Candy Christiansen and her husband bought a vacation home about two years ago on Hilton Head Island. Our heart is on Ocean Lane,” she said. Hilton Head residents are often facing similar decisions: Go without flood insurance and risk their home or pay thousands in bills in insurance premiums.
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The following information was released by the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance:. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance announces new guidelines for insurance carriers when using aerial imagery, including drone photography, when inspecting consumers' properties. "Our team is aware of incidents in other states where homeowners'…
Hundreds of thousands of properties in Hawaii do not currently qualify for flood insurance, the report noted, and many remain uninsured or underinsured despite these growing environmental risks. Hawaii farmers, for instance, do not qualify for federal crop insurance since it is only available to large-scale, single-crop farms more commonly found on the U.S….
CHICAGO— There's heightened concern across the Corn Belt due to the surge in fertilizer and fuel prices, combined with a volatile commodity market. This document summarizes comments received and is not a commentary on the views of Federal Reserve officials. Expectations for 2026 Seventh District farm income declined overall during the reporting period as…
After Congress failed to extend deeper subsidies for Americans’ health insurance, an estimated 30,000 more Idahoans who had insurance are likely to be uninsured this year. Your Health Idaho Executive Director Pat Kelly said the figures are among many that show affordability is a key concern this year. “We hope that the 24,000 is the end of it,” Kelly told the Idaho…
–U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro said Friday she is closing the Justice Department's criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, days after a key hearing for his replacement. Pirro said the IG had been asked Friday to scrutinize billions of dollars in cost overruns on Federal Reserve building renovations, and reserved the right to…
RICHBURG, S.C.— It took less than three minutes for wind-whipped flames to go from licking the side of the house to shattering a window and working under the eaves to burn everything inside. The research is being done by workers at a remote site in South Carolina. The Insurance Institute for Business& Home Safety is a nonprofit created by insurers to make houses and…
Rising prices for health insurance policies bought on Georgia's health care marketplace occurred after the U.S. Congress and President Donald Trump decided against extending Covid-era "enhanced" health insurance subsidies, which sunset Dec. 31, 2025. The steep decline sparked immediate concern from the organization that advocates for Georgia's rural…
Any future claims that the U.S. cleared the waterway where 20% of the world's oil typically passes might fail to convince commercial freighters and their insurers that it is finally safe. “And even if the U.S. sweeps the strait and says everything’ s clear, all the Iranians have to do is say,‘ Well, actually, you haven’ t found them all yet,’” said Salisbury, who is also a fellow…
But two of the three contractors who manage Medicaid for Georgia sent letters to therapists recently to alert them to pending 20% reductions. The cuts would reduce rates to what therapists were being paid a decade ago, said Ben Braxley, president of the Georgia chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association. CareSource, one of the managed care companies,…
In one of the health plans, for example, an OCPS teacher who insured a spouse or domestic partner would see the bi-weekly, per-paycheck costs rise from about $300 this year to $675 next year. The deductibles, now at $300 for individuals and $600 for families, would jump to $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for families. OCPS has proposed raises of less than 1%, so the…
A Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge has ruled in favor of a cancer patient whose health insurer refused to cover a recurring $48,500 cancer treatment that could save his life. Thursday’ s ruling is a win for Doral resident Pablo Langesfeld, who has been in a back-and-forth with Oscar Health for months over the potentially lifesaving medication.
The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the application by Banco de Credito del Peru, of Lima, Peru, to establish a state-licensed branch in Coral Gables, Florida.
The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the application by OceanFirst Financial Corp., of Toms River, New Jersey, to merge with Flushing Financial Corporation, and thereby indirectly acquire Flushing Bank, both of Uniondale, New York.
The following information was released by Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan:. U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Sheldon Whitehouse introduced the Blind Americans Return to Work Act, legislation that will modernize the Social Security Disability Insurance system by removing barriers that discourage blind Americans from advancing in the workforce.
WASHINGTON- The Justice Department closed its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Friday, removing an obstacle to the confirmation of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the central bank. Pirro said she instead asked the Fed's internal watchdog, the Office of Inspector General, to examine…
It comes after the nonprofit Risant Health completed in 2024 its acquisition of Danville- based Geisinger Health, closing a transaction the local health system and the California- based health care giant Kaiser Permanente announced in April 2023. Shortly before officials announced the completed acquisition, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael…
—The Department of Justice announced Friday it was dropping its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his handling of renovations at the central bank. The announcement from Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, likely clears the way for the confirmation of Kevin Warsh, the former Fed board member nominated by…
The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is still in effect, but the maritime standoff between the two countries intensified this week. Iran attacked three cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz, capturing two of them, as its blockade on the strait continues. The U.S. military also seized two tankers in the Indian Ocean, both associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil.
