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  KKR eyes partnerships in insurance, infra for India investment push
KKR, which has invested about $13 billion in India till date, plans to significantly scale up its investments in the country as part of the New York-based firm’s broader global expansion strategy. The investment firm expects to deploy $90–100...
'People in Maine are worried': Mainers brace for health insurance premium increases
AUGUSTA (WGME) -- The government shutdown and fight over Obamacare subsidies is now in its fifth week, with no end in sight. President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans want to end those subsidies. Should that happen, many of the 22...
    
  Chouhan orders Probe into Mockery Insurance Claims
Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday held an urgent meeting in Delhi to review complaints under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), following reports of farmers receiving claims as low as Rs 1...
AstraZeneca’s Ultomiris gets insurance benefits for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders
AstraZeneca Korea announced on Monday that the C5 complement inhibitor Ultomiris (ravulizumab) has been covered by national health insurance since Saturday for the “treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) in patients with...
    
  Homeowner issues warning after enduring nightmare scenario with insurance company: 'Punishing homeowners'
"There has to be a solution." by Hannah SlusherNovember 3, 2025 For many Californians living in rural, high-fire-risk areas, homeowners insurance has become nearly impossible to afford — or even keep, according to reporting by SFGate. One resident...
    
  ‘It affects everyone’: Virginia State Police sees spike in insurance fraud cases
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Virginia State Police is seeing a spike in insurance fraud cases across the Commonwealth, which First Sergeant Eric Futrell is investigating alongside his team. “We’re trying to educate everyone out there to make sure that...
    
  Duluth organization offers free health insurance enrollment assistance amid federal uncertainty
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Minnesota’s open enrollment period is underway, but this year brings additional challenges and expenses for some residents as federal uncertainty looms over health insurance subsidies. Access Manager at Lake...
    
  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...
    
  Washington state develops drought insurance program to help farmers during dry years
• Washington State Department of Ecology is creating a voluntary Drought Insurance Program to help farmers access water during dry periods • The program would establish a marketplace where water can be leased to irrigators when river levels drop,...
    
  State leaders address government shutdown impacts, rise in health insurance premiums
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - State leaders provided an update on the impacts of the government shutdown and the Trump administration’s decisions to stop funding certain programs. Gov. Ned Lamont, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, and state Attorney General...
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,...
    
  Toyota seized after checks showed driver had no insurance or licence
Police seized this Toyota in Rugby after checks revealed the driver was behind the wheel illegally. The driver had no insurance and no licence. Warwickshire Operational Policing Unit (OPU) reported the driver for the offences. A spokesman for...
    
  Farmer gets Rs 2.30 from govt in crop insurance for losses worth Rs 1.5 lakh
Authorities say deposit was a leftover from an old claim and not compensation for this season’s crop losses; a fresh survey is underway After unseasonal rain destroyed most of his paddy crop, a Wada farmer’s long wait for relief ended with just Rs...
    
  Palghar News: Farmer In Wada Shocked After Receiving ₹2.30 Crop Insurance Payout
Palghar News: Farmer In Wada Shocked After Receiving ₹2.30 Crop Insurance Payout | Representative Image Palghar, Maharashtra: A farmer from Wada taluka was left in disbelief after discovering that his crop insurance compensation amounted to just...
    
  Allianz Insurance Lanka lends its support to ‘Preserving Land and Nature’
In a decisive step that merges environmental responsibility with corporate purpose, Allianz Insurance Lanka Limited launched a groundbreaking partnership with the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) recently to support its Preserving...
    
  Illinois Rep. Welch’s amendment to comprehensive health insurance plan act passes House and Senate
Emanuel "Chris" Welch, Illinois State Representative from the 7th District | www.facebook.comEmanuel "Chris" Welch, Illinois State Representative from the 7th District | www.facebook.com Passed bill authored by State Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch...
    
  Colorado open health insurance enrollment has begun
Open health insurance enrollment on Connect for Health Colorado, the state’s health insurance marketplace, began on Saturday. Enrollment runs through Jan. 15, 2026, allowing residents to shop for affordable health care options, according to a...
    
  3News Investigates: Ashtabula Area City Schools sue insurance company over unpaid claims after Lakeside High roof collapse
A federal lawsuit alleges Liberty Mutual is refusing to pay claims for repairs to Lakeside High School after its roof collapsed during a December 2024 snowstorm. ASHTABULA, Ohio — The Ashtabula Area City School District has filed a federal lawsuit...
    
  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...
    
  Queensland tourism operators face extinction due to rising insurance costs
The Queensland tourism sector is facing an insurance crisis, with operators seeing public liability premiums soar from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Managing Director of O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat Shane O’Reilly joined Jason...