CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE– Guidewire today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ProNav Technologies Ltd., a knowledge management platform purpose-built for the P&C insurance industry. ProNavigator delivers precise, context-aware best practice information directly within insurance workflows, helping professionals…
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State Farm announced it plans to start selling several insurance products and services, including home and auto insurance, in Massachusetts in 2027.. State Farm has approximately 22,000 auto insurance policies and 10,000 home insurance policies in Massachusetts as of September 2025. The insurer plans to enlist many first-time agents and current State…
Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefit management company that manages drug plans for UPMC and Highmark health insurers, has issued public statements that it removed Martella’ s Pharmacy locations from its network due to“ its repeated failure to properly disclose it and its affiliated pharmacists’ disciplinary histories and actions relating to the…
Buffalo County has received a $32,399 dividend check through its participation in the Nebraska Intergovernmental Risk Management Association pooling program. The dividend was part of a $1 million distribution shared with 95 eligible Nebraska counties and county-associated agencies who participate in the NIRMA II pool during NIRMA's annual…
Virginia should require health insurers to cover medications that prevent opioid overdoses, the General Assembly's Joint Commission on Health Care says. The commission, which makes recommendations for legislation to the General Assembly, voted unanimously last Wednesday to support a measure directing health insurers to cover at least one nasal spray…
One of the biggest health insurers operating in Virginia, United Healthcare, has not handled beneficiaries' mental health treatment coverage fairly, a sweeping, multiyear examination by the State Corporation Commission Bureau of Insurance found. The insurer, which has a 12% share of the Virginia health insurance market, agreed to follow a corrective action…
MONTPELIER– A new report from a nonpartisan, nonprofit group says Vermonters will be hit particularly hard should the health insurance tax credits at the heart of the ongoing government shutdown dispute be allowed to expire. Public Assets Institute released a report last week saying up to 30,000 Vermonters will see their premiums increase dramatically at…
According to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Auto Claims Satisfaction Study, SM released today, 26% of auto insurance customers now have deductibles of $1,000 or more, and 7% of auto insurance customers say they’ ve avoided filing a claim for fear their rates could rise. “Auto insurance customers have made several adjustments to their policies in an effort to reduce costs—…
—The Federal Reserve will almost certainly cut its key interest rate on Wednesday and could signal it expects another cut in December as the central bank seeks to bolster hiring. Still, the Fed is navigating an unusual period for the U.S. economy and its future moves are harder to anticipate than is typically the case. The White House said last week October's…
Very few know what to do with it. Datavault AI just flipped that equation with something bold, simple, and potentially industry-defining: two new Data Unions that let insurance agents and accounting firms turn the information they already generate into recurring revenue– not for Big Tech, but for the people where the data originates. Companies like Meta, Google,…
Very few know what to do with it. Datavault AI just flipped that equation with something bold, simple, and potentially industry-defining: two new Data Unions that let insurance agents and accounting firms turn the information they already generate into recurring revenue– not for Big Tech, but for the people where the data originates. Companies like Meta, Google,…
The average rate on a 30- year U.S. mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in more than a year, extending a recent trend that's helped give lagging U.S. home sales a boost. Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors' expectations for the economy and inflation.
The first batch of 381 state unemployment insurance claims filed by idled or unpaid workers offers a glimpse of the effects of the federal government shutdown on Hawaii families as food banks are already feeling the pressure. The Pantry, based in Kalihi, held its first food giveaway specifically for people affected by the shutdown on Oct. 20 and expects more…
MONTPELIER- The Treasurer's Office announced that starting in calendar year 2026, the State's retired teachers currently receiving health insurance from Vermont Blue Advantage will be covered by equivalent plans provided by HealthSpring. By moving to HealthSpring, premium rates will only increase 16.2 percent this January. Retiree enrollment will…
The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance today released final plan year 2026 rates for health insurance carriers operating in the individual market, which includes Get Covered New Jersey, the State's Official Health Insurance Marketplace. Congress still has time to act to renew the enhanced premium tax credits, which have boosted the program's…
The following information was released by the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy:. The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, in partnership with the AMCP Research Institute, published the 2025 edition of its annual Access, Affordability, and Outcomes: The Value of Managed Care Pharmacy report, which provides an in-depth look at how managed care pharmacy practices…
Central Coast Casualty& Restoration, Inc. in San Luis Obispo County provides expert cleanup and repair services to help homeowners and businesses recover quickly. Knowing that the fire needs to be reported to the insurance company, and you need to find someone to clean up the mess and repair everything, doesn't always help organize thoughts. Central Coast…
As the time draws near to select a health insurance plan for next year, these are the numbers that Kelli Fritts can't stop thinking about. $889. 84: The monthly premium for her current silver-level plan, the least-expensive silver plan available for someone her age in Denver who buys their coverage on their own. $855. 67: The amount of federal subsidies she receives…
–New polling has found that the majority of voters say health care in the U.S. is unaffordable and are open to a health insurance system that doesn't tie coverage to employment. Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit that works to eliminate medical debt and supports policies to prevent new debt, sponsored the poll, which was led by the nonpartisan research firm…
