Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University.
The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta:. GDPNow forecasting model provides a "nowcast" of the official estimate prior to its release by estimating GDP growth using a methodology similar to the one used by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. Next update: September 01, 2026.
