They need the help, according to the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange, an arm of the State Corporation Commission, which estimates 100,000 Virginians lost their health insurance coverage this year after Congress failed to extend the enhanced federal premium tax credits. The state budget money will help those Virginians recover their insurance, as well as…
NEW YORK— New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a coalition last week of 24 other states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration over a new federal rule threatening to take healthcare away from vulnerable Medicaid recipients. The rule, issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and…
According to the news editors, the research concluded:“ Major results are robust to both comparing bituminous and anthracite mines within Pennsylvania as well as bituminous mines between Pennsylvania and Virginia.”. For more information on this research see: Environmental Liability, Insurance, and Market Structure In Coal Mining. Journal of the Association…
2026 JUL 06– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Current study results on Managed Care have been published. Funders for this research include Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health, an internal program at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, United States Health Resources& Service…
2026 JUL 06– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– A new study on Peptide Proteins- Proinsulin is now available. According to news reporting originating in Alexandria, Virginia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ To evaluate changes in persistence to basal insulin following the implementation of the $35 monthly out-of-pocket cost…
2026 JUL 06– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Hospital& Nursing Home Daily– Current study results on Managed Care have been published. According to news reporting originating from New York City, New York, by NewsRx editors, the research stated,“ Poor health and unstable housing are closely linked. Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from…
According to news reporting from Stanford, California, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ This article examines how the American Medical Association helped shape the development of the U.S. health insurance system in the critical period after World War II. the Political Role of the American Medical Association. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2026….
In many U.S. metros, property taxes and homeowners insurance can consume more than one-third of the average monthly mortgage payment— and in some cases, nearly half. Using the most recent data whenever possible, Neighbors Bank examined housing affordability by measuring how much property taxes and homeowners' insurance contribute to the average monthly…
At Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center in rural Huerfano County, medical claims submitted by the nonprofit health facility are denied daily by insurance companies. "We go after the high-priority or the high-dollar ones first," said Daron Hashir, chief financial officer of Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center. That led Hashir, who joined Spanish Peaks in…
ANV Group Holdings Ltd., a global insurance intermediary platform, has completed the acquisition of Iris Insurance Brokers Ltd., a London- headquartered specialty insurance distribution platform. Together, they give ANV scaled wholesale and retail distribution across the U.K., direct access to Lloyd’s specialty capacity, and a UK- based MGA incubator in…
by Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune. The expenses to operate three restaurants in Waco are rising across the board, but there's one growing cost in particular that feels nearly impossible to manage— providing employee health insurance, co-owner Kyle Citrano said. "Every year, it can change on you in a heartbeat," said Citrano, whose family runs George's, George's #2 and…
Regulations need to be scrutinized and security concerns in blockchain technology should be addressed by the Federal Reserve, the Government Accountability Office says in a report. The Federal Reserve is asked to finalize a rule under section 166 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The rule would provide the Federal Reserve…
British military ships escort the Smyrtos, which has been linked to Russia's shadow fleet. That fact was starkly illustrated by the war in Iran, which saw Tehran effectively close the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic and Washington respond with a blockade of Iranian ports. In response, the U.S. and its partners are increasingly returning to a more direct…
That fact was starkly illustrated by the war in Iran, which saw Tehran effectively close the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic and Washington respond with a blockade of Iranian ports. In response, the U.S. and its partners are increasingly returning to a more direct form of economic pressure: boarding ships at sea. Since the U.S. blockade of Venezuelan oil…
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a” to Ikano Re AG. Ikano Re is ultimately majority-owned by the founding family of the global retail store brand, IKEA. The company benefits from its niche position as provider of reinsurance coverage for risks linked to the global IKEA franchise system, with the majority…
A University of Kentucky lawyer told trustees last week that UK officials make trips to the Cayman Islands and London, England, because it’ s a requirement for the university’ s insurance company, Insure Blue. UK spent thousands of dollars on trips to the Cayman Islands and London, England, in recent years for meetings about its captive insurance company, Insure…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that about 19.2 million were enrolled in an ACA plan as of February, down from 23.1 million who signed up for coverage by January 2026. When Congress failed to extend the enhanced subsidies that expired at the end of 2025, average costs for ACA enrollees who wanted to keep their insurance plans soared 114%…
Fortitude Re announced today the signing of a $3.8 billion reinsurance transaction between its subsidiary, Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. and Unum Life Insurance Company of America, a subsidiary of Unum Group. Upon receipt of regulatory approvals and subject to satisfaction or waiver of certain other customary closing conditions, Unum will…
Unum Group announced today that its Unum Life Insurance Company of America subsidiary has entered into an agreement to cede to Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd., on a coinsurance basis, certain individual long-term care insurance policies representing $3.8 billion of statutory reserves in Fairwind Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unum.
