The following information was released by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies:. Utah consumers and small businesses avoided higher costs by pausing further consideration of Senate Bill 211. As a result, lawmakers preserved a commonsense approach that keeps damages tied to real medical expenses, helping prevent higher insurance…
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The following information was released by the Natural Resources Defense Council:. Alternatives to private homeowner's insurance: Higher costs, less protection. According to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget, U.S. insurers have dropped more than 1.9 million policies from 2018 to 2023.
Authors: Karen Diep, Michelle Long, and Alina Salganicoff. In the U.S., daily oral contraceptive pills have traditionally only been available with a prescription. In July 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter daily oral contraceptive pill, eliminating the requirement for a prescription from a clinician.
The following information was released by the State of Delaware:. The Delaware Department of Insurance and its Consumer Services and Investigation team are working to make consumers aware that property reassessments do not determine homeowner's insurance premiums. Recently, Delaware homeowners have expressed concern that statewide property…
The following information was released by the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance:. Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance James Brown today announced that Bridged Health Alliance has satisfied the Montana statutory requirements needed to operate a self-funded school health insurance trust in Montana.
MIDWEST CITY, Okla.— The Copeland family, from Midwest City, has been in an ongoing battle with insurance giant State Farm after an electrical surge destroyed their home. Andy Copeland told News 4, " State Farm does not acknowledge at any point anything is damaged. Attorney General Gentner Drummond intervenes in State Farm lawsuit filed by Oklahomans.
Now, a proposed settlement means some State Farm policyholders whose premiums rose won't see additional increases, and others should even get refunds. State Farm, the largest insurer in the state with about 20% market share, received approval for https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/05/state-farm-rate-hikes-decision "> unprecedented emergency…
2026 MAR 10– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Diabetes Daily– Investigators publish new report on Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions- Hypertension. According to news originating from College Park, Maryland, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ To measure variation in use and out-of-pocket costs for antenatal fetal surveillance…
2026 MAR 10– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a trademark application has been made for“ MUFG COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING A BRIGHTER FUTURE.” by Caroline E. Bryce Sheridan Ross P.C., representing Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. This application was…
In the settlement announced last week, State Farm agreed not to pursue a 30% hike it sought last year to cover a landslide of claims following the deadly wildfires that devastated several Los Angeles County communities. Last May, state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved a 17% emergency rate hike for State Farm homeowners, a 15% increase for renters…
The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the University of Minnesota,“ The central bank’ s type varies according to a Markov process, and its reputation is the Bayesian posterior of households that it is a hawkish type. For more information on this research see: Central Bank Reputation With Noise. Journal of Monetary Economics, 2026; 158….
Patients who are prescribed higher daily doses of the medication buprenorphine for opioid use disorder are significantly more likely to stay in treatment. Those are the key findings of a study my colleagues and I conducted with 5,000 adults enrolled in Medicaid in Philadelphia who are prescribed buprenorphine to treat their opioid use disorder.
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, last week, released 2025 data on the amount paid by insurance companies for Kansas storm damage claims. In 2025, Sedgwick County saw the highest amount paid out at over $328 million while Rush County saw the lowest at nearly $102,000. "These numbers serve as a reminder that severe storms happen right here in Kansas,…
State officials’ best estimate for the number of Minnesotans who lack health insurance climbed 55% from 2023 to 2025, a worrisome jump for cash-strapped patients and a health care system already concerned about further coverage losses from Medicaid cuts on the horizon. The estimated number of children ages 18 and younger lacking health insurance grew to…
Minnesota has for decades been shifting toward outsourcing management of its social services system. Tim Walz is now looking to reverse that trend in an effort to prevent fraud. But the proposals, including having the state take on some work now handled by counties and eliminating the use of managed care organizations, like Blue Cross and Medica, in Medicaid…
Cases that end in an "A" were filed in the 188th District Court; "B" in the 124th District Court; and "Ccl2" in the County Court at Law 2:. 2025-1409- B-1, Ricardo Rodriguez vs AIG Property and Casualty and Arthur J Gallagher Risk Management Services, LLC, Workers' Compensation. 2026-296- B, Larry Long vs Ronnie Pate d/b/a Maness Furniture, Breach of Contract.
Upstart Holdings, Inc., the leading artificial intelligence lending marketplace, today announced its plan to submit an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to establish an insured national bank, Upstart Bank, N.A. Upstart Holdings, Inc. will also apply to the Federal Reserve for approval…
Patients who are prescribed higher daily doses of the medication buprenorphine for opioid use disorder are significantly more likely to stay in treatment. Those are the key findings of a study my colleagues and I conducted with 5,000 adults enrolled in Medicaid in Philadelphia who are prescribed buprenorphine to treat their opioid use disorder.
Insurers in Washington could soon need to foot the bill for additional abortion funding. Senate Bill 6182 would impose an assessment of $0.82 per month of coverage for each plan enrollee in the first year, dropping to $0.165 in the following years. In the first year, the tax would raise about $10 million and around $2 million each year after that, according to a…
