Prepare for some pain in the pocketbook: Individual and small group health insurance premiums in New Mexico are set to increase substantially in 2026.. Individual plans— sold on and off the state health insurance marketplace as part of the Affordable Care Act— will see an average rate increase of nearly 36% in 2026, the New Mexico Office of the Superintendent of…
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—U.S. stock indexes are drifting lower on Wednesday as Wall Street takes a pause from what seemed like a relentless rally. It's a slowdown following the blistering run for the U.S. stock market since it hit a low in April, fueled by hopes that President Donald Trump’ s tariffs won’ t derail global trade and that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates several times…
Exorbitant out-of-pocket costs, outright claim denials, even AI-bot responses are just a few of the pain points for healthcare providers and patients trying to access healthcare insurance in the Southeast Valley and Arizona. And they brought their complaints Sept. 15 to state Attorney General Kris Mayes at a town hall in Gilbert as she held the first of…
Monday, September 22, 2025, iA Financial Group unveiled its new signature, Get Ahead— a modern expression of who it is today and the confident, forward-looking leader it aspires to be tomorrow. Anchored in Canada for more than 130 years, iA has built its reputation on trust, stability and leadership, holding the #1 position in both Individual insurance 2 and…
–Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that there is no risk-free path for the U.S. economy as tariffs kick in. Powell spoke Tuesday in Providence, R.I. It was his first speech since the central bank lowered key interest rates last week. The chairman said President Donald Trump's tariff-focused overhaul of global trade could lead to price…
WASHINGTON— Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled a cautious approach Tuesday to future interest rate cuts, in sharp contrast with other Fed officials this week who called for a more urgent approach. In remarks in Providence, Rhode Island, Powell noted that there are risks to both of the Fed's goals of seeking maximum employment and stable prices.
New Energy Risk, a specialist in technology performance insurance with more than a decade of experience underwriting complex technology projects, today announced its first tax credit insurance transaction. In partnership with the Tax Insurance brokerage group at Alliant Insurance Services, NER has bound its first tax credit insurance policy in support…
Commercial health insurance in Rhode Island is about to become much more expensive in 2026 following state approval of substantial rate hikes. The rate increases will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026, and will affect 174,858 Rhode Islanders, according to a press release from the state's Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner. "There's no sugar-coating this,"…
The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia posted the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025:. AUGUSTA, GA: Two Richmond County men were sentenced to federal prison for using a United States Postal Service key to steal mail, commit bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. U.S. District Court Judge Dudley H. Bowen Jr. ordered Curry to pay a…
The SEC's complaint alleges that, between at least January 2024 and February 2024, Freeman deposited checks into brokerage accounts from other accounts he knew were closed or lacked sufficient funds, and then sought to immediately trade on or withdraw funds from the brokerage accounts before the recipient broker-dealers discovered that the deposits were…
Thomas Hurtado, 50, and five others were arrested in March, 2024 when Mohave County Sheriff's Office personnel seized evidence from two homes after a two-month investigation. Judge Sipe said Hurtado was personally involved in more than a dozen fraudulent transactions.Hurtado expressed surprise when Judge Sipe ordered a five year prison sentence.
Washington D.C.- The chairman of the board of directors of Puerto Rican international bank Nodus, Juan Francisco Ramirez, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Miami, Florida, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of a scheme to defraud the financial institution he led of more than $13.6 million. According to federal prosecutors, Ramirez, 60, conspired,…
Pennsylvania is continuing to break away from federal health agencies led by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Josh Shapiro announced Monday that private health insurance companies operating in the state are required to cover all vaccines recommended by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine panel in 2024, under the Biden…
It's hard to believe that a couple years ago Time magazine considered naming Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell as their Person of the Year. He may well have won, if it hadn't been for someone named Taylor Swift. Here are the facts: In the second quarter of this year, the U.S. economy grew by 3.3%, and with a few weeks to go in the third quarter, the Federal…
MCUSA Consulting announced today the appointment of John Connor as chief business development officer. MCUSA Consulting is the consulting arm of MedicareCompareUSA, the nation’ s largest Medicare insurance-solution network currently supporting more than 650 hospitals, health systems, physician groups and pharmacies from coast-to-coast.
In 1913, Congress gave the Federal Reserve a clear and narrow mission: Safeguard the value of our money and support stable employment. The Fed, like the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Agency for International Development and others that have come under attack by President Donald Trump's administration, has strayed far from its original purpose.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is under siege. President Donald Trump threatens to fire Chair Jerome Powell. The Supreme Court has confirmed that the chair can't be dismissed except "for cause"— a threshold that the renovation-cost overruns the president has cited don't meet.
–The USD/MXN is essentially trading within a price realm it occupied on the 16th of September, the day before the U.S Federal Reserve’ s interest rate decision which caused a momentary storm a week ago. The USD/MXN is near the 18.34850 mark as of this writing. The currency pair saw a predictable surge in volatility begin on late Tuesday of last week which lasted…
COLUMBUS, Ohio– For the first time in 2025, the Federal Reserve made an interest rate reduction last week. Ben Ayers, Senior Economist at Nationwide, said the rate cut is good news for the job market, which has slowed in recent months. Hot Chicken Takeover explains Ohio exit amid legal battles.
