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AM Best will host an insurance market briefing on the state of Canada’ s insurance industry at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. The panel discussion will feature Brett Boadway, executive director, Canada Association of Managing General Agents; Brady DeSantis, vice president, underwriting solutions, Navacord; Paul Jackson, chief…

—The European Central Bank raised interest rates Thursday to cool inflation that is being fed by high oil prices from the Iran war. Inflation concerns are also weighing on the U.S. Federal Reserve, whose rate-setters next meet Sept. 15-16. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh has said the bank may have“ more work to do” to contain U.S. inflation of 3.7%.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 10, 2026/ PRNewswire-PRWeb/– Mployer, the industry's leading employee benefits and insurance intelligence platform, today announced the winners of its sixth annual Top Employee Benefits Consultant Awards, recognizing a select 1,000 of the 15,000+ benefits brokerage and consulting office locations across the country.

Agero, through its Urgently acquisition, announced a partnership with MOTER Technologies, Inc., an insurtech company that transforms connected vehicle data into real-time risk and claims insights. Together, the companies will deliver an integrated solution that connects roadside assistance, accident support, claims intelligence, and driver engagement…

AM Best will join a panel discussion during the Latin America Reinsurance Group’ s 2026 Annual Meeting, which will take place Sept. 23– 26, 2026, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. De la Torre, who joined AM Best in 2018, has more than two decades of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industries, predominantly in Latin America. Headquartered in the United States,…

Volunteers of America Texas will host an informational session about its Home Improvement& Preservation Program on Thursday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Forest Green Branch Library. To qualify, residents must own and live in a home located in the City of Dallas, have homeowners insurance and be current on their mortgage and property taxes.

As lenders increasingly seek more personalized ways to evaluate consumers and expand access to credit, Experian ® has rolled out Experian Activate™, an AI-enabled decisioning engine powering the Experian Marketplace, a leading consumer comparison-shopping platform for credit cards ii, personal loans iii and auto insurance iv. This press release…

Co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in City of Columbus v. Kennedy, a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in support of a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland blocking key provisions of an unlawful final rule…

Sep. 10— Anyone who's picked up a prescription lately can relate: Rising drug prices are driving up costs across Connecticut's healthcare ecosystem and helping to worsen the state's affordability crisis. Pharmacy expenses rose 15% year-over-year for customers of both ConnectiCare and UnitedHealthcare, insurance executives told a gathering sponsored by…

A quarter million Washingtonians who get their insurance through the state's exchange under the Affordable Care Act face another year of double-digit rate increases. Health insurance rates will rise an average of 22.2% starting Jan. 1, Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer announced Wednesday. This comes after thousands dropped coverage due to the…

The New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance has approved 2027 rates for individual market Affordable Care Act plans sold on and off BeWell, the New Mexico Health Insurance Marketplace. “Rising health care costs and inflation are continuing to affect consumers nationwide and New Mexico is no different. New Mexico’ s Health Care Affordability Fund…

The state's Department of Financial Services last week approved new insurance rates for 2027 that include an average cost increase of 6% for individual market plans and 8% for those enrolled in small group market plans. In a statement, the Department of Financial Services said the reduced rates will shave $1.6 billion off insurance costs next year compared…

Kentucky State University's School of Business and Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy will host the 2026 Annual Federal Reserve Luncheon Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Carl M. Hill Student Center Ballroom. This year's featured speakers are Seema Sheth, senior vice president and regional executive of the Louisville…

North CarolinaInsurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Remonica Corlishia Earl, 48, of 4209 Howie Circle, Charlotte. Special agents from the Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Division accuse Earl of submitting altered medical records from Atrium Health and OrthoCarolina using incorrect addresses, listing a…

Rob Sampson joined Connecticut Senate and House Republicans today as they outlined their "A More Affordable Connecticut" plan aimed at providing tax, energy, health insurance, and other cost-of-living relief to Connecticut residents. Connecticut Republicans will seek to return money back to taxpayers in the following ways:. Eliminate the Highway Use Tax on…

John Damoose on Wednesday introduced legislation to improve access to preventive care for those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer or who are at risk. Michigan law currently requires insurers to provide coverage for breast cancer screening mammography and other breast cancer-related services. Removing these financial barriers will help…

A report released Sept. 9 by California Ocean Science Trust, in partnership with UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, analyzes the state of the science behind flood risk modeling and mitigation as part of an effort to incentivize risk reduction. "Insurance could help California prepare for increasing flood risk by rewarding flood mitigation…