The Price Tags of War
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The hidden role of reinsurance in rising consumer prices. more…
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Coffee Break: The Selfish Gene at 50, Big Medicine, Alt Medicine, and the End of Football
Nakedcapitalism.comPart the First: The Selfish Gene is 50 Years Old. The mid-1970s brought forth two biology books that have had a lasting impact. The first is Sociobiology: A New Synthesis (1975) by the ant biologist E.O. Wilson of Harvard. Sociobiology is a topic for anoth… more…
What we know about Pentagon's FORTRESS initiative to keep military bases running off-grid
Snopes.com
The FORTRESS initiative the Pentagon announced in September 2026 requires military bases in the U.S. to be able to operate for at least 90 days without relying on civilian power, fuel, water or supply lines. more…
Hospital beds for the nation's sickest kids are disappearing
CBS News
Hospitals nationwide are cutting intensive services for kids in critical care. Many cite too few patients, staffing shortages, and money problems. more…
5 Interesting Learnings from Guidewire at $1.24 Billion in ARR: A $1.7 Billion AI Acquisition, Its Lowest Churn Ever, and 10x ARR for a 25-Year-Old System of Record
Saastr.com
Guidewire sells core systems to property and casualty insurers: policy, billing, and claims. It was founded in 2001. Its buyers are some of the slowest-moving in B2B. In a year when the market repriced anything that looked like legacy software, it still trade… more…
Hospital Beds for the Nation’s Sickest Kids Are Disappearing
Kffhealthnews.org
Hospitals nationwide are cutting intensive services for kids in critical care. Many cite too few patients, staffing shortages, and money problems. As a result, kids who need lifesaving care must travel farther. Pediatricians expect more cutbacks in the wake o… more…
Hospitals Nationwide Are Closing Intensive Care Units for Critically Ill Kids
Kffhealthnews.org
Pediatricians expect more cutbacks in the wake of federal Medicaid cuts. more…
‘Trans Kids’ Madness Is Built On A Foundation Of Constant And Increasingly Aggressive Lies
The Federalist
Two reports published this week show that the medical industry that butchers children for trans ideology relies on constant lies. more…
World Acquires Texas’ Zoom Insurance
Insurance Journal
World Insurance Associates announced that it acquired the business of Zoom Insurance of Irving, Texas on July 1, 2026. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Zoom offers insurance solutions to individuals, families, businesses, and specialty organizatio… more…
People Moves: Velocity CEO Rothfuss to Join Selective Insurance
Insurance Journal
Selective Insurance Group Inc., headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, hired Jacob E. “Jake” Rothfuss as executive vice president and president, standard lines. Rothfuss will lead Selective’s standard commercial lines and standard personal lines businesses… more…
Rainier Partners Acquires Texas MGA Platform Apex
Insurance Journal
Rainier Partners, a private equity firm investing in lower middle-market services businesses, has acquired Apex Insurance Services, a multi-brand managing general agency (MGA) platform focused on the Texas non-standard auto insurance market. Headquartered in … more…
Starr Launches Italy Office, Appointing Arrigoni as Branch Manager
Insurance Journal
Starr, the New York City-based insurance group, announced the opening of a branch office in Milan, Italy, marking an important milestone in the company’s continued expansion across Europe. The Milan office will provide clients and broker partners with a dedic… more…
Fla. Reforms Cut Property Premiums but Data Show Multifamily Liability Rates Up
Insurance Journal
In the warming Florida market, post-legislative reforms, much of the focus has been on homeowners’ property insurance rates. But one segment has been overlooked to a degree: multifamily dwellings, a category that includes everything from duplexes and fourplex… more…
The Ripple Effect: How Abortion Bans Threaten the Entire Healthcare Ecosystem
Ms. Magazine
In her new book Side Effects: How Abortion Bans Impact Everyone’s Health, journalist Alice Miranda Ollstein shows that abortion bans aren't just restricting reproductive care—they're disrupting cancer treatments, chronic disease medications, fertility service… more…
Markel Expects to See Runoff Certainty With Enstar’s $1.2B Adverse Development Cover
Insurance Journal
Markel Group has entered into a reinsurance runoff agreement with Enstar Group’s, the legacy acquisition specialist that is providing $1.2 billion of adverse development cover above reserves of $4.8 billion for underwriting years 2025 and prior. “[W]e are tak… more…
CEO Interview: Mayflower Specialty
Cbinsights.com
Jeremy Epstein, Chief Executive Officer of Mayflower Specialty, tells CB Insights how they view the market, customer needs, and their company. How do you define your market and where does your company fit into that space? We define the … The post CEO Interv… more…
Commure wants to build an operating system for healthcare. Here are 6 companies it should buy to get there.
