AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B from B++ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to“ bb+” from“ bbb” of Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company and Sentinel Security Life Insurance Company. Both companies are collectively referred to as A-CAP Group. A-CAP Group is taking deliberate steps to rebuild and re-establish its brand presence in this…
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2026 JAN 23– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at CDC& FDA Daily– A new study on CDC and FDA is now available. According to news originating from Cincinnati, Ohio, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ In the United States, health insurance is strongly associated with healthcare access and health status. How health insurance source, healthcare access, and…
The number of people signing up for health insurance plans through the state's insurance exchange declined this year for the first time since 2020. Officials had worried that as many as 75,000 more people in Colorado would go without coverage this year due to the expiration of the subsidies— which Congress failed to extend after the subsidies became the focal…
Kathy Hochul is pledging to crack down on auto insurance fraud, including "runaway litigation" and staged accidents, that state officials say drive up rates for drivers. The governor also said she plans to take action against New York drivers who illegally register their vehicles in other states, which she said artificially decreases their coverage and raises…
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger and Senator Mike Lee on Jan. 15 re-introduced the Immediate Access for the Terminally Ill Act in the House and Senate respectively, which would remove the burdensome waiting period for terminally ill patients' access to their Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits. This legislation ensures…
DES MOINES— Iowa health care providers, facilities and insurance companies could refuse medical care based on moral and ethical— not just religious— objections under a House-passed bill advanced by Senate Republicans. Jeff Taylor of Sioux Center and Jesse Green of Boone signed off Thursday on House File 571, sending the proposal— dubbed the Medical Ethics…
Nick Larson and a quarter of Iowa farmers get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. Skyrocketing health care prices are only one challenge Iowa farmers are currently facing. An ag downturn hit Iowa family farms hard in 2025. Iowa recorded the second-most farm bankruptcies in the nation during the first six months of 2025..
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026:. The investigation was led by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General's Fraud and Corruption Unit and the Maryland Insurance Administration. From October 16, 2017, through November 24, 2021, she submitted in excess of 100 fraudulent claims with fraudulent…
The National Flood Insurance Program is facing another funding freeze that could leave millions of high-risk properties in limbo or uninsured, including in North Carolina. Unless reauthorized or amended by Congress, NFIP cannot issue or renew policies, potentially stalling tens of thousands of home closings each month, experts warn. "It's my hope that…
Sunflower Bank, N.A. announces the launch of Sunflower Insurance Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, that provides businesses and high-net-worth individuals with insurance and wealth planning strategies, including risk management, liquidity planning, and tax-efficient wealth transfer. “The launch of Sunflower Insurance Solutions marks an…
"The U.S. Is Spending More Dollars On Health Care, And We're Getting Sicker as a Nation." WASHINGTON Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chair of the Health Subcommittee, pressed health insurance executives on the impact of rising health care costs on patients, families and employers during a full committee…
The following information was released by the office of the South Carolina Attorney General:. The Attorney General's Office, in collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Insurance and the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs, provides these tips:. Verify Credentials: Demand to see proof of International Society of Arboriculture…
It marks BeWell’ s third year in a row of record-breaking enrollment, even as health insurance costs rise and after Congress failed to re-up certain federal subsidies for marketplace enrollees. By the end of open enrollment Jan. 15, 84,099 New Mexico residents had enrolled in health and dental insurance through BeWell, outpacing open enrollment in 2025 by more…
With her final 30- day legislative session underway at the Roundhouse, Lujan Grisham described New Mexico's current medical malpractice system as broken and said she's prepared to go to the mat to ensure changes are made. "I am not leaving this job— and there's a looming expiration date— without medical malpractice reform," Lujan Grisham told the Journal in an…
Frankfort, Kentucky– Kentucky's Medicaid program would be transformed to better meet the needs of Kentuckians under legislation filed today by Representative Ken Fleming, House Chair of the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board. Specifically, House Bill 2 aims to improve health outcomes, streamline program operations and service delivery, increase…
BOSTON— Massachusetts health insurers will be required to streamline, and in some cases scrap altogether, pre-approval for many routine medical procedures and medications under proposed new state rules unveiled by Gov. The health care industry spent $1.3 billion on administrative costs related to prior authorizations in 2023, according to a report from…
ASHTABULA— Ashtabula Area City Schools officials are hoping to start the demolition of the academic wing of Lakeside High School soon. The board voted to renew its insurance plans with RSUI Group and under the Ohio School Plan through Indian Harbor and Travelers. Board member Donald Rapose asked if the district is still paying premiums to Liberty Mutual.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a-” of Hong Leong Insurance Limited. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. HLIA’ s very strong balance sheet strength assessment is underpinned by its risk-adjusted capitalisation, which was at the strongest level in fiscal year-end 30 June 2025, as measured…
The average 30- year fixed mortgage rate rose six basis points to 5.97% in the week ending Jan. 22, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. Federal Reserve is expected to leave rates unchanged. At next week's Federal Reserve meeting on Jan. 28-29, central bankers are largely expected to hold the overnight borrowing rate steady.
