Oregon homeowners who take steps to protect their homes from wildfire could pay less for property insurance under a southern Oregon state senator’ s proposal to require insurers to consider fire prevention efforts when setting rates. Growing wildfire risk and the costs of rebuilding have driven premiums up in Oregon by more than 27% since 2020, according to…
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Politicians all along the ideological spectrum are in agreement on the big issue now animating Americans: Stuff is too expensive. President Donald Trump, after mocking talk of "affordability" as a "hoax" last year, has pivoted to proffering a slew of questionable, quick-fix policies to lower prices for Americans. In Illinois, Democratic House Speaker Emanuel "…
President Trump's power over the Federal Reserve will be front and center at the Supreme Court next week. Looming over it all is the Justice Department's criminal investigation into Jerome Powell, the Fed's chair, which came into public view last weekend. The Supreme Court's conservative majority has appeared sympathetic to Trump's efforts to eviscerate…
Nevada lawmakers have enacted a first-of-its-kind law designed to keep insurance companies operating in the state as more insurers grow squeamish about doing business in wildfire-prone areas. But opponents worry the bill could make the growing insurance crisis worse. The bill took effect Jan. 1.
SALEM— Oregon lawmakers may require insurance companies to offer discounts to homeowners for wildfire mitigation measures, unless those actions are factored into their risk models. The increased prevalence of devastating wildfires in Oregon in recent years have raised costs for insurance companies, and by extension for insurance customers, said Dave…
Performance in the segment has also benefitted over the past three years from higher attachment levels for reinsurance coverage secured by primary market insurers and a strategic rebalancing of reinsurers’ portfolios.“ As a result, the reinsurance segment’ s operating performance for 2025 is expected to generate returns that exceed its cost of capital for a…
Buckle up for more bumps and uncertainty. Tracking Hawai'i's most important sectors. In Hawai'i, at least 1,200 civilian federal employees have already left their jobs, millions of dollars in federal grants have been slashed or are at risk, and monthly premiums are rising on the Health Insurance Marketplace.
WASHINGTON- The Supreme Court' s review this week of President Donald Trump's attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve was always going to pose a key test of how much leeway the justices would give the president to remake and control the central bank. Then the Justice Department issued subpoenas this month as part of a criminal investigation into the Fed…
SPRINGFIELD– A multibillion-dollar budget crisis will hit the state's Medicaid program in the next few years unless state lawmakers and Gov. "By the time you're a few years in, you're looking at a $4– $5– $6 billion a year hit, and that's material," Paula Worthington, a researcher with the University of Illinois' Institute of Government and Public Affairs, said during a…
WASHINGTON- The Supreme Court's review this week of President Donald Trump's attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve was always going to pose a key test of how much leeway the justices would give the president to remake and control the central bank. Then the Justice Department issued subpoenas this month as part of a criminal investigation into the Fed…
For Crop Years 2014 through 2019, Walden used services offered at Farmers Tobacco Warehouse in Boyle County, to obtain false documentation to support false claims of loss on his crop insurance. As part of the conspiracy, Walden wrote checks to Farmers Tobacco Warehouse, to make it appear as though the tobacco he raised and sold was actually purchased from…
The Trump administration's escalating campaign against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is more than a personal feud over interest-rate policy. It is an attack on the independence of the Fed, which wields enormous influence over the U.S. economy. The Fed has played a crucial role in keeping American monetary policy credible and the markets steady, as…
2026 JAN 19– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Politics, Law& Government Daily– Researchers detail new data in Investment. Financial support for this research came from Bank of Canada. Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia,“ This creates additional demand for houses and increases house prices,…
2026 JAN 19– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a trademark application has been made for“ G THE GUARDIAN NETWORK” by Catherine M.C. Farrelly Frankfurt Kurnit Klein& Selz, representing The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.
2026 JAN 19– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Investigators publish new report on Managed Care. Financial support for this research came from Arnold Ventures. Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the Brown University School of Public Health,“ Because many non-hospital settings can provide equivalent or…
2026 JAN 19– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Fresh data on Information Technology- Electronic Medical Records are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Health plans and public payers maintain records of millions of…
2026 JAN 19– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Current study results on Managed Care have been published. Drawing from the experience of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry, this commentary presents a replicable framework for integrating policy advocacy and systems-change training within…
According to news reporting out of Boston, Massachusetts, by NewsRx editors, research stated,“ We study the mortgage rate channel of monetary policy transmission under two different mortgage regimes by analyzing the United States with primarily long-term fixed-rate mortgages and Spain with mainly annually resetting adjustable-rate mortgages.”.
According to news reporting originating in Princeton, New Jersey, by NewsRx editors, the research stated,“ This Doug Purvis Memorial Lecture, delivered at the 59th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Economics Association in May 2025, explores the evolution, benefits, and modern challenges of central bank independence, focusing on the Bank of Canada.
