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Gallagher Clarifies Non-Ownership of Florida Firm Guilty of Bogus ACA Sign-ups
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (319+ words) By manipulating the ACA marketplace and disrupting access to essential treatments, APSF compromised core federal health care protections and inflicted real harm on consumers who relied on those safeguards," the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services inspector general said in…...
How Maine Regulators Say They Saved Residents $5. 8 Million on Insurance
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (171+ words) The Maine Bureau of Insurance reported that its employees" work regulating insurance rates saved residents $5. 8 million in potential increases for auto and homeowners coverage in 2025. The regulatory agency also said it recovered more than $4. 5 million for Mainers and businesses through…...
Public Adjuster Charged With Stealing $80 K of Clients' Insurance Claims Funds
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (212+ words) The owner of Patriot Public Adjusting has been charged with misappropriating over $82, 000 in insurance claim funds intended for his clients, including elderly homeowners in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Pennsylvania's Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan said his office filed multiple…...
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Cuts Workers' Comp Rates Again in 2026
1+ week, 1+ day ago (385+ words) Effective April 1, 2026, Chesapeake Employers" Insurance Company will lower its net rates by 4%, further easing workers" compensation expenses for Maryland business owners. This is the 11th consecutive year that the company has reduced its rates. "Overall, Maryland"s employers " Effective April 1, 2026, Chesapeake…...
New Online Portal Will Allow a Deeper Dive Into Rural Tennessee
1+ week, 2+ day ago (593+ words) A new online dashboard will allow policymakers in Tennessee to move beyond superficial data and take a deep dive into why certain rural counties struggle, experts at East Tennessee State University said. Of Tennessee's 95 counties, 78 are designated as rural, and…...
Married Massachusetts Insurance Brokers Plead Guilty to Defrauding Clients of $750 K
1+ week, 6+ day ago (367+ words) A married couple from New Bedford, Massachusetts pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to a scheme to defraud insurance clients through their business, BL Insurance Brokerage, LLC. According to U. S. Attorney Leah B. Foley, Brendan and Lisa Lawler pleaded guilty to…...
'Mental Health Trip' to NY Not Compensable, Florida Appellate Court Finds
2+ week, 3+ day ago (269+ words) A south Florida Fed Ex driver, now a quadriplegic after a vehicle crash in 2019, may need constant care and may benefit from a trip to see family members in New York. But the employer and the workers" compensation insurer should…...
Tennessee Approves Smallest Drop in Workers' Compensation Costs in Years
2+ week, 3+ day ago (256+ words) The average workers" compensation rates for the Tennessee voluntary market should drop about 2% this year, marking the 13th straight year for lower rates in the state. It"s also the smallest decrease in years. "Safer workplaces where Tennessee workers are receiving…...
Nine Claims Trends to Watch Through the Rest of 2026
3+ week, 5+ day ago (396+ words) A new report from Crawford & Company forecasts trends that will be reshaping the insurance claims industry the rest of 2026. The Crawford report offers nine predictions for what lies ahead in claims. The increasing impact of AI on claims is the…...
Unconditional Payments Interrupt Prescription for Louisiana First-Party Claims
4+ week, 1+ day ago (593+ words) Unconditional payments " payments made without condition or reservation of rights, such as settlement offers " restart the clock on the standard two-year prescriptive period for Louisiana first-party insurance claims, the state high court ruled last week. The prescriptive period is interrupted…...