Cbinsights.com
Last week, Commure‘s autonomous coding product earned Epic Toolbox designation, a label its ambient AI scribe already held. A health system on Epic can now document a patient visit and assign medical billing codes without leaving the system. Commure is … The … more…
NHRA Landed Cordova’s Famous Name. Now It Owes Racers a Date.
Yahoo Entertainment
Antron Brown races Justin Ashley at Sonoma Raceway, 2023. Photo: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Cordova Dragway has joined NHRA's West Central Division and picked up two 2027 events. The release left out the dates and the sanctioning quest… more…
美股震盪現防禦買盤 保險類股 Skyward Specialty逆勢上揚
Yahoo Entertainment
商傳媒｜吳承岳／台北報導在十月份市場面臨強大賣壓，那斯達克綜合指數甚至跌破 50 日移動平均線之際，美國一家保險公司 Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) 的股價卻展現穩健表現，逼近新的買入點，吸引投資者將資金轉入這類較能抵禦經濟波動的「防禦性股票」。 根據《投資者商業日報》（IBD）報導，Skyward Specialty Insurance Group 已被列入 IBD Sector Leaders 榜單，這份榜單專門篩選基本面和股價表現強勁的股票。該公司股價正逼近… more…
Tiny House Insurance, Scams, and Protecting Your Money
Tinyhousetalk.com
You've worked hard for every dollar in your house fund. This chapter is about keeping it safe: insuring what you buy, recognizing scams, and avoiding the... more…
Ping An Highlights Green Development Initiatives at International Communication Seminar in Shenzhen Ahead of APEC 2026
PRNewswireHONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Oct. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Seminar on International Communication of Chinese and Foreign Enterprises' Green Development and Global Contributions was held at the Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen on October 23. Hosted by the Chi… more…
Ping An Highlights Green Development Initiatives at International Communication Seminar in Shenzhen Ahead of APEC 2026
PRNewswireHONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Oct. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Seminar on International Communication of Chinese and Foreign Enterprises' Green Development and Global Contributions was held at the Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen on October 23. Hosted by the Chi… more…
Sensex today | Stock Market Highlights: Stock markets rebound after 4-day slump; Sensex jumps 483 points
BusinessLine
Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: Snapping the four-day losing streak, benchmark stock index Sensex jumped nearly 483 points and Nifty closed above 22,750 on Monday on value buying and a rally in metal, telecommunication and healthcare shares. more…
Stocks in news: Paytm, Tata Consumer, Dalmia Bharat, REC and DCM Shriram
The Times of India
Indian equity markets showed recovery with a rise in NSE Nifty 50, ending a four-session losing streak. Several companies reported their September-quarter earnings, highlighting varying financial performances. Paytm experienced significant profit growth, whil… more…
Markel Advances Strategic Focus on Specialty Insurance, Announces Adverse Development Cover Reinsurance Agreement with Enstar on Reinsurance Business
PR Newswire UK
Covers future adverse reserve development on Markel's Global Reinsurance and other select insurance lines of business for underwriting years 2025 and prior RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel G… more…
Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings (ASIC) Could Be 20% Below Fair Value On Q3 Results
Biztoc.com
Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings (ASIC) just posted its third quarter and nine month 2026 results, giving investors fresh detail on revenue, earnings and how the specialty insurer's business is tracking. The earnings release has landed at a sligh… more…
Truist Weighs Sale of Insurance Lender Afco Credit
Biztoc.com
Truist is seeking a buyer for specialty lender Afco Credit as the bank sharpens its focus on banking operations, Bloomberg reported Monday (Oct. 26), citing unnamed sources. Afco handles insurance premium financing, and Truist is unloading noncore lending bus… more…
Truist Weighs Sale of Insurance Lender Afco Credit
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Truist is seeking a buyer for specialty lender Afco Credit as the bank sharpens its focus on banking operations, Bloomberg reported Monday (Oct. 26), citing unnamed sources. Afco handles insurance premium financing, and Truist is unloading noncore lending bus… more…
Guidewire Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire hyperexponential
PR Newswire UK
Acquisition positions Guidewire to lead the transformation to agentic underwriting, setting a new standard where AI agents assess, price, and make decisions alongside underwriters and actuaries across commercial and specialty lines LAS VEGAS, Oct. 27, 2026 /P… more…
Trisura Announces Timing of Third Quarter Results Release and Earnings Conference Call
Financial PostTORONTO, Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trisura Group Ltd. (“Trisura” or “Trisura Group”) (TSX: TSU), a leading specialty insurer, announces the timing of third quarter 2026 results and earnings conference call. Trisura will release its third quarter 2026 r… more…
