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The American Council of Life Insurers issued the following news release:. These and other industry highlights are included in the American Council of Life Insurers 2018 Life Insurers Fact Book released today. “The new data tells a familiar but important story- life insurers provide invaluable assistance to American families and the U.S. economy,” said ACLI…

Third Way said in its report three of four key battleground states President Donald Trump won in 2016– Michigan, Pennsylvania and Florida– struggled to provide enough middle- and upper-class opportunity. Minnesota and Iowa also ranked in the top 20.. Rochester is close to the Mayo Clinic, and Cleveland is near the Cleveland Clinic.

Halloween 2017 continued the year-over-year trend of delivering more tricks than treats for auto owners as a report for the days leading up to and after the holiday revealed an increase in auto claims, according to Mercury Insurance.

U.S. consumer confidence rose again this month, hitting a new 18-year high. The Conference Board says its consumer confidence index climbed to 137.9 in October from 135.3 in September. Both readings are the highest since September 2000. The index measures consumers’ assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for the next six months.

Apple Inc.’ s new watch is the latest proof: Big Tech is trying to remake health care in its own image. Apple has already pushed the use of its mobile devices for health tracking and medical research, and recently added a feature that can connect to some hospital medical-records systems. Tech giants such as Apple, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Google have to…

Fiat Chrysler is offering free health care for most of its employees and their families-about 22,000 people-through a clinic the carmaker opened this summer near one of five factories it operates in the area. The idea: Spend more now to improve care and eventually pare the more than $100 million Fiat Chrysler Automobiles pays annually for health care, just in…

Aetna, which got a step closer this month to completing its $69 billion merger with CVS Health this month, is reporting better-than-expected profits and revenue. The company on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $1 billion, or $3.03 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $2.96 per share, or 12 cents better than Wall Street had expected, according to a survey by Zacks Investment Research.

Health analysts say that at least one of the efforts, coupled with previous changes initiated by the administration, could help transform the insurance market to be much more like it was before the 2010 federal health law took effect – when regulation, coverage and consumer protections varied widely across the United States.

Insurance shoppers likely will have several choices for individual health coverage this fall. There’ s no guarantee they will cover certain doctors or prescriptions. “People understand that things are kind of screwed up,” said Chicago- area broker Robert Slayton.“ My objective is to give them what reality is, to give them options.

The U.S. economy grew at a 3.5 percent annual growth rate in the third quarter, considered strong but lower than the 4.2 percent rate at which it grew in the second quarter, according to a U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis report.

—LPL Financial Holdings Inc. on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $106.9 million. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.3 billion. LPL Financial shares have fallen 5 percent since the beginning of the year.

For years, the gulf between the tourist destination Panama City Beach and its eastern counterpart Panama City has steadily widened, the Hathaway Bridge the crossing point between two cities growing further apart. Dave Rickell, executive vice president of the chain known for staying open during natural disasters, is at the Panama City Beach location that day…

“When people prey on the elderly, they are preying on our most vulnerable, when they should be enjoying that time in their life,” Attorney General Jeff Landry said during a meeting Thursday in Baton Rouge, which hosted the acting leader of the nation’s consumer watchdog agency, Mick Mulvaney. The Louisiana Legislature this year enhanced its laws regarding…

Under this new policy, states will be able to pursue waivers to improve their insurance markets, increase coverage options for their residents, and ensure that people with pre-existing conditions are protected.