The Fifth Court of Appeals at Dallas held that a jury may reasonably account for a policy deductible when calculating damages and confirmed that homeowners who prevail at trial are entitled to recover attorneys’ fees. “The court made clear that insurers cannot erase jury verdicts by relying on deductibles after the fact,” said Chad Baruch, the managing…
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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he appreciates the court's decision to allow his office to intervene in a case against State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, alleging that the company operated a coordinated program to limit roof-related insurance payouts by denying or reducing valid hail and wind claims. 30, 2025, in Oklahoma County…
Inclined today announced the launch of its new mobile app, giving whole life insurance policyowners real-time, on-demand access to the cash value inside their policies. Available on iOS, the Inclined mobile app allows approved policyowners to manage their Inclined Line of Credit directly from their phone, bringing speed, transparency, and control to a…
High home insurance rates are straining Americans' budgets as they enter 2026. A new survey from Insurify found that 59% of policyholders said their costs increased last year, and 57% have made financial sacrifices to help pay for coverage. In 2025, the average annual cost of home insurance reached $3,017, according to Insurify rate data.
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a new share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $20 million of its outstanding shares of common stock through January 8, 2028. Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. is a holding company providing property and casualty insurance and…
The following information was released by the Congressional Budget Office:. CBO regularly analyzes changes in how total U.S. household income is shared across households, by income group and component of income. That distributional analysis of household income provides Congress with a basis for understanding how policies have affected or would affect…
With federal lawmakers unable to come to an agreement to extend COVID-era health insurance subsidies, thousands of Connecticut residents are expected to see higher costs beginning this month. More than 148,000 Connecticut residents are enrolled in qualified health plan coverage through Access Health CT– the state's health insurance market– for this year,…
With federal lawmakers unable to come to an agreement to extend COVID-era health insurance subsidies, thousands of Connecticut residents are expected to see higher costs beginning this month. More than 148,000 Connecticut residents are enrolled in qualified health plan coverage through Access Health CT– the state's health insurance market– for this year,…
The following information was released by the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance:. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance is recognizing November as national Long-Term Care Awareness Month by encouraging consumers to learn more about the importance of long-term care planning today. In 2024, figures show that the annual median…
The briefing is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. EST. Joining the panel along with Dickerson, will be Aditya Dutt, president, Aeolus Capital Management Ltd.; and Renaud Guidee, CEO, AXA XL Reinsurance. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong,…
President Trump may be able to appoint a loyalist to chair the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, but that hardly guarantees he will get lower interest rates that boost the economy. The Fed can set only short-term interest rates, notably the federal funds rate, which is what banks charge one another for overnight loans. Mortgage, car loan and business borrowing…
Health care is the only issue Democrats have to campaign on, and“ they’ re lousy at it,” the president said in a speech meant to amp up House Republicans ahead of a make-it-or-break-it election cycle for their slim majority. “You take the health care issue away from them,” Mr. Trump urged the GOP lawmakers as they gathered for a daylong retreat at the recently renamed…
Ascension Texas hospitals will remain in-network for people who have Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas health insurance plans. The two parties entered intense negotiations in December and reached an agreement on reimbursement rates the insurance company will pay Ascension Texas providers for health services. "By securing fair and sustainable…
Despite the 2025 expiration of some federal health insurance subsidies, more New Mexico residents than ever are signing up for medical and dental coverage through BeWell, the state’ s health insurance exchange. New Mexicans who get their insurance through the marketplace will be spared the worst of rising health insurance costs in 2026: The New Mexico…
According to news originating from Los Angeles, United States, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Medicare Part D innovatively included a market in public health insurance in the United States. Financial support for this research came from University of Southern California. Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the…
2026 JAN 06– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Researchers detail new data in risk management. The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from University of Johannesburg:“ Employing a Quantile Vector Autoregressive framework within the network-connectedness approach, the analysis captures asymmetric and…
U-Haul Holding Company, parent of U-Haul International, Inc., North America’ s largest“ do-it-yourself” moving and self-storage company will participate in the KeyBanc Capital Markets Self-Storage Investor Forum on Thursday, January 8, 2026 in New York City. U-Haul Holding Company is the parent company of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance…
2026 JAN 06– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Engineering Daily News– Current study results on Technology have been published. The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Federal Reserve Bank,“ We activate time-averaging by endogenizing retirement ages. Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by…
Henrico County's Elephant Insurance is now part of J.C. Flowers& Co., a New York private investment firm, after the vehicle insurer's parent company completed the sale Dec. 31, 2025. The U.K.- based Admiral Group sold Elephant Insurance Co. and Elephant Insurance Services to Flowers in "an undisclosed cash consideration," Admiral said last year.
