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The following information was released by the California State Assembly, Republican Caucus:. Assembly Republicans oppose the plan, saying it taxes everyday business software like accounting and payroll for the first time, raises health insurance premiums for families through a new tax on health plans, fails to fully fund Proposition 36, and closes another…

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ a” of the members of Nodak Insurance Group. Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term ICR of“ bbb” of NI Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded holding company. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.& HOUSTON—- Self-Insured Schools of California, one of the largest risk management pools serving public education agencies in California, has partnered with Raptor Technologies ® to expand access to PublicSchoolWORKS™ Staff Compliance Training— now available to SISC I and II member districts at no additional charge through SISC’ s…

The following information was released by the Colorado Senate Democrats:. Denver, CO On July 1, 2026 legislation to save Coloradans money on their property insurance policies will go into effect. "Colorado is grappling with some of the highest property insurance rates in the nation, and to lower costs, property owners can implement home hardening and wildfire…

SWANSEA— A routine mammogram a year ago— Angie Salvador's first ever— launched her on an odyssey through the American healthcare system. By then, the bills were already filling her mailbox in Swansea. In September, Washington University Physicians sued her for $1,916 in St. Clair County, leading to an order to garnish her wages.

Jun. 16— GRAND MARAIS— The owner of Lutsen Resort will seek the dismissal of arson and insurance fraud charges in the February 2024 fire that destroyed the historic North Shore lodge. Campbell, 41, appeared at a virtual hearing in State District Court on Monday for the first time in three months as attorneys have been sifting through extensive evidence in the…

The U.S. life/annuity industry saw its total income decrease 18% in the first three months of 2026 from the prior-year period as premiums and annuity considerations fell by $36 billion, according to preliminary financial results. According to the Best’ s Special Report, the drop in premiums and annuity considerations was predominantly due to a $24.2 billion…

The following information was released by Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff:. Sen. Ossoff is cosponsoring theHealth Care Fairness for Military Families Actto lower health care costs for military families by expanding access to TRICARE, the health insurance program for servicemembers and their families. Sen. Ossoff continues to support Georgia's servicemembers…

The following information was released by the Appraisal Institute:. Federal Reserve economist David Glancy's paper "Pretend or Amend? Using supervisory data from large U.S. banks covering 20162025, the paper analyzes how lenders handled maturing CRE loans during the recent period of higher interest rates, declining office values, and banking-sector…

MILPITAS, Calif., June 16, 2026/ PRNewswire-PRWeb/– Inovaare Corporation, the AI-native compliance operations platform purpose-built for U.S. healthcare payers, today announced a significant expansion of its Business Process as a Service offering for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Dual Eligible Special Needs and commercial health plans.

–AuguStar ® Life, a Constellation business, has enhanced its LiveNow Access accelerated benefit rider with a new critical illness feature, giving clients more ways to use their life insurance when it matters most. The addition complements the rider’s suite of living benefits, which also includes chronic and terminal illness coverage. "As more carriers offer…

The rising cost of car insurance prompts people to think about making a change, but perhaps not as often as you'd expect, according to SoFi's Spring 2026 Auto Insurance Survey. Car insurance premiums in the United States have gone up more than 55% since 2020. So it wasn't too surprising that, in the survey, conducted Jan. 23-26, 2026, most of the 787 participants…

The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services released the rules on June 1. That deadline was set last year in the GOP tax-and-spending law known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which established a work requirement for certain people enrolled in Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities.

Should you accept an insurance settlement offer after an accident? You are in an accident, you are hurt, distressed, and out of work, trying to figure out how to make ends meet. Your first impulse may be to accept any settlement the insurance company offers to move forward with your life.

Jason Miller watched his monthly health insurance premiums quadruple to $374 from $80 for a silver-level plan when the Affordable Care Act's enhanced tax credits ran out in December. The average Affordable Care Act marketplace deductible experienced the steepest increase in history this year, up 37%- or over $1,000- to $3,786 in 2026 with the expiration of…

WASHINGTON- New Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has talked at length in recent years about the U.S. central bank's balance sheet, the need to say less about interest rates and why it should not dip into issues like climate change. What might have been otherwise temporary price shocks, triggered by the Trump administration's import tariff hikes and…

As more people continue relocating to Florida, roofing and restoration professionals say many new residents may underestimate how quickly hurricane damage can turn into costly repairs, hidden structural problems and insurance disputes long after storms pass. Experts across Southwest Florida say one of the biggest misconceptions homeowners have is…

—Ever since Kevin Warsh was nominated by President Trump in late January to lead the Federal Reserve, a question has lingered: Will he seek to raise interest rates to tame inflation or cut them as Trump has long demanded? “We expect the press conference to be pivotal,” Jonathan Pingle, an economist at investment bank UBS, wrote in a note.“ This will be Kevin Warsh’ s first…

Senate primary victory, Josh Turek has built his campaign on the simple argument that Wall Street has amassed too much power over Iowans. That concern comes into focus in the state's insurance oversight, where the Iowa Insurance Division and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners are working closely with large insurers, helping shape the very…