It's just one of the provisions that kick in Thursday under the federal "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," including a change to the way states are charged for operation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the food assistance program known as SNAP. That change could end up costing Maryland up to $57 million. The changes under H.R.1 have been phased in…
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Inflation didn't rise as much as feared in August, based on the measurement that the Federal Reserve Board prefers, but Virginia economists say a 3.4% increase over a year ago is still "uncomfortably high" as record diesel fuel prices ripple through the economy. "They're probably happy it didn't grow by more, but it's uncomfortably high," said Alice Louise Kassens,…
2026 OCT 01– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at CDC& FDA Daily– Investigators discuss new findings in Coronavirus- COVID-19. For more information on this research see: A Quantitative Analysis of Multidimensional Changes In Unemployment Insurance Policies*. Journal of Economic Dynamics& Control, 2026; 191. Journal of Economic Dynamics& Control can be…
RICHMOND- Inflation didn't rise as much as feared in August, based on the measurement that the Federal Reserve Board prefers, but Virginia economists say a 3.4% increase over a year ago is still "uncomfortably high" as record diesel fuel prices ripple through the economy. "They're probably happy it didn't grow by more, but it's uncomfortably high," said Alice Louise…
Dave Min, and Johnny Olszewski, Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Building Resilient Housing Task Force, introduced the Community Disaster Protection Act, which would foster and incentivize the development of new disaster insurance products to help high-risk communities secure affordable coverage and promote…
Because of Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act, over 450,000 New Yorkers lost Essential Plan coverage. WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer led the entire New York Democratic delegation in the introduction of the Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act. Apart from cutting nearly $1…
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2026/ PRNewswire/— U.S. News& World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today recognizes the winners of the 2027 Life Insurance Companies Awards. "Selecting life insurance requires clear, reliable data so policyholders can make informed financial decisions," said Rachael Brennan, insurance reporter at U.S. News.
Chubb Perú initiated operations in 1998 as Altas Cumbres; in 2007, it was acquired by ACE Group and named ACE Seguros S.A., until 2016, when ACE Limited acquired The Chubb Corporation and rebranded the company name. As of December 2025, 47% of the company’ s gross written premiums were composed of property/casualty products, with accident and health comprising…
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a” of Active Capital Reinsurance, Ltd.. Active Re is a Barbados- based reinsurer established in 2007. The company continues to further diversify its geographic footprint in Asia, America, Europe, Africa and the rest in Oceania, and focuses its underwriting efforts on…
The leader of the coalition is the Chinese-American Planning Council, an NGO that has allegedly taken money from banks linked to the Chinese Communist Party. The Community Homecare Consortium is a coalition of Medicaid homecare nonprofits operating in New York City that work to expand their bloated and fraud-plagued industry. The manager of this…
And thank you to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and your partners across the Federal Reserve System for organizing this timely and important conference this year and for the past several years.1 It is a delight and a privilege to be back in North Carolina where I spent the summers and holidays of my childhood. This was significantly before we had AI, Google…
The Insurance Research Council today released a new report, Public Opinions on Attorney Involvement in Auto Insurance Claims: 2026, finding that attorney involvement in auto injury claims is common and often begins within days of an accident. The report is based on a national online survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults conducted in July 2026 and updates and…
POTSDAM– The village board is getting into a new retiree insurance policy that would keep the current level of coverage but save the village about $50,000 per year. "We've been reviewing our options, and have identified a plan that we believe will be more cost effective to the village," Village Administrator Isabelle Gates-Shult said during the Sept. 8 village…
Beginning in October, President Donald Trump’ s House Resolution 1, the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill that Congress passed last year, will push hundreds of thousands of people nationwide with certain immigration statuses off Medicaid, or Apple Health in Washington. The agency administers Apple Health and has been running an“ all hands on deck” operation,…
As Texas Republicans vow on the campaign trail to once again wage war on the state's high property taxes, among the highest in the nation, a clear victor has already emerged: older homeowners. In the wake of additional cuts the Legislature passed last year, some 60% of Texas homeowners age 65 and up no longer pay school property taxes, the largest portion of property…
ATLANTA— With gasoline prices topping $4 a gallon less than two weeks ahead of early voting, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms pledged to cut driving-related taxes. Standing outside a BP gas station near Georgia Tech on Wednesday, Bottoms said that if voters choose her as the state's next governor over Republican Rick Jackson, she will seek to eliminate the state's…
Motor vehicle lawsuits have risen sharply over the past decade, adding to costs that can affect what consumers pay for auto insurance, according to a new analysis from the Insurance Information Institute and the Casualty Actuarial Society. The analysis estimates the increase in motor vehicle tort litigation at $43.84 billion from 2015 to 2024, accounting…
RICHMOND— Christina Rivera kept her health insurance this year because she needed major back surgery. But maintaining coverage meant absorbing a monthly premium that rose from $235 in 2025 to $1,336 in 2026— with a higher deductible. "That's just not reasonable for anybody who is relying on the ACA for healthcare," said Riviera, a Charlottesville- area resident…
New York Life Investment Management LLC today announced the launch of the NYLIM MacKay Muni High Income ETF, an actively managed ETF managed by the MacKay Municipal Managers team. MMHI draws on MacKay’ s dedicated municipal investment platform, which oversees nearly $87 billion in municipal assets and is supported by 30 investment professionals with an…