Ping An Highlights Green Development Initiatives at International Communication Seminar in Shenzhen Ahead of APEC 2026
PR Newswire UKHONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Oct. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Seminar on International Communication of Chinese and Foreign Enterprises' Green Development and Global Contributions was held at the Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen on October 23. Hosted by the Chi… more…
Guardian Capital LP Announces GuardBonds™ Fee Reduction
Financial PostTORONTO, Oct. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Guardian Capital LP (“Guardian Capital”) is pleased to announce that it has reduced the management fee of the GuardBonds™ funds set out below from 0.20% to 0.15% (exclusive of Series A trailer fees), effective immedia… more…
Markel Group reports 2026 third quarter and nine-months results
PR Newswire UK
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL) today reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2026. The Company also announced today it filed its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 with the Securities… more…
Medicare Patients Allegedly Given Needless Artery Procedures and Hospice Care in Nearly $2 Billion Los Angeles Fraud Takedown
Medical Daily
Federal prosecutors charged 15 people in six alleged Los Angeles-area health care fraud schemes involving nearly $2 billion in insurance claims, including cases affecting Medicare, Medi-Cal and hospice patients. more…
Cencora Agrees to Take Controlling Stake in American Oncology Network in $2.4 Billion Deal Spanning 21 States
Medical Daily
Cencora plans to take a controlling stake in American Oncology Network in a deal valued at $2.4 billion. Here is what cancer patients in 21 states should know. more…
Rural Hospitals Took a Bigger Share of 2026 Layoffs as Closures Slowed, With 720 at Risk of Closing
Medical Daily
Rural hospitals made up a larger share of 2026 layoffs as closures slowed. About 720 rural hospitals remain at risk of closing, raising access concerns. more…
950,000 SilverScript Choice Members Need a New Medicare Drug Plan by Dec. 31 to Avoid a Coverage Gap
Medical Daily
About 950,000 SilverScript Choice members are affected by CVS Health's 2027 plan terminations. Families should review notices, compare coverage and meet Medicare enrollment deadlines. more…
Home Aerobic Exercise Sped Youth Concussion Recovery at Three Months, but the Edge Faded by Six Months
Medical Daily
A 210-patient trial found video-coached home exercise sped youth concussion recovery at three months but not at six. What parents should know. more…
Santa Monica’s secret, charming ‘Gilmore Girls’ shopping district is thriving just blocks from retail apocalypse
New York Post
It's a tale of two cities. more…
Q2 results: L&T, Bajaj Auto, Maruti Suzuki, Cipla among 110 firms on Oct 27
Business Standard
Q2FY27 company results: Firms including ACC, Waaree Energies, Vedanta Iron and Steel, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, and Steel Authority of India are also to release their July-September earnings today more…
Q2 Results Today Live: L&T, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Auto, Tata Steel, Cipla, Vedanta Iron, Waaree Energies, Mazagon Dock, ACC, SAIL, SBI Life, Tata Capital, Star Health, Honeywell Automation, ABDL to announce Q2 results, Tata Consumer, Ather, Paytm, Dalmia, BOM, IOB, TMB, KFin Tech, Nazara shares in focus
BusinessLine
Q2 Results Today, 27th October 2026 Live Updates: Find all the latest Q2 results 2026 updates of Allied Blenders and Distillers, ACC, Acutaas Chemicals, Akshar Spintex, Alfa Transformers, Amco India, Apis India, Ashish Polyplast, Atharv Enterprises, ATV Proje… more…
Geographic proximity to Down syndrome specialty clinics for individuals born with Down syndrome, 1999–2020 in Texas
Background While effective national clinic networks exist for a select few conditions, the availability and use of multidisciplinary specialty care for most genetic or congenital conditions, including Down syndrome (DS), remain uneven. This uneven distributio… more…
Democrat Administration Approves Double-Digit Hikes in Health Insurance Rates in Michigan, GOP Pushes to Lower Costs
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More than three quarters of a million Michiganians will face increases in their health insurance premiums next year under the new rates approved by the administration of Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The post Democrat Administration Approves Double-Digit Hi… more…
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Kffhealthnews.orgKFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF. This article first ap… more…
Louisville, KY Sales & Marketing – Multiple Roles From $18–$155K - NewsBreak
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Louisville’s sales and marketing scene is busy right now, with options from entry-level internships to high-earning field roles. If you like talking with p more…
Enstar announces three leadership appointments
Enstar Group has promoted its chief strategy officