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Nine companies applying for incentive grants could soon provide Louisiana insurance relief

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Relief could be on the way for thousands of Louisiana homeowners struggling with inflated insurance premiums, after Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced that several companies have signed up for the state’s incentive program.The grant package was created in a...

Florida lawmakers want to help insurance companies by limiting lawsuits

TALLAHASSEE — Floridians are paying the highest auto and homeowners insurance premiums in the nation — and those rates continue to rise.Saying they want to drive down costs, Tallahassee lawmakers are working to limit policyholders’ abilities to sue their insurance companies.After years of...

Is Silicon Valley Bank’s failure an omen for California?

In summary The failure of Silicon Valley Bank struck California’s economically important high-tech industry while it was already facing difficult headwinds. The question is whether the bank’s failure is a harbinger of Silicon Valley’s decline. It would be difficult to overstate Silicon Valley’s financial importance...

Did you know insurance companies can change your medication? Here’s why

Editor's Note: The following is part of a class project originally initiated in the classroom of Ball State University professor Adam Kuban in fall 2021. Kuban continued the project this spring semester, challenging his students to find sustainability efforts in the Muncie area and pitch their ideas...

Opinion: Beyond saving SVB’s uninsured depositors, here’s what needs to happen next

Before Thursday, Silicon Valley Bank was regarded as being in “sound financial condition.” But on that day it experienced attempted withdrawals of $42 billion, about a third of its U.S. deposits. By close of business, the run on the bank made it incapable...

Engineers Gate Manager LP Makes New $506,000 Investment in Goosehead Insurance, Inc (NASDAQ:GSHD)

Engineers Gate Manager LP purchased a new position in shares of Goosehead Insurance, Inc (NASDAQ:GSHD – Get Rating) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 14,204 shares of...