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In response to the Independent's question about regulating electric bikes: Everywhere in Europe and Asia people ride bikes. Everyone knows the rules of the road and is courteous. We spend millions of tax dollars for assistant attorneys general, legislative staff, Arizona Department of Transportation workers and driver's license testing facilities, but…

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The Dutch Kills Civic Association will hold their final General Meeting of the season on Thursday, June 11 at 7:00 pm at the Growing Up Green school, located at 39-27 28th Street in Long Island City. The North Queens Homeowners Civic Association meeting will be held on Thursday, June 11 at 7:30 PM at the Lexington School for the Deaf, 25-26 75th Street, East…

Molina Healthcare, Inc. announced today that the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services intends to award a HealthChoice Illinois Medicaid Managed Care program contract to Molina’ s Illinois health plan subsidiary, Molina Healthcare of Illinois. The go-live date for the new contract is expected to be January 1, 2027. Molina Healthcare of…

William R. Berkley, the founder and executive chairman of insurance-holding company W.R. Berkley Corp., has died at the age of 80.. The announcement noted Berkley’ s founding of W.R. Berkley in 1967 and his pivotal role in the company becoming a leading commercial insurer and a Fortune 500 firm. Today, W.R. Berkley comprises 60 businesses, including a number of units…

FGH Parent, L.P.,, a leading global reinsurance company, today announced that Fortitude Life Insurance& Annuity Company has completed its second funding agreement backed notes offering to institutional investors, scheduled to settle June 12, 2026. The notes will be issued by Fortitude Global Funding, an unaffiliated Delaware statutory trust, and are backed by…

Another firm is withdrawing from the individual health insurance market, including for Colorado, effective Jan. 1, 2027. The withdrawals began with Oscar Health, which announced in May 2022 it would end its participation in the individual market in Arkansas and Colorado. Days later, Humana told its Colorado brokers and agents it was pulling out of the small…

A recent letter urged readers to "do their research" regarding Alexander Vindman. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman was physically present in the White House Situation Room and listened directly to the July 25, 2019 call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky. As Florida's Attorney General for six years, she had every tool to hold…

Wawanesa Insurance has earned the top ranking in the JD Power 2026 U.S. “This recognition is a tremendous honor and a testament to our hard-working and dedicated team members,” said Wawanesa Insurance President Chris Henn.“ We pride ourselves on providing outstanding service and value to our members, and we have been serving California drivers with that same…

USAA is giving nearly $1 billion in rate reductions, member dividends and other benefits to its Florida policyholders, singling out the state’ s tort reforms for curbing legal abuses and allowing the company to pass on more savings to its customers. Beginning June 15, the company’ s eligible auto policyholders in the state will receive an average dividend amount…

—Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as midterm elections near. Consumer prices rose 4.2% in May from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Wednesday, up from 3.8% in April and the third straight monthly increase.

KARNES CITY– Rising employee health insurance costs dominated much of the discussion during the Tuesday, June 9, meeting of the Karnes County Commissioners Court. County Judge Wade J. Hedtke said he recently met with representatives from TAC Health and Employee Benefits Pool to discuss the county's renewal options for fiscal year 2027..

Iowa patients will soon no longer need to wonder if their health insurance companies will approve certain care their doctors recommend. Kim Reynolds recently signed a bill banning prior authorizations for cancer screenings and emergency care. Some healthcare providers say House File 2635, signed into law May 13, is a way to remove some red tape that can delay…

Larry Ryland has made a significant impact over the course of his lifetime at both the local and state-wide levels through his involvement with the creation of the Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan and the Emergency Medical Services program at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College and EMS’ presence in his community and surrounding areas.

Target-date pioneer and industry leader i Fidelity Investments ® today announced plans to launch Fidelity Freedom ® Lifetime, a suite of target date collective investment trusts with a built-in guaranteed income option*. The Freedom Lifetime suite will include a strategic allocation to an insurance pool through Nationwide and New York Life— two highly…

If regulators sign off, a 40- year-old Portland resident enrolled in Moda’ s standard silver plan would see their monthly premium jump from about $540 this year to roughly $695 next year. BridgeSpan, a much smaller player with only about 100 individual market members, is seeking the smallest average increase at just under 12%. A 40- year-old in the Portland area…

Maybe in big cities but not in small counties like Highlands. What the governor should have focused on was the bigger elephant in the room, the homeowners insurance crisis we have in the state of Florida. Florida is now ranked number 1 as the most expensive state for homeowners insurance.