The following information was released by the American Medical Association:. Learn how physicians can respond to arguments downplaying the harms of health-insurance consolidation. Tanya Albert Henry Contributing News Writer.
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MALVERN, Pa, January 21, 2026 The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry exhibited resilience in 2025 and is forecast to have its lowest Net Combined Ratio in over a decade. "Overall, the P/C insurance industry and the broader U.S. economy remain stable," said Michel Leonard, Ph.D., CBE, chief economist and data scientist at Triple-I. In particular, P/C replacement…
The following information was released by FEMA:. New flood maps have been finalized and will become effective on July 21, 2026, for San Augustine County, Texas. Residents with federally backed mortgages must have flood insurance if their structures are in the Special Flood Hazard Area.
A chicago home buyer or mortgage borrower seeking to refinance in 2026 likely is wondering why the hard-working head of the Federal Reserve Board is being kicked around like a political football. it might be President Donald Trump doesn’ t like that Fed chairman Jerome Powell and other knowledgeable board members are slow to react to his bullish demands for…
WASHINGTON- The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed poised to reject President Donald Trump's bid to immediately remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board, with key justices expressing concern about undermining the long-standing independence of the central bank. After about two hours of argument, a majority of the justices seemed likely to order…
The looming Supreme Court decision about whether President Donald Trump can fire a Federal Reserve governor, Lisa Cook, has more at stake than whether she may stay on at the central bank. For a judicial body often fraught with division over Trump's sweeping claims to executive power, the Supreme Court found rare moments of unity in questioning the economic…
Every month, thousands of Alaska families face this stress as their health insurance costs skyrocket. People have approached me both in my role as a pastor and as a candidate for Alaska’ s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to share that their everyday costs were projected to increase from $55 to $1,500; from $200 to $2,100; from $750 to $3,500 per month.
GULFPORT— Federal changes to Medicaid funding and Affordable Care Act subsidies are expected to reshape Mississippi's health care system, raising concerns about insurance coverage, hospital finances and access to care in a state that already ranks among the nation's poorest and least insured. In July 2025, Congress enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,…
Delaware Life Insurance Company, a Group 1001 company, announced the addition of the BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index to its fixed index annuity portfolio, making Delaware Life the first insurance carrier to offer an index that contains cryptocurrency. The BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index is designed to deliver:.
Blue Cross of Idaho is laying off dozens of employees, a spokesperson for the company said Wednesday. Blue Cross of Idaho is the state’ s oldest and largest health insurer. “These decisions were not easy to make but position Blue Cross of Idaho to remain a strong, Idaho- based company and that has been committed to the state for the last 80 years,” Rumbeck said.“ These…
Currently, 40% of the people in this country support the Republican economic policies and claim that we have never been better off and are currently the "hottest" country in the world. Health insurance alone will cost us approximately $31,000 next year for the highest deductible, highest out-of-pocket limits of any policy we could find. The extra $20,000 I will…
House committee advances bill aimed at curbing Medicaid costs, expanding access for elderly Hoosiers
The Indiana House Public Health Committee unanimously advanced House Bill 1277 on Jan. 13, which legislation supporters say would save hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid funding each year while expanding access to care for elderly and vulnerable Hoosiers. Under current law, eligible individuals can receive services through the Health& Wellness…
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ a” of Employers Preferred Insurance Company and its pooled affiliates, collectively referred to as Employers Insurance Group. All companies are headquartered in Reno, NV.. In the third quarter of 2025, Employers management determined an off-cycle full reserve…
The Supreme Court sounded very skeptical Wednesday about President Trump’ s unprecedented bid to fire a Federal Reserve governor as the president seeks to reshape the central bank to do his bidding on economic policy. Conservative justices joined their liberal colleague in peppering the administration’ s lawyer with questions about Trump’ s controversial…
Assured Guaranty Ltd., the leading financial guarantor, today announced its entry into the annuity reinsurance market through the acquisition of Warwick Re Limited, a Bermuda- based life and annuity reinsurer. Assured Guaranty has renamed the acquired entity Assured Life Reinsurance Ltd.. Assured Guaranty expects that, for certain of Assured Life Re’ s…
New reporting shows that Senator Jon Husted has taken at least $75,000 in campaign contributions from Centene, a company that was forced to pay the state of Ohio $88 million in damages for committing Medicaid fraud. Ohio Capital Journal: Husted took thousands from company that paid Ohio $88 million to settle Medicaid fraud allegations. Jon Husted has taken at…
Property insurance rates in Montana are increasing, advocates and insurance companies say, and the legislature has been tasked to figure out why. Passed during the 2025 Legislative session, House Joint Resolution 61 requires a study of property insurance during the interim, and it was the highest ranked— or most important— study bill passed last session.
—Nationwide, the number of people buying health plans on Obamacare insurance marketplaces is down by about 833,000 compared with a year ago, according to federal data released this week. But nine states and Washington, D.C., have deadlines later this month, so the numbers could change. Preliminary data released Monday by the federal Centers for Medicare& Medicaid…
Truist Financial Corp. continued during the fourth quarter its fiscal 2025 pattern of slight improvements in key financial metrics as the bank continues to adjust to its latest fee-income strategy. Truist, the ninth-largest U.S. bank, reported Wednesday net income of $1.29 billion, up 5.7% from a year ago. Adjusted earnings were $1.12 when excluding an 8- cent…
