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Judge rules Justice owes $29M+ to surety bond provider as other liabilities mount

A federal judge has ruled that United States Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., owes a Tennessee-based surety bond provider over $29 million amid other mounting legal and financial liabilities enveloping h...

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MOSKOWITZ REINTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO REDUCE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE COSTS FOR FLORIDA FAMILIES

The following information was released by the office of Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz: Today, Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) reintroduced his Natural Disaster Risk Reinsurance Act, legisla...

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Insurers of last resort are failing households

As climate disasters mount, more American homeowners find they can’t get insurance or that their insurance won’t pay out — and that’s leaving families and whole communities without the help they ne...

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At LWV forum, Massullo, Marwah present contrasting visions for Florida’s future

Candidates for Florida Senate District 11 shared contrasting views on insurance reform, education, growth and environmental policy, redistricting, taxes and immigration during a Nov. 5 virtual foru...

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Medicare Part B premiums to rise nearly 10% in 2026, cutting into Social Security benefits

Medicare officials have announced an increase of almost 10% to premiums for 2026, when the monthly cost will exceed $200.

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Anthem Is Cutting Access to Out-of-Network Doctors

Health insurance giant Anthem is introducing a new policy that will penalize hospitals for using physicians outside of its coverage network, forcing medical facilities to police physicians’ network...

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Florida homeowners continue to face insurance affordability crisis, report says

A report finds that the “rebuilding” of Florida’s property insurance market after Hurricane Ian struck the state in 2022 has reproduced many of the same conditions that left homeowners exposed in t...

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Are lower insurance rates reducing homeowners’ costs? We shopped four policies to find out

Are lower home insurance rates leading to cost reductions for Florida homeowners? After insurance leaders in Florida spent the last year touting the revival of a healthy insurance market, the Sout...

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How Artificial Intelligence Controls Your Health Insurance Coverage

Ultra-Processed Foods Can Drive Your Colorectal Cancer Risk (10:35) Health Insurers use algorithms to decide whether to pay for health care treatments and services that are recommended by a given p...

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Rising cost of auto insurance a tough problem to solve

ATLANTA — Drivers saw rising auto insurance bills in recent years, yet the industry was not seeing gains, an advocate told state lawmakers Friday. Companies offering commercial, health and life in...

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Valdese man charged with DWI while driving lawnmower on East Fleming Drive in Morganton

A Valdese man was charged with DWI while driving a lawnmower in Morganton on Wednesday. Zachary Norton, 38, is charged with driving while impaired, no liability insurance, failure to display regis...

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The U.S. Counties Where People Live Longest

Historically, life expectancy in the United States has been on an upward trajectory since record keeping began. The steady progression of improving health outcome trends came to an end in 2020, how...

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How your credit score really affects your car insurance rate

How your credit score really affects your car insurance rate CheapInsurance.com examines how an applicant's financial profile intersects with their driving profile in determining auto insurance ra...

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The housing market is still passing through a home insurance shock, Cotality says

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. John Rogers, the chief data and analytics officer of Cotality (formerly kn...

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NM asks for extension of nation’s largest wildfire mitigation program

New Mexico's superintendent of insurance said Thursday she hopes the Legislature will continue its support of a $10 million wildfire mitigation program for homes at extremely high wildfire risk, a ...

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Southern Inhospitality: 9 of the 10 Most Expensive Cities for Renters Insurance are in the South | Insurify

The average U.S. tenant pays $264 annually for renters insurance, according to Insurify data. But costs climb much higher in certain areas, especially the South. Five cities along the Gulf Coast r...

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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of First American Title Insurance Group Members and First American Financial Corporation

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of First Amer...

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People Share Times When “There Was An Attempt” And Here Are 31 Of The Most Amusing Ones

We all know very well that things in this world tend to backfire. Call it a law of nature, a frequent twist of fate, or destiny. “Look who’s laughing now” is a phenomenon that has happened to virtu...

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Walmart will soon do something it only does twice a year

When you need groceries, tissues, or a new pair of pants in a pinch, you can generally rely on Walmart to be open.Most Walmart locations open at 6:00 in the morning, and they don't close until 11:0...

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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of NongHyup Property and Casualty Insurance Company Limited

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of NongHyup Property and Casualty Insu...

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November Issue of Best’s Review Ranks Largest Caribbean Insurers and More

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The November issue of Best’s Review includes the following exclusive rankings: Largest Caribbean Insurers U.S. Workers' Compensation – 2024 Direct Premi...

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