The following is an open letter from The Watchdog to new Texas Department of Insurance Commissioner Amanda Crawford. Congratulations on your new job. Texas culture is tilted in favor of the all-powerful insurance industry, not the consumer.
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Basketball superstar Jayson Tatum is on the road to recovery after a 2025 injury– and Amica Insurance is ready to celebrate the comeback journey with its new ad campaign, Back to Zero.. The multifaceted campaign– which will include out-of-home placements throughout the Greater Boston area and social media promotions– traces Tatum’ s recovery from his injury…
Many Walla Walla residents are paying higher health insurance premiums after the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies, resulting in about 90 people dropping coverage. “For households living paycheck to paycheck, even a $100 to $200 monthly increase can make health coverage unaffordable,” said Maggie Nicholson, care coordinator and insurance navigator…
New York, NY, February 20, 2026– SEDA Experts LLC, a leading expert witness firm providing world-class financial expert witness services, announced today that Edward Wilson joined the firm as Managing Director.. He is a former Chief Risk Officer of a leading US insurance company and was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, with responsibility for firmwide risk…
Two community organizations and two businesses that suffered Maui wildfire losses have petitioned the Hawaii Supreme Court to dismiss an insurance industry lawsuit on appeal that's delaying distribution of a $4 billion settlement to victims. The petition follows a Hawaii Supreme Court decision Tuesday that represented a second ruling in two years by…
Ron DeSantis of Florida and the Democratic-led Maryland government against President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California: How should health insurers use AI? At least four— Arizona, Maryland, Nebraska, and Texas— enacted legislation last year reining in the use of AI in health insurance.
Experts say the tense tenor of the negotiations between Farmington- based UConn Health and health insurance giant Aetna, headquartered in Hartford, is not an isolated example. In Connecticut, the negotiations have been punctuated a highway billboard campaign by UConn Health. Some relief for patients of UConn Health— an arm of the University of Connecticut—…
An Oxfam analysis found that, between 1989 and 2022, a household in the top 0.1 percent gained about $39.5 million in wealth; it was less than $8,500 for the bottom 20 percent. Federal Reserve data cited by The Washington Post showed that the median net worth of European Americans is nearly 10 times that of African Americans. Others include Mississippi, Arkansas,…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— Millions of Americans who previously had health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield Association may soon receive settlement payments as a part of a massive $2.67 billion class-action agreement resolving antitrust claims. The 2013 lawsuit alleged that Blue Cross Blue Shield companies limited competition and drove up insurance…
Current snowpack in the headwaters of the North Platte River Basin continues to be below average. Wyoming reservoir water levels on the North Platte River are Pathfinder at thirty-three percent full, requiring 722,530 acre-feet to fill. Crop insurance may play a critical role in supporting surface water irrigated producers in the North Platte Valley this…
The exam covers the following areas: Professional Conduct and Regulations, General Principles of Financial Planning, Risk Management and Insurance Planning, Investment Planning, Tax Planning, Retirement Savings and Income Planning, Estate Planning and Psychology of Financial Planning. CFP ® certification is held by nearly 100,000 people in the U.S. CFP…
As efforts to extend health insurance subsidies have stalled, one negotiator, Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. "You gotta remember, Democrats created Obamacare," NPR reported him as saying in late January. Congressional Republicans allowed subsidies for more than 400,000 Ohioans buying insurance under the Affordable Care Act to expire at the end of last year.
NEW YORK— New York Attorney General Letitia James secured more than $2.5 million Thursday from health insurer EmblemHealth after an investigation revealed the company repeatedly failed to ensure New Yorkers could access mental health care services. The Office of the Attorney General investigation found Emblem maintained inaccurate provider…
That was part of a broader decline nationwide, attributed to the decision by Republicans in Congress to refuse to extend tax credits that helped millions afford health insurance. Critics say enrollment rates have fallen because of President Donald Trump and the GOP- controlled Congress's decision to slash Medicaid funding and refusal to extend tax credits…
The following information was released by the American Bankers Association:. The Federal Reserve's stress test proposal is an encouraging step toward transparency, but further changes would help the agency more fully realize its goal of a more objective process that aligns capital charges with risk, a group of trade associations said in a comment letter…
The following information was released by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber:. As a business owner, you carefully consider all of your investments including health insurance plans. Your employees are the heart of your business, and the right plan is a meaningful way to invest in their health, wellness and happiness.
The following information was released by the Alliance for Retired Americans:. Ron DeSantis of Florida and the Democratic-led Maryland government against President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California: How should health insurers use AI?
The following information was released by the Medicare Rights Center:. Nearly 1 in 5 people with Medicare are also enrolled in Medicaid. For these dually eligible beneficiaries, Medicare acts as the primary insurer, with Medicaid filling in the gaps in many ways: providing secondary insurance and supplemental benefits, reducing cost sharing, or managing care…
The following information was released by the office of the Governor of New York:. Governor Kathy Hochul today unveiled support from local electeds, union leaders, business and community organizations, and nonprofits behind her proposals to lower the cost of auto insurance. Governor Hochul's smart, targeted, and commonsense auto insurance reforms are…
