Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc., a specialty lines insurance group focused on providing casualty, professional liability and healthcare liability insurance products, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.. Gross written premiums increased 17.5% to $231.5 million. Net income of $15.2 million, or $0.45 per…
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At The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.. Today, I would like to speak to you about how I see the U.S. economic outlook evolving, specifically through the lens of the dual mandate given to the Federal Reserve by Congress to promote maximum employment and price stability. Federal statistical agencies, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census…
NASHUA– Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander recently met with local employers and healthcare providers to discuss the devastating effects of escalating health insurance premiums. However, those tax credits are set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress votes to extend the program, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Understanding the 2025 auto insurance landscape: What drivers need to know. The General dives into the data forecasts gathered by J.D. Power, Consumer Reports, Bankrate, and other leading sources to help you prepare. But after several years, the industry was finally able to be profitable in 2025, according to J.D. Power's 2025 U.S. Auto Insurance study.
Joining Commissioner Causey will be Gary Salamido, president of the NC Chamber, and Fran Gary, Blue Cross NC senior vice president for Health Plan Business. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey; NC Chamber President Gary Salamido; Blue Cross NC Senior Vice President for Health Plan Business Fran Gary. Second Floor Hearing Room, N.C. Department of Insurance, 3200…
BOSTON- October 31, 2025- Federal changes are threatening access to health care nationally and in Boston. While these changes are confusing and frightening, Mayor Michelle Wu, the City of Boston, and the Boston Public Health Commission strongly encourage residents to take advantage of the numerous coverage options available in Massachusetts and apply for…
As Rhode Islanders start logging in to their Healthsource RI accounts to select health insurance coverage for next year, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse vowed to continue fighting to lower health care costs for the more than 40,000 Rhode Islanders who rely on the Affordable Care Act for their family's health insurance. "As Rhode Islanders sign up for health…
Extending the enrollment period would provide individuals more time to assess Marketplace prices and make an informed decision about health insurance coverage as Pappas continues to fight to extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits in Congress. "Despite the sustained efforts of congressional Democrats to extend the Affordable Care…
Jared Polis recently announced that, as part of his proposed 2026-27 budget, he would allow Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado's quasi-public workers' compensation insurance division, to go private. Pinnacol, a domestic mutual insurance company, insures about 50,000 companies and one million workers in Colorado. Should Pinnacol privatize, the state would realize…
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has launched the Center for Rural Economies, a research and convening hub designed to study and support the economic needs of small towns and rural communities across its service area. The Richmond Fed introduced the center on Oct. 29, during the first installment of its new "Investing in Rural America" webinar series.
TAMPA, Fla.— Congresswoman Kathy Castor, D- Florida, visited Feeding Tampa Bay on Monday to talk about the impact of the government shutdown on residents. "For the first time in our lives, we will go without health insurance," said Linda Misner, a businesswoman in Tampa. "We will be part of the uninsured in Florida, which just blows my mind, honestly, and how is that acceptable?
Americans embarking on the annual task of sifting through the health plans offered by their employers to find the one that gives them the most bang for their buck are facing a new reality: many of those options no longer feel affordable. This year, workers are already responsible for about $6,850 of the nearly $27,000 total cost of a family premium, up 6% over 2024,…
About 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 TSA officers are currently working without pay. It is also delaying the release of economic data, which could make it harder for the Federal Reserve to make informed decisions on interest and monetary policy. The main sticking point is that Democrats want the spending plan to include an extension of the…
Most individual health insurance plans sold in Missouri will increase in price next year even as customers prepare to dig deeper into their own funds to replace costs previously covered by federal tax credits. One carrier, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, is lowering premiums an average of 4.1% for its plans available in 30 western Missouri counties.
Affordable Care Act premiums are set to rise by 35.2%, on average, in Texas as open enrollment opens– a consequence of the insurance industry’ s response to rising costs and the likelihood of expiring premium tax credits. The sticker shock from this percent increase will be more pronounced in Texas than in all but five states. An average benchmark monthly premium—…
JB Pritzker had called for the legislation in July after State Farm Insurance announced it was raising rates for property and casualty insurance in Illinois an average 27.2%. "As states across the country face even more extreme weather than we do, we need to make sure Illinois homeowners are not paying for losses that companies experience in other states,"…
Democrats want the subsidies extended for an estimated 24 million people in the U.S., and refuse to vote on the funding bill until they are, while Republicans insist that they vote first, before any further discussions on the health insurance tax credits. "The immediate reality is that something must be done to address rising healthcare costs, and Trump's…
Americans embarking on the annual task of sifting through the health plans offered by their employers to find the one that gives them the most bang for their buck are facing a new reality: many of those options no longer feel affordable. This year, workers are already responsible for about $6,850 of the nearly $27,000 total cost of a family premium, up 6% over 2024,…
2025 NOV 03– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a trademark application has been made for“ FORTEGRA” by Ted Davis Kilpatrick Townsend& Stockton LLP, representing Fortegra Financial Corporation. This application was made available to the public on…
