Weeks after four top Sacramento political figures were ensnared in an FBI corruption probe, one of them— lobbyist Alexis Podesta— has remained quiet and emerged relatively unscathed. Gavin Newsom would remove her, Podesta attended a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday for the State Compensation Insurance Fund, the state agency on whose board of…
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A criminal investigation by a federal grand jury is under way into the once-sprawling addiction treatment empire of Nathan Young and associates, according to documents filed in federal court, and the feds want information dug up by insurance giant Aetna over the past two years. Aetna filed a $40 million civil lawsuit against Young and co. in 2023, saying Young’…
Now, changes to the ACA— driven by Washington budget cuts— are expected to drive up John and Elizabeth’ s health insurance costs by more than $10,000 a year. They’ re among the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who will face sharply higher premiums in 2026 due to the stalemate in Washington over federal subsidies, the tax and spending plan Republicans passed in…
ALLIANCE, Neb.– The Federal Emergency Management Agency is currently undergoing a mapping project in Box Butte County, Nebraska to provide up-to-date flood risk information for the county. The open house is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 18, from 4 p.m.– 6 p.m. The open house will be held at the Knight Museum and Sandhills Center, located at 908 Yellowstone Ave, Alliance,…
Auto insurance shocker: Simple bumper dings now require expensive sensor recalibration. The automotive past is often recalled fondly. A fender bender was a nuisance, certainly, but the required repair was relatively predictable.
U-Haul Holding Company, parent of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Repwest Insurance Company and Amerco Real Estate Company, on December 3, 2025 declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share on its Series N Non-Voting Common Stock. U-Haul Holding Company is the parent company of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life…
2025 DEC 03– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx COVID-19 Daily– Current study results on social science have been published. According to news reporting originating from Rutgers University- The State University of New Jersey by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ This paper investigates the application of the Taylor Rule in guiding the…
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member on the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and US Mint Acting Director Kristie McNally, calling on…
The following information was released by Kansas Senator Roger Marshall:. On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., joinedWake up Americaon Newsmax to detail Republicans' health care plan that will empower patients rather than insurance companies and allow them to be consumers again. So, Congress, your tax dollars, $150 billion a year, we're borrowing from…
—Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday he would push a new requirement that the Federal Reserve's regional bank presidents live in their districts for at least three years before taking office, a move that could give the White House more power over the independent agency. In comments at the New York Times' DealBook Summit, Bessent criticized several…
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a-” of Gaviota Re S.A.. As of 31 December 2024, the funds Gaviota allocated to the inter-company loans with Repsol represented 54% of the company’ s total assets. In 2024, Gaviota reported after-tax profits of EUR 58.7 million, which are supported by a strong…
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) is one of today’s top gainers. The company’s shares have moved 1.97% on the day to $1,059. BlackRock, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors including corporate, public, union, and industry pension plans, insurance companies, third-party mutual funds, endowments, […]
Seel, the leading agentic post-purchase platform, today announced new insurance and reinsurance partnerships with Lloyd’ s of London and Arch Insurance. Seel uses AI to power its trademarked Worry-Free Purchase ® program, a post-purchase service that augments merchants’ existing operations. Headquartered in San Francisco, Seel has six offices across…
A surge in the stock of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co has bolstered the assets of the founding family's private foundation to a record $100 billion in assets, Bloombergreports. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing obtained by Bloomberg, the Lilly Endowment is the company's largest shareholder, with 92.5 million shares.
MGT, a vertically AI-native neo-insurer built to modernize P&C commercial insurance for small businesses and their agents, today announced the addition of two strategic hires to its leadership team: Naydia Chantarasompoth has been named as Chief of Staff, and Annie Pratt has been appointed as Head of Growth Operations. “As MGT continues to scale, we’ re…
Citizens policy count dipsTALLAHASSEE— After a huge drop the previous week, the number of policies at the state's Citizens Property Insurance Corp. decreased slightly last week. State leaders and Citizens officials have long sought to reduce the size of Citizens, at least in part because of financial risks if Florida gets hit with a major hurricane or…
In case you missed it, the article noted: "Right now, over 24 million Americans get their health insurance through the ACA marketplace… The state with the most enrollees is Florida, with about 4.7 million residents— roughly 27% of Floridians under age 65.". And unless Congress acts, many of those families will see their premiums skyrocket— sometimes doubling— in…
There are 12 primary Federal Reserve banks across the U.S.. Additionally, the Dallas Fed has branches located in Houston, San Antonio and El Paso to assist in the endeavor. The Houston Branch was originally located downtown.
This month many of the 82,000 Alameda County residents who get health insurance through Covered California are experiencing sticker shock when they see how high their premiums will be in 2026.. "I have a knot in my stomach every single day," said Rachel Rosekind, 49, an El Cerrito mother whose monthly premium will go from $0 to $2,500 a month for her family of four.
