During the year, our staff at the Department of Insurance is busy licensing insurance agents and combing through insurance company financial statements to make sure they're solvent and have enough money on hand to pay claims. Last year, our dedicated employees also helped North Carolina consumers and policyholders recover $142 million.
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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 "…
-The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case over whether President Donald Trump can immediately remove Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Justices on the Supreme Court appeared skeptical of the Trump administration's arguments to immediately remove Cook. The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United…
Having already watched as Trump's Justice Department launched baseless, vengeful criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, it's tempting for Trump's supporters and opponents alike to shrug at the newly revealed criminal investigation against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as just more of…
Nationwide, the number of people buying health plans on Obamacare insurance marketplaces is down by about 833,000 compared with a year ago, according to federal data released this week. But nine states and Washington, D.C., have deadlines later this month, so the numbers could change. Preliminary data released last week by the federal Centers for Medicare&…
ATLANTA Gcorgia Democrats blamed Republican U.S. Senate candidates for the expiration of Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies Tuesday, an opening 2026 salvo in the critical Senate race. The Democratic attack targeted the three Republicans in the race U.S. Rep. Average monthly premium costs rose $862, to a total of $1,307, in Georgia for a 60- ycar-old…
The following information was released by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts:. Steven Loffman, managing director at Raymond James, sat down for a video interview during Nareit's REITworld: 2025 Annual Conference in Dallas, Dec. 811. Cooling labor markets and easing housing inflation could push the Federal Reserve toward a more dovish…
ATLANTA Georgia Democrats blamed Republican U.S. Senate candidates for the expiration of Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies Tuesday, an opening 2026 salvo in the critical Senate race. The Democratic attack targeted the three Republicans in the race U.S. Rep. Republicans said the health subsidies are an expensive cost to taxpayers that support a…
The following information was released by the American Medical Association:. Learn how physicians can respond to arguments downplaying the harms of health-insurance consolidation. Tanya Albert Henry Contributing News Writer.
MALVERN, Pa, January 21, 2026 The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry exhibited resilience in 2025 and is forecast to have its lowest Net Combined Ratio in over a decade. "Overall, the P/C insurance industry and the broader U.S. economy remain stable," said Michel Leonard, Ph.D., CBE, chief economist and data scientist at Triple-I. In particular, P/C replacement…
The following information was released by FEMA:. New flood maps have been finalized and will become effective on July 21, 2026, for San Augustine County, Texas. Residents with federally backed mortgages must have flood insurance if their structures are in the Special Flood Hazard Area.
A chicago home buyer or mortgage borrower seeking to refinance in 2026 likely is wondering why the hard-working head of the Federal Reserve Board is being kicked around like a political football. it might be President Donald Trump doesn’ t like that Fed chairman Jerome Powell and other knowledgeable board members are slow to react to his bullish demands for…
WASHINGTON- The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed poised to reject President Donald Trump's bid to immediately remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board, with key justices expressing concern about undermining the long-standing independence of the central bank. After about two hours of argument, a majority of the justices seemed likely to order…
The looming Supreme Court decision about whether President Donald Trump can fire a Federal Reserve governor, Lisa Cook, has more at stake than whether she may stay on at the central bank. For a judicial body often fraught with division over Trump's sweeping claims to executive power, the Supreme Court found rare moments of unity in questioning the economic…
Every month, thousands of Alaska families face this stress as their health insurance costs skyrocket. People have approached me both in my role as a pastor and as a candidate for Alaska’ s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to share that their everyday costs were projected to increase from $55 to $1,500; from $200 to $2,100; from $750 to $3,500 per month.
GULFPORT— Federal changes to Medicaid funding and Affordable Care Act subsidies are expected to reshape Mississippi's health care system, raising concerns about insurance coverage, hospital finances and access to care in a state that already ranks among the nation's poorest and least insured. In July 2025, Congress enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,…
Delaware Life Insurance Company, a Group 1001 company, announced the addition of the BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index to its fixed index annuity portfolio, making Delaware Life the first insurance carrier to offer an index that contains cryptocurrency. The BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index is designed to deliver:.
Blue Cross of Idaho is laying off dozens of employees, a spokesperson for the company said Wednesday. Blue Cross of Idaho is the state’ s oldest and largest health insurer. “These decisions were not easy to make but position Blue Cross of Idaho to remain a strong, Idaho- based company and that has been committed to the state for the last 80 years,” Rumbeck said.“ These…
Currently, 40% of the people in this country support the Republican economic policies and claim that we have never been better off and are currently the "hottest" country in the world. Health insurance alone will cost us approximately $31,000 next year for the highest deductible, highest out-of-pocket limits of any policy we could find. The extra $20,000 I will…
