For farmers and ranchers planning to fill the feed gap by planting annual forages from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027, the USDA Risk Management Agency's Annual Forage insurance program provides the option of taking coverage for a lack of precipitation. The Annual Forage Insurance program utilizes a rainfall index to determine precipitation for…
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—The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against 455 people as part of a two-week healthcare fraud crackdown that officials say involved more than $6.5 billion in false claims submitted to insurers. Healthcare fraud has been a long-running Justice Department priority and news conferences announcing roundups and crackdowns have been…
Americans are growing more cautious about investing as concerns about a potential recession and ongoing market volatility rise, according to the Q2 2026 Quarterly Market Perceptions Study* from the Allianz Center for the Future of Retirement, part of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. About three in five worry that a major recession is right…
Alan Greenspan, who died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 100, is best remembered for his 18 years at the helm of the Federal Reserve. We also knew him personally, in different capacities: One of us interviewed him in 2016 for a book on public service, and the other was present as a young professor when Greenspan defended his dissertation at New York University in 1977..
Legislators this week approved a health tax bill meant to continue critical federal funding for the state's Medicaid program, also known as Medi-Cal. California has been charging Medi-Cal insurance plans at a higher rate than private plans. The state's newly-designed solution, Senate Bill 125, will lower the tax on Medi-Cal plans and raise the tax on private…
First American Financial Corporation, a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions and the leader in the digital transformation of its industry, today published a new white paper examining the essential role title insurance plays in protecting the integrity of the U.S. property rights system and maintaining the…
Alliant Insurance Services has added Yana Jones as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group, expanding the firm’ s benefits consulting capabilities in Indiana and across the region. Jones has extensive experience advising employers on employee benefits strategy and execution throughout Indiana and the Chicagoland region.
A Las Vegas appraiser of high-end artwork testified Monday in a federal courtroom that he took his cues from then- New Orleans policeman Christian Claus when he inflated values for a slate of paintings reported stolen from the Lakeview home of well-known restaurateur Fouad Zeton. Prosecutors say Claus, a former Las Vegas attorney who moved to New Orleans and…
Amid changes to New York's Essential Plan, James offers tips on shopping for coverage and avoiding scams. Submitted by the Office of New York Attorney General Letitia James. New York Attorney General Letitia James has released guidance to help New Yorkers understand their health insurance options and avoid scams as major changes to New York's Essential Plan…
Yet Sacramento continues to favor government spending over real relief. Despite historic revenue gains exceeding $60 billion above initial projections, the budget relies on accounting gimmicks, new tax hikes and withdrawals of more than $14 billion from the state’ s Rainy Day Fund to achieve balance. This will add an average of $400 per year for a family of four…
South Carolina is a beautiful state to live in, but it’ s also one of the most expensive states for home insurance in the U.S., and a recent report warns that it’ ll get even costlier in the coming years due to increasing climate risk. Coalition for an Insurable Future, an advocacy group, and Mandala Partners, a public policy consulting firm, worked together to create a…
The following information was released by the Texas Department of Insurance:. The Texas Department of Insurance has created resources to give Texans access to data the agency collects about home insurance claims and premiums and home and auto rate filings. The Texas homeowners losses by county page shows the loss types and dollar amounts that companies paid…
The following information was released by the Council on Foreign Relations:. Roger W. Ferguson Jr. is the Steven A Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. Kevin Warsh was sworn in as the new chair of the Federal Reserve on May 22, succeeding Jerome Powell at the helm of the world's most consequential…
New YorkAttorney GeneralLetitiaJames today released guidance to help New Yorkers understand their health insurance options and avoid scams as major changes to New York's Essential Plan take effect.Beginning July 1, 2026, New Yorkers enrolled in the Essential Plan with household incomes over 200 percent of the federal poverty level will no longer be…
A survey released this month by the insurance firm Northwestern Mutual says that many Americans, including some in their 50 s and 60 s, rely on their parents for financial help. The Federal Reserve also conducts an annual survey on financial well-being, and it also reported an increase in the reliance on parents to pay the bills. In many ways this is not surprising;…
Alan Greenspan, hailed as the greatest Federal Reserve chairman when he retired in 2006 but derided for a severe financial crisis that followed barely two years later, died on Monday aged 100, his wife said. Greenspan, who exerted a powerful influence on the U.S. economy during his tenure at the helm of the Fed from August 1987 to January 2006, died at his home from…
Alan Greenspan, who in nearly two decades as chair of the Federal Reserve nurtured a long run of prosperity, navigated crises and was a powerful and polarizing force in shaping market-friendly policies, died Monday at his home in Washington. The cause was complications of Parkinson's disease, his wife, Andrea Mitchell, the chief Washington correspondent and…
WASHINGTON— Alan Greenspan, the jazz-playing U.S. Federal Reserve chair who was celebrated for engineering a decade of prosperity but later shared the blame for a devastating financial crisis, died Monday. "Under his leadership, the Federal Reserve achieved a sustained era of price stability that supported economic growth and helped anchor the public’ s…
2026 JUN 22– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Researchers detail new data in Managed Care. For more information on this research see: Low-Value Care Following Hospital and Private Equity Acquisition in Primary Care. Medical Care Research and Review, 2026: 10775587261453724. Medical Care Research and Review can be contacted at: Sage…
