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Happy Holidays: 18,000 Delawareans Have Their Medical Debt Eliminated
1+ hour, 52+ min ago Delaware Governor Matt Meyer reported results of Delaware's medical debt elimination initiative, with nearly $19 million in medical debt abolished for more than 18,000 citizens thus far. The effort is supported by a $500,000 item in the 2026 fiscal year state budget to partner…...
Oklahoma Legislation Aims to Strengthen Consumer Protections, Address Rising Insurance Premiums
6+ day, 9+ hour ago Last week, the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) announced a comprehensive package of 2026 legislative policy proposals that it said are designed to provide Oklahomans with stronger consumer protections, enhanced transparency and meaningful relief from rising homeowners insurance premiums. In a press…...
Insurance Leading Topic of Complaints to Oregon Regulator
1+ week, 4+ day ago In the most recent quarter, the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation received 1,422 complaints, and insurance continued to be the leading topic with 890 complaints. From July through September DFR helped recover $1,836,127. Credit union complaints were the next highest " In the most…...
Hartford: 10-Year Analysis Shows Shifts in Common, Expensive Small-Business Claims
1+ week, 4+ day ago Liability risks for small businesses have shifted over the last decade, with fire and slip-and-falls becoming more expensive while water and freezing damage claims are now the most common type of claim. The Hartford analyzed more than one million small-business…...
People Moves: Affordable American Insurance Hires Haskett as Sales VP
2+ week, 3+ day ago Affordable American Insurance Inc. naned Ross Haskett vice president of sales. Haskett has a decade of experience in insurance-industry lending and agency financing, including senior leadership roles at Westfield Bank and Live Oak Banking Company. His background includes positions ranging…...
Viewpoint: Prudent or Not, an Insured's Extra Expense Must Be Strictly 'Necessary"
2+ week, 4+ day ago In a well-reasoned recent opinion, an Illinois appellate court strictly construed a cyber policy, ruling that reasonable'but contractually unnecessary'payments made by an insured following a cyberattack did not constitute insured "extra expense." While the decision is designated as "unpublished," it…...
Nine Insurers OK'd to Sell Group Health to Washington Employers
2+ week, 4+ day ago Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer approved nine health insurers to sell group health plans to small employers in 2026. The insurers are: Asuris Northwest Health, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest, Kaiser Foundation Health Plans of WA, Kaiser Foundation " Washington…...
Washington Workers' Comp Average Premium Going up 4.9% in 2026
3+ week, 9+ hour ago The average cost of workers" compensation insurance in Washington is set to rise 4.9% for 2026. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced that employers and workers will pay on average $1.37 a week more for each full-time position starting Jan. 1. Employers…...
People Moves: Vermont Captive Insurance Commissioner Bigglestone to Retire
3+ week, 9+ hour ago Sandy Bigglestone, deputy commissioner of the captive insurance division the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR), is retiring from her position as of Jan. 1, 2026. Bigglestone's career in state government began in 1997. As deputy commissioner, she led the " Sandy Bigglestone, deputy…...
Washington Commissioner Tells Thin Blue Line to Stop Selling Unlicensed Coverage
3+ week, 5+ day ago Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer ordered Thin Blue Line Benefits to stop selling insurance in Washington after investigators found the company had been operating without the required state license,. The OIC began investigating the Texas-based company in July after receiving…...