U.S. commercial auto liability insurance coverage has continued to bear the brunt of rising litigation costs that have outpaced economic inflation and fueled uncertainty in reserve estimates, part of the ongoing social inflation trend that is affecting other lines of property/casualty coverage as well, according to the new AM Best report.
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BOISE— Legislators held a final meeting for the Idaho Health Insurers Working Group on Wednesday, Oct. 14, hearing a broad overview on the standing of Idaho hospitals and making recommendations on future legislation, including around prior authorization reform. The group was initially formed during the legislative interim to respond to a dispute between…
HAWTHORNE, NJ— Hawthorne schools are facing a nearly 34% increase in employee health insurance premiums, creating another financial challenge for the district as officials prepare next year's budget and look for ways to keep costs down. The issue drew concern during the Board of Education's Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, meeting, when board President Marco Totaro…
Contributed by Dan Rose, a Senior Local Business Guide Specializing in Personal Injury Legal Services in New York City. The medical coverage those cars must carry for an injured passenger, pedestrian or cyclist dropped from $200,000 per person to $100,000. App-based cars that carry passengers in the five boroughs are licensed for-hire vehicles, and their…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.– October's Great ShakeOut drill offers a good opportunity for families to plan ahead and prepare for a major earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance encourages Missourians to make financial preparations part of their emergency plan, including earthquake insurance.
Yes, Medicare open enrollment is complicated- even if you already have coverage that you like. Everyone, and that means everyone, must review their current coverage and see what changes are coming to their current coverage for 2027. You simply can't afford to be surprised not only by rising prices but by changes in providers and prescriptions.
Medicare open enrollment kicked off Thursday and runs through Dec. 7. If you are one of the more than 70 million Americans who receive insurance through the program, this is your annual window to make sure your coverage makes sense. I recently interviewed Marcia Mantell, an expert in all things Medicare, to help me decipher the alphabet soup that is our current…
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh recognized persistent inflation's impact on the economy and reaffirmed policymakers' commitment to delivering price stability a little more than a week before policymakers' next interest rate decision. Since their last meeting, they received news that year-over-year U.S. consumer price inflation rose to 3.7% in…
The following information was released by the Michigan Democratic Party:. LANSING Price Hike Mike is under fire for resurfaced audio of him saying his healthcare plan would kick "the sickest part of our society" off their health insurance plans and force Michiganders to "pay the doctor $50" in new out-of-pocket costs for basic healthcare services.
Princeton, NJ— I have an unusual mental health insurance policy. Cathy is the morning front desk membership services representative at my gym— Princeton Fitness and Wellness. She greets me and dozens of others every morning from 5 to 9 a.m. and provides a service as an angst catcher, services akin to that of a bartender.
By 6 p.m. on a recent Monday, Vikki Goodwin had sat through a five-hour Texas House insurance committee hearing, worked the phones to thank campaign donors for their latest checks, sat for an interview with a cannabis podcast where she bashed Lt. Such is half a day in the life of Texas' Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, who is taking on one of the state's top…
However, the club's insurer, American Fire and Casualty Company, capped the payout for the carts at $110,000. American Fire and Casualty Company, which is headquartered in Boston, sent a letter to the Longview Country Club on Dec. 12, 2025, notifying them that the carts fall under a different part of their insurance called the "Commercial inland marine scheduled…
Yes, Medicare open enrollment is complicated— even if you already have coverage that you like. Everyone, and that means everyone, must review their current coverage and see what changes are coming to their current coverage for 2027. You simply can't afford to be surprised not only by rising prices but by changes in providers and prescriptions.
Yes, Medicare open enrollment is complicated— even if you already have coverage that you like. Everyone, and that means everyone, must review their current coverage and see what changes are coming to their current coverage for 2027. You simply can't afford to be surprised not only by rising prices but by changes in providers and prescriptions.
From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Premium prices will jump by an average of 20% statewide, according to final rates recently published by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. Most people— about 8 in 10 residents— will still qualify for some level of federal or state…
Your credit score is an important metric that lenders and credit cards use to determine if you qualify for financing. While that score isn't important to your car insurance company, they likely use the same underlying credit data to calculate another number that can significantly impact what you pay for coverage: your credit-based insurance score.
SCHENECTADY- Though each municipality has its own problems to battle this budget season, health insurance consistently gets the blame for the skyrocketing costs passed down to taxpayers. Health insurance isn't a cost that can simply be cut from the budget, and the state Department of Financial Services approved another increase for 2027..
There has been a lot of news about rising interest rates in recent months While the Federal Reserve raised its short-term benchmark rate in September, the more impactful change is that long-term rates have risen as well. The yield on the 10- year US Treasury has risen from about 4.7 percent at the end of August to more than 5.2 percent as of early October, its…
But not all of those kicked off were fraudulently enrolled, KFF Health News has learned. Still, the sweep was long overdue, say supporters such as Brian Blase, whose Paragon Health Institute has supplied many of the sometimes controversial findings cited by those who allege widespread enrollment fraud in the ACA. Insurers must let CMS know how many of those…
