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Shop for a Better System. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont now says Vermonters have a "personal responsibility" to become "savvier consumers" in light of Vermont's "health care affordability crisis." We have several institutions that comprise and control healthcare— the hospitals, the insurance companies, the regulators, the legislators— but BCBS thinks each of…

Jan. 27— DULUTH— The business owner accused of burning down the historic Lutsen Resort lodge nearly two years ago is now suing his insurer for refusing to pay out a $16.5 million claim. Bryce Campbell, through his North Shore Resort Co., filed the case against Michigan- based Owners Insurance Co. in U.S. District Court on Friday— the same day the insurer formally…

Located at 1111 Brickell Ave., 10 th Floor, Miami, FL, the new hub strengthens Allianz Commercial’s presence in Latin America and enhances its ability to deliver facultative reinsurance and commercial insurance solutions across Property, Construction& Natural Resources, Entertainment, Financial Lines, Marine, and Multinational Services..

As Senior Vice President, Ms. Nixon will be working directly with insurers and reinsurers to ensure KCC’ s advanced modeling technology and applications continue to deliver high value as the market needs evolve. Later in her career, Ms. Nixon was CUO and then CEO of a Florida insurer. During her time in Bermuda, Ms. Nixon was the original founder of the Women in…

While many individuals dream of owning their own business, the fact is that starting a new business is never easy, with over one-fifth of all startups typically not surviving past year one of operation, and nearly half never reaching their fifth anniversary, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. If you are thinking about starting a new business in…

Citing hurricane risks in eastern North Carolina, Nationwide chose in 2023 not to renew 10,500 insurance policies. A similar purge is hitting western North Carolina after massive damage from Hurricane Helene. Under an agreement between the Rate Bureau and State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, the average statewide base rate was allowed to go up by 7.5%…

The following information was released by the National Federation of Independent Business:. The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation's leading small business advocacy association representing more than 800 small business owners in Vermont, is urging lawmakers to support major reforms to the state's health insurance regulations…

The White House's threats to use force to seize Greenland from Denmark and the launch of a Justice Department criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell are profound and needless assaults on two of the most important pillars of American power and prosperity— NATO and central bank independence. For starters, using force against the…

Shayla Teague of Ark Insurance Solutions, a health insurance brokerage,. Laura Butcher of CandL Creative, an Anchorage advertising agency, said increasing health care costs are making it almost impossible for her family to continue living in Alaska. Her husband and business partner, a third-generation Alaskan, has family roots in Anchorage that go back to the…

Department of Insurance highlights 90- year record of enforcement, results, and consumer resources. LOS ANGELES Working to prevent fraud and support recovery, the California Department of Insurance released an update on consumer protection actions by its Investigation Division. "Whether during disasters or in everyday insurance transactions, the…

OKLAHOMA CITY— State Farm is asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block Attorney General Gentner Drummond from intervening in a lawsuit in which the insurance giant is accused of systematically shortchanging Oklahoma customers on hail-related roof claims. The legal fight centers on a lawsuit filed last year by an Oklahoma County couple who allege State…

"But here at home, the House Appropriations and Finance Committee is about to move the state budget to the Senate." Estrada was one of several experts who gathered inside a committee room in the Roundhouse on Tuesday to speak in support of House Bill 4, which would direct 100% of tax revenues from health insurance premiums to the state's Health Care Affordability…

—Tech stocks are leading a split Wall Street higher, while the U.S. dollar’ s value stabilizes against other currencies after falling to its lowest level in nearly four years. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market ahead of an announcement coming in the afternoon from the Federal Reserve on interest rates. U.S. markets were mostly churning…

Members of AM Best’ s insurance ratings division will share their views on the European insurance and reinsurance markets at its annual market briefing taking place in Paris on Tuesday, 10 March 2026. Florence Lustman, president of the French Insurance Federation, will deliver comments during the half-day morning programme. Headquartered in the United…

State Comptroller Sean Scanlon warns that Connecticut’ s state budget is in danger of being devoured by its Medicaid program, whose costs are soaring even as federal aid to the program is being reduced. To ensure that the state’ s approximately one million Medicaid recipients maintain their health insurance coverage, Scanlon says "every option should be on the…

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—The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts Wednesday, leaving its key rate unchanged at about 3.6% after lowering it three times last year. Two officials dissented from the decision, with Governors Stephen Miran and Christopher Waller preferring another quarter-point reduction. Waller is under consideration by the White House to…