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Patriot Select approved to become the latest home insurance business in Florida

Patriot Select Property and Casualty Insurance Co. brings several key insurance executives to the establishment of the business.A new insurance carrier is entering the Florida market now that regulators have given the green light to that company to begin operations. Patriot Select Property and...

‘A tough pill to swallow’

Massachusetts homeowners are increasingly facing insurance nonrenewals, despite seeming to be one of the safest states in the country when it comes to natural disasters.What's happening?Surveys from 2023 found that insurance companies opted not to renew 1.51% of Massachusetts homeowner policies, which is...

Blue Cross Defrauded Breast Cancer Center, Must Pay $421M, Jury Finds

Overview: Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. But the insurer did make exceptions. On several occasions, Blue Cross executives signed deals to pay for their wives’ treatment. On a late afternoon in...

New director appointed to Public Employees Insurance Agency, officials say

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Friday the appointment of a new director of the Public Employees Insurance Agency, officials said.Brent Wolfingbarger was appointed to the role of PEIA director as the program has faced ongoing issues, specifically years of premium...

Obamacare free preventative care rule in flux as Supreme Court reviews case

The Supreme Court on Monday is set to hear arguments in a case challenging a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires private insurers to cover health care screenings, tests and checkups for free.Experts say the court’s ruling in the case, called Kennedy...

Ignyte Insurance launches to accelerate growth in specialty insurance

Ignyte Insurance has officially launched as a specialty insurance platform focused on acquiring, scaling, and accelerating high-performing insurance brands in niche markets globally. Led by Geof McKernan, Bill McKernan and Marc Castellucci, the launch follows the recent sale of NSM Insurance Group’s U.S. commercial...