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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… How far can presidential judgment depart from economic reality before the institutions designed to restrain it must act? Trump has now threatened to stop trading with countries that run trade surpluses with the United States unless the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, turning monetary policy into a…

The following account was written by Chad Cooley and first printed in The Times on Sept. 8, 2002. Cooley is a Jesuit High School graduate and the son of June and Craig Cooley, of Tualatin. Cooley was living in Chicago in 2001, but worked as a consultant for an insurance brokerage office on the 92nd floor of the World Trade Center's second tower.

Polls consistently show that affordability is Florida voters’ biggest concern leading into the November election, and the candidates for governor are pitching plans they say will bring down property insurance costs. Ron DeSantis’ leadership, Florida lawmakers have made it harder to sue insurance companies in an effort to attract more providers back into…

AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ a-” of the property/casualty subsidiaries and affiliated insurance companies of Kemper Corporation, collectively referred to as Kemper Property& Casualty Group. AM Best also has revised the outlooks to negative…

The following information was released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation:. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, are issuing this statement to provide clarity on their risk-based supervision of certain services provided to community…

NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2026/ PRNewswire-PRWeb/– Milford Street Captive Insurance today released a new analysis conducted by LegalClaimsAI and the NYU Furman Center of legal claims filed against residential rental properties in New York City, finding that the number of claims grew substantially between 2021 and 2023 and then remained constant at that elevated…

USPS is looking to fill several positions in Northeast Ohio and new job openings post every Friday. USPS career positions offer excellent benefits. USPS also offers the option to enroll into the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance, as well as enrollment into the dental, vision and long-term care insurance…

This week, Iowans sick and tired of Ashley Hinson's corrupt record called her out after a report revealed she and her husband reportedly used her position of power to grant her husband's insurance lobbying group access to the Iowa congressional delegation. While two more uncovered Hinson took campaign contributions from pharmaceutical and health…

Japan's Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu phoned his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, on Sept. 8, 2026, to express concern over the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz. While the economic ripples over the Strait of Hormuz crisis has been felt across the world, Japan is one of the countries feeling the pain most acutely. Prior to the U.S. and Israeli strikes…

—People with disabilities and disability rights advocates can't block Illinois' new medical assisted suicide law from taking effect, after a federal judge said they can't show the law will force people with disabilities to be subjected to pressure from doctors, health insurers to kill themselves, rather than continue to live as costly "burdens."

WASHINGTON— The White House said Thursday it will send $500 to almost 1 million Americans in 30 states who are enrolled in Obamacare health insurance plans, payments it described as refunds for overcharges. Health insurers who offer plans under the ACA on Healthcare.gov pay the government a user fee to sell plans on the federal exchange, set annually by the…

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A++ and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ aaa” to USAA Falcon Property& Casualty Insurance Company. The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings is stable. Within the broader USAA group, USAA Falcon provides enhanced flexibility in pricing, discounts and product differentiation to better serve members and…

And the insurance company with the biggest piece of that business in Pennsylvania is making its voice heard in Harrisburg, Washington, and across the political landscape. As the GOP-led Congress passed legislation making deep cuts to Medicaid spending last year, AmeriHealth spent $1.7 million on federal lobbying, the most since at least 2008.

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a” of Cathay Century Insurance Company Limited. Cathay Century posted another year of double-digit growth in consolidated adjusted capital and surplus to TWD 20.3 billion at year-end 2025, buoyed by the partial retention of net profit derived from…

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a” of Rembrandt Insurance Company, Ltd., a captive insurer of Vitol Holding B.V., a group engaged in the trading of energy-related products. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. Losses due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East have been limited due to the…