SINGAPORE& CINCINNATI—- Great American Insurance Group is pleased to announce the hiring of Mr. Nattakorn Wattanaumphaipong as Senior Director, Technical Underwriting for the Singapore Branch of its flagship insurer, Great American Insurance Company. He was also Director and Head of P&C underwriting, Asia with a reinsurance company based in Singapore and…
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—Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed's building renovations. The subpoenas relate to Powell's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June, the Fed chair said, regarding the…
—DOJ subpoenas Federal Reserve, says its chairman, who says he could be indicted over testimony on office renovations.
By D. Brian Blank, and Brandy Hadley. To find out what's coming next, The Conversation U.S. checked in with finance professors Brian Blank and Brandy Hadley, who study how businesses make decisions amid uncertainty. Here's what they're expecting from 2026— and what that could mean for households, workers, investors and the Federal Reserve:.
EVERETT— Local and federal changes to health insurance that went into effect at the start of 2026 have the potential to impact many Snohomish County residents. Also on Jan. 1, enhanced premium tax credits introduced as part of pandemic-era relief for Affordable Care Act recipients expired after Congress failed to renew the spending last year, following a…
Visitor Guard ® released its 2026 Visitor Insurance Guide to help families, seniors, and students traveling to the US choose the right visitor health insurance and better understand rising healthcare costs. GLEN ALLEN, Va., Jan. 11, 2026/ PRNewswire-PRWeb/– Visitor Guard ®, a leading provider of travel and visitor health insurance for international travelers,…
Today, the Minneapolis- based nonprofit is winding down operations. The most recent public tax filings show Marden-Resnik received $1.27 million in pay in 2024, including a base salary that declined to $800,000 and bonuses and incentives that actually increased 15% that year, an annual Minnesota Star Tribune review of nonprofit filings shows.
RICHMOND- Swing-district Virginia Republicans faced a choice this week on whether to break with GOP leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives and vote with Democrats to extend enhanced federal subsidies for health insurance premiums that expired at the end of last year. One voted yes and another voted no, as Congress looks for a solution to a looming…
Governor's proposed budget includes fully funding Medicaid and lowering cost of kynect coverage
Since Congress has not had a final vote to extend tax credits for affordable health care, Gov. Andy Beshear says his proposed budget fully funds Medicaid and provides $100 million to lower the cost of coverage on kynect. Local kynectors have also hosted more than 1,600 outreach and enrollment events across Kentucky.
Going without health insurance was never on the table for Jill Baral— even after her monthly premium jumped $1,000. Baral, who is retired and lives in Niantic, is paying $1,386 a month for a bronze health care plan with Anthem. On Thursday, House lawmakers voted 230-196 to restore the subsidies for the next three years, a move that would increase the U.S. insured…
—Reviving a campaign pledge, President Donald Trump wants a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates, a move that could save Americans tens of billions of dollars but drew immediate opposition from an industry that has been in his corner. Americans are paying, on average, between 19.65% and 21.5% in interest on credit cards according to the Federal Reserve…
PORT ANGELES— Geraldine L. Bullard, executive vice president and chief operating officer of First Fed Bank and First Northwest Bancorp, will resign effective Feb. 4 to pursue other opportunities, according to a Form 8- K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Bullard joined the company in 2020 and previously served as interim chief executive…
The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Board:. Pat Wang, president and chief executive officer, Healthfirst, New York, New York, renamed Chair. Rajiv J. Shah, M.D., president, The Rockefeller Foundation, New York, New York, renamed Deputy Chair.
The following information was released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:. In a letter to state health officials last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the removal of immunization measures from the Child Core Set and Adult Core Set. These "Core Sets" measure health care performance annually, with the goal of improving the…
Beginning on January 14, the Federal Reserve said it will resume accepting pennies from banks and credit unions at commercial coin distribution locations, providing services under arrangements with the Federal Reserve that were previously suspended. While the Federal Reserve continues to support penny deposits, local inventory constraints had limited…
The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis:. The Helena Branch Board of Directors welcomed new member Chris Dahl for a three-year term, effective January 1, 2026. Chris Dahl is co-founder and chief revenue officer of Foundant Technologies Inc. in Bozeman, Montana.
The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis:. Jeff Harmening has been appointed as a Class C director and Bernie Sinner has been elected as a Class A director to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Board of Directors for standard three-year terms beginning January 1, 2026. The appointment was made by the Board of…
Aguirre, Kelly reappointed as chair, deputy chair of Dallas board. DALLASThe Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas announced the newest appointments to its Dallas board of directors, and the board of directors of its Houston and El Paso branches. Hunter Hunt, chairman and CEO of Hunt Energy LLC and co-CEO of Hunt Consolidated Inc. in Dallas.
Kindler of KnitWell Group designated chair, Sweeney of Liberty Mutual Insurance designated deputy chair. Lizanne Kindler, executive chair and chief executive officer of KnitWell Group, has been designated Board chair. Robert F. Rivers, chair and chief executive of Eastern Bank, will continue to serve as the Boston Feds representative to the Federal Reserve…
