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Coulombewill joinAmerica's Credit Unionsbeginning April 20, following an extensive national searchled by search firm Korn Ferrythat attracted a highly competitive pool of candidates from across Washington's policy and financial services communities. Coulombe most recently served as Senior Vice President of Federal Relations at the American…

Traditional homeowners' and renters' insurance policies that are not accompanied by separate flood insurance would not cover claims for damage or destruction caused by floodwaters that came "from the ground up," said Sam Thomsen, investigations branch chief for the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Homeowners could be compensated for…

The following information was released by the Insurance Information Institute:. MALVERN, Pa., April 1, 2026 Legislative reforms targeting legal system abuse and claim fraud in Florida have continued to help stabilize the Sunshine State's property/casualty insurance market, contributing to rate-filing reductions by dozens of property and auto insurers…

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ a” of Fidelity& Guaranty Life Insurance Company and Fidelity& Guaranty Life Insurance Company of New York. These subsidiaries of Fidelity& Guaranty Life Holdings, Inc., are referred to collectively as Fidelity& Guaranty Life Group. In addition, FGL has financial…

The Insurance Information Institute recently launched a comprehensive awareness campaign in Missouri, highlighting the devastating impacts of legal system abuse on the state’ s consumers and overall economy. Triple-I’s billboard highlights that legal system abuse drives high insurance premiums. “As we continue to be inundated across the U.S. by the likes…

The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York:. The New York Feds Board of Directors appointed Jane Fraser, chair of the board and chief executive officer of Citi, to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Federal Advisory Council for a one-year term, which began in January 2026. The Federal Advisory Council is composed of one…

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B++ and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ bbb” to Aseguradores Argentinos Compania de Reaseguros S.A.. ACR is a reinsurance company founded in 2012 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and ranks among the country’ s top reinsurance companies based on gross premiums market share. As of June 2025, property/casualty…

The following information was released by Public Citizen:. The announcement, made during the NAIC 2026 Spring National Meeting, came shortly after Public Citizen, joined by a coalition of 49 consumer protection, climate, and housing justice groups backed by nearly 20,000 activists, called on regulators to make critical insurance data public outside of the…

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH- March 31, 2026- ACT Insurance, a leading provider of insurance solutions for artists, crafters, tradesmen and other creative small businesses, today released its 2026 Small Business Creatives Outlook Report, offering a data-driven look at the economic, consumer and risk trends shaping the year ahead. The report combines survey insights…

The Democrats blamed 20 years of Republican rule in the Ohio House for the growing costs of housing, health care, childcare and other necessities. She proposes adding a 1%“ assessment fee” on all health insurers in Ohio. Phil Robinson, D- Solon, said Ohio is unaffordable because of longstanding Republican control of the state government.

Small will lead the not-for-profit insurer, which serves about 3.5 million members across Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., with additional reach nationwide. He most recently served as president of Medicaid services at Elevance Health, formerly Anthem, a role he held for seven years. Small has a big challenge to face in his new role, said Sage Policy Group…

Alliant Insurance Services, the nation’ s leading specialty broker, announces the launch of Cyber Response One, a dedicated cyber incident support and advisory hotline to guide clients through the critical moments of responding to a cyber event. “Organizations facing a cyber attack must quickly assess risks, make high-stakes decisions and coordinate…

If your health insurance company informs you that you don't appear "sick enough" to receive coverage, you know that the U.S. healthcare system is deeply flawed. I never imagined I would have to fight my own health insurer for treatment that my doctor determined was necessary to treat my disease. However, I was denied care for lipedema, a painful and often…

Authorities in Jefferson Parish have arrested a pair of Romanian nationals accused in other states of placing credit card skimmers in stores to commit public benefits fraud. Cosmin Vaduva, 36, and Elena Caldarareasa, 32, were booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna on March 23 on six counts of violating anti-skimming laws and six…

Kim Reynolds on Thursday signed into law a measure temporarily increasing taxes on certain private health insurers to help close a growing Medicaid budget shortfall, setting up a debate over whether the move will stabilize care or drive up costs for Iowans. The legislation, House File 2739, raises the tax on health maintenance organizations from about 0.9%…

Oregon's U.S. senators are calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to drop a "needless and wasteful" investigation into Oregon and other states that require health insurers to cover abortion. In a letter sent March 27 to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and shared with the Capital Chronicle, Democratic Sens.

A property manager in Lake Worth Beach, she stayed at work through 10 weeks of radiation,“ until it became unbearable,” and she’ s since lived off a $1,952 monthly disability check. It was financially manageable, if even just barely, thanks in part to the fact that her health insurance premium, purchased through the Affordable Care Act’ s Federal Marketplace, was just…

Sixteen years after he signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010, Barack Obama took to social media to call the moment one of his proudest as president. He shared memories of the day the bill passed and described the law as a first step toward fixing health care for millions of Americans. Obama pointed out that the ACA changed lives by giving people…