Tag: Insurance industry
Few earthquake-insured Missouri homes amid rising costs
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The percentage of homes with earthquake insurance in Missouri's highest-risk areas is at a historic low amid rising costs for coverage....
Witness: Commissioner used arson money to buy campaign signs
ATLANTA — Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck improperly took money from the private insurer he led and used it to buy campaign signs...
UnitedHealth raises outlook after strong second quarter
MINNETONKA, Minn. — UnitedHealth Group boosted its full-year outlook for a second time this year after a surprisingly strong second quarter despite sustained, elevated...
Company: Insured losses from Elsa could be $290 million
ATLANTA — A company that estimates damage from natural disasters says insured losses on land from Hurricane Elsa will be around $290 million.
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Judge sets July hearing on Boy Scouts settlement agreement
DOVER, Del. — A bankruptcy judge has set a July 29 hearing on the proposed $850 million settlement agreement the Boy Scouts of America...
In crosshairs of ransomware crooks, cyber insurers struggle
BOSTON — In the past few weeks, ransomware criminals claimed as trophies at least three North American insurance brokerages that offer policies to help...
Boy Scouts of America reaches pivotal agreement with victims
DOVER, Del. — The Boys Scouts of America have reached an agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse in what...
Boys Scout bankruptcy plans angers some, welcomed by others.
NEW YORK — An $850 million agreement by the Boy Scouts of America to compensate sex-abuse victims prompted outrage Friday from some survivors and...
Trump-era law on surprise medical bills advances under Biden
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday began putting in place consumer protections against “surprise” medical bills enacted in bipartisan legislation signed last year...
North Dakota law aimed at regulating PBMs gets support
BISMARCK, N.D. — A coalition of attorneys general from nearly three dozen states and nine pharmacy associations are supporting a North Dakota law aimed...