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Dishonest telemarketers are selling fake health insurance, leaving Minnesotans in the lurch

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Selling plans under fake names. “It’ s definitely a trending issue in the insurance space,” said Sara Payne, assistant commissioner for enforcement at the Department of Commerce. State insurance regulators this week unveiled the latest legal action against a company falsely telling consumers its products are health insurance in Minnesota.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on June 26 that agricultural operations in Illinois have been significantly impacted by severe weather and tornadoes. “Crop insurance and other USDA risk management options are offered to help producers manage risk, because we never know what nature has in store for the future,” said Mitchell Zipprich, Director of USDA’ s…

Once more, North Carolina state employees, retirees and their dependents will see a change to who administers their health plan. North Carolina State Health Plan officials announced on Friday they had awarded the contract to administer health benefits for teachers, state employees, retirees and their dependents to Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.

Mile Auto, Inc., an AI-driven managing general agent and pioneer in pay-per-mile auto insurance, today announced its acquisition of The Insurance House, Inc. effective as of July 1, 2026. With nearly $100 million in annual premium, the combined organization serves more than 55,000 policyholders and 1,600 independent insurance agencies across 10 states.

agilon health, inc., the trusted partner empowering physicians to transform health care in our communities, announced that its Accountable Care Organizations achieved $229 million in gross savings, including $54 million savings in the Medicare Trust Fund, during the 2024 performance year of the ACO Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health model….

Ohio is the state that saw the biggest drop in enrollment in health plans under the Affordable Care Act, according to federal data first reported by the Associated Press. After the subsidies expired, national enrollment dropped by 2.6 million in February 2026 when compared to February 2025, the AP reported. In Ohio, the losses went much deeper.

The following information was released by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance:. The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance today announced a total of $5 million in available grant funds for community organizations to apply to serve as state-certified Navigators for the Get Covered New Jersey Open Enrollment Period and throughout…

The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York:. Before I go further, I will give the usual disclaimer that these views are my own, and not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or the Federal Reserve System. 1. The Federal Open Market Committee has directed the Desk to maintain ample reserves by increasing SOMA…

Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan delivered these remarks during the The Future of Market Liquidity and Functioning Workshop at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Core U.S. financial markets are ordinarily extremely liquid, especially the Treasury and money markets that underpin the financial system and monetary policy implementation.

Now that we’ re into hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, it’ s important to know what to do during and after the storm. As I said in a previous column, preparation is the key. Make sure you have adequate homeowners’ insurance and a flood insurance policy.

The Supreme Court has recognized the Federal Reserve as a special case among the government's numerous independent agencies- one that requires protection from White House interference. At the same time, the liberals plus Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh voted to block the president's attempt to sack Lisa Cook, a Fed governor, "for cause."

Last year was a good one for Texas home insurers. Statewide, rates increased by an average of 4.3% in 2025, according to the Texas Department of Insurance. Rates in Texas are among the highest in the country, largely because climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of storms.

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh tapped a broad and intellectually diverse group of economists and former central bankers to oversee the five task forces he is establishing to review the U.S. central bank's operations, covering technical issues like management of its balance sheet as well as forward-leaning ones like the impact of artificial…

JOHNSTON, R.I.& WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—- FM, a leading commercial property insurer known for its science- and engineering-led approach to risk management, and PURE Insurance, the reciprocal insurer exclusively serving high-net-worth families across the United States and Canada, today announced a strategic partnership, expanding FM’ s leading loss prevention…

I'm not one to distinguish investors based on gender– I believe that investing is gender-neutral. However, a number of studies raise some valid points about women's comfort with investing. The Federal Reserve "Economic Well-Being of Households in 2025" survey of nearly 13,000 respondents reported that only about 2 out of 5 women were mostly or very comfortable…