PORT CLINTON— An Oak Harbor woman currently serving time in prison for stealing over half a million dollars while working at a local travel agency is challenging the amount that the Pittsburgh- based insurance company claims she still owes. On Oct. 8, the National Union Fire Insurance Co., of Pittsburgh, filed a lawsuit against Michelle Ireland, 55, of the 400 block…
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—The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday for the fourth meeting in a row as the economy in the 20 countries that use the euro increasingly looks strong enough to get by without the stimulus of lower borrowing costs for businesses and consumers. That’ s because the ECB remains poised between inflation that’ s just a bit too persistent and…
The bill included proposals that had GOP consensus, including provisions to give consumers more options when shopping for health insurance and price transparency on prescription drug costs. It passed 216-211, with all Democrats and Kentucky GOP Rep. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Louisiana Republican, and other GOP leaders have said their goal is to build…
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will not call for a vote to extend Affordable Care Act healthcare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year. As a result, millions of U.S. residents will have to pay higher health insurance premiums starting January. Three-quarters of people on Obamacare are in states Donald Trump won.” Some House Republicans have…
According to the report, the industry’ s overall operating profit reached HKD 8.1 billion in 2024, including HKD 3.3 billion in undiscounted underwriting profits. “The overall performance of Hong Kong’ s non-life market is driven by factors such as increased consumer awareness, ongoing regulatory initiatives, and the development of the Guangdong- Hong…
2025 DEC 17– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Women’ s Health Daily– Investigators publish new report on Oncology- Breast Cancer. According to news reporting originating in Goiania, Brazil, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ Quality of life data for the Brazilian population with breast cancer are scarce. From June 2021 to March 2024, 774 women…
Dec. 17— Rate hikes paired with the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits will increase out-of-pocket costs for North Carolina residents purchasing health care coverage under the ACA in 2026.. Signed into law in 2010 by then-President Barack Obama, the Affordable Care Act expanded health care coverage for millions of Americans. In North Carolina, nearly…
The Idaho Legislature’ s Medicaid Review Panel’ s meeting at Madison Health Hospital in Rexburg was one of several regional stakeholder listening sessions that will be taking place across the state through May of next year as the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare seeks feedback on its change in how Medicaid functions in the state of Idaho.
What steps do I need to take to appeal a denied Medicare claim? If you disagree with a coverage or payment decision made by Medicare, you can appeal, and you'll be happy to know that many appeals are successful, so it's definitely worth your time. But before going that route, talk with the doctor, hospital, and Medicare to see if you can spot the problem and resubmit the…
The Anoka- Hennepin teachers union are voting this week on whether to authorize a potential strike, escalating a monthslong contract dispute over pay and rising health insurance costs. Premiums for the district’ s self-insured health plan rose 22% this spring, said John Wolhaupter, president of the Anoka- Hennepin teachers union. According to Education…
Funders for this research include New Orleans Center for the Gulf South, School of Liberal Arts, Tulane University, Fox International Fellowship Program, Yale University, Social Sciences& Humanities Research Council of Canada, University of British Columbia, ACEV Foundation. Focusing on the early years of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, I ask what it means…
Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Federal Reserve Bank,“ They are also sufficient statistics to solve many important macroeconomic problems, from policy counterfactuals to policy evaluation, and offer a promising alternative to the standard structural modelling approach. For more information on this research see: Policy…
The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors,“ Our approach combines a dynamic discrete choice model with a dual representation that captures both direct effects and the insurance value of local economic diversity. For more information on this research see: Economic Diversity and the Resilience of Cities….
The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond:. These findings are from The CFO Survey, a collaboration of Duke Universitys Fuqua School of Business and the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and Atlanta. Last quarter, we learned that CFOs expected the upward pressure from tariffs on prices to continue into 2026, said John…
The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York:. Anna Nordstrom, Head of the Markets Group. Good morning, and welcome to the New York Fed.
In October, Congressman Ryan launched a community survey asking Hudson Valley families if they'd received notice that their health insurance bills would be increasing; a whopping 77% answered "Yes"; more than half of those who cited a specific increase reported their bills were going up over 100%. KINGSTON, NY Today, Congressman Pat Ryan is releasing the results…
WASHINGTON Congressman Dwight Evans welcomed the House of Representatives' recent passage of a "Hospital at Home" bill he's co-leading, and said the same type of bipartisan cooperation is needed to prevent a cost spike on Dec. 31 for 24 million Americans' health insurance. In November 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services established a waiverto…
AM Best has removed from under review with developing implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ a-” of Independence American Insurance Company. The ratings have been removed from under review with developing implications following IAIC’ s renegotiation and re-implementation of its pet…
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ a-” of Bahamas First General Insurance Company Limited and Cayman First Insurance Company Limited, the property/casualty operating subsidiaries of Bahamas First Holdings Limited. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. Like most Caribbean insurance…
