Insurance commissioner slams ‘amateur hour’ Congress for health care impasse

Georgia News Federal ACA subsidies uncertainty drives up premiums, challenges retention as Georgia Access enrollment starts. In this April 2025 file photo, Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King speaks at a town hall in Stonecrest. King is...

Insurance agent begins transformation of vacant car wash into unique office

After losing his office to a fire 2023, Jeff Lamborne is turning an unusual challenge into an opportunity by converting a vacant car wash into his new Farm Bureau insurance office.Lamborn, who has been a Farm Bureau insurance agent for 28 years,...

Burgin Platner Acquires Walpole’s Millis Insurance Agency (Acting as Herb Lewis Insurance)

Burgin Platner, an independent insurance agency proudly serving Massachusetts families and businesses since 1925, has announced its acquisition of Millis Insurance Agency, which operates as Herb Lewis Insurance. The Walpole-based agency is located...

Consumer Reports Publishes A ‘Homeowners Insurance Bill of Rights’

Consumer Reports (CR), the advocacy arm of Consumers Union, has released a formal “Homeowners Insurance Bill of Rights”. The move, announced in an October 22, 2025, press release, lays out a nine-point blueprint for what CR deems “basic,...

Berkshire Hathaway: insurance and reinsurance results at end-September 2025

Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance and reinsurance operations reported a net underwriting profit of 5.697 billion USD at end-September 2025, up 1.5% year-on-year. GEICO, the American conglomerate’s motor insurance subsidiary, recorded a pre-tax...

Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Southborough’s Hayden Wood Insurance Agency

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) has acquired the Hayden Wood Insurance Agency Inc., an independent agency based in Southborough, Massachusetts. Founded in 1946, Hayden Wood provides personal lines expertise to clients nationwide, with a specialty in...

Insurance Company Alleges PSE&G's Exposed Cable Led to $1M in Fire-Related Property Damage

AmGuard Insurance Co. filed a complaint against Public Service Electric and Gas Co. last week, which alleges PSE&G did not address reported electrical issues at a residential property in Watchung for more than five months. As a result, AmGuard...

SAA launches cyber insurance product

Société Nationale d’Assurance (SAA) has launched a new policy in the Algerian market aimed at protecting businesses from cyber risks. This solution is specifically designed to shield local economic stakeholders from the increasing frequency of...

6th Look 2025: Market Share Report for MA Auto Insurance Marketplace

Insurance does not want a “country of feet of clay” and calls for solutions for Health

In statements made in Brussels during his campaign day dedicated to the Portuguese community, candidate Seguro declined to comment on the controversy surrounding the death of the pregnant woman at Amadora Sintra Hospital, criticizing instead the...

Cable Insurance Company Recognized as Automation Champion of the Year at Insurity’s Excellence in Insurance Conference

The Excellence in Insurance awards honor organizations setting new standards for innovation and operational excellence in the P&C industry HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Insurity, a leading provider of cloud-based software for property and...

Capitol News Illinois | Bill to regulate homeowners’ insurance rates fails on final day of veto session

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House rejected a bill that would have given the state Department of Insurance the authority to regulate homeowners’ insurance rates. Gov. J.B. Pritzker had called for the legislation in July after State Farm Insurance...

Healthcare financing: assessing Ghana’s fast-rising private health insurance industry

By Evans KORANTENG Private health insurance is catching on rapidly with many Ghanaian households as a healthcare buffer, especially among urban residents—including middle-income earners and individuals who are seeking reliable substitutes to the...

2 more insurance companies fined for misconduct during Hurricanes Ian and Idalia: OIR

TALLAHASSEE, FL — On Monday, Florida Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky announced two more insurance companies were fined for insurance handling practices during Hurricanes Ian in 2022 and Idalia in 2023. The Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR)...

Get the Facts: How to pick the right health insurance plan through Maine's ACA marketplace

HOSPITAL SERVICES WON'T BE IMPACTED BY A LACK OF CONTRACT UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. OPEN ENROLLMENT UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS NOW UNDERWAY FOR THOUSANDS OF MAINERS WHO GET THEIR HEATH INSURANCE THROUGH THE MARKETPLACE - COVER ME DOT GOV....

EDUCAUSE ’25: Cyber Insurance Evolves From Acquisition to Application

NASHVILLE — The conversation around cyber insurance in higher education has moved from the importance of finding coverage to using it effectively, according to a panel of IT security leaders at the 2025 EDUCAUSE annual conference. In an Oct. 30...

KKR plans investment expansion for insurance unit in India

The investment firm insurance business is anchored through Global Atlantic Financial Group [MUMBAI] KKR is planning a bigger role for its India insurance unit, as the investment firm expands in credit, infrastructure and private equity in the...

Illinois home insurance reform plan passes Senate, fails in House

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — State senators passed a bill last week to protect homeowners from excessive insurance rate increases and ensure transparency for homeowners, but the plan failed to gain enough support in the House before veto session...

Americans face higher health insurance costs as sign-up period starts, but Congress could still take action

Millions of Americans signing up for individual health insurance plans are facing higher out-of-pocket costs. Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act marketplaces started this weekend, but Congress is still debating a plan to lower premiums. It's...

Beshear urges insurance companies to protect federal workers during government shutdown

“As a state, we’re doing what we can to support the more than 23,000 Kentucky families who are experiencing a loss of income through no fault of their own.” LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky's governor wants insurance companies to implement safeguards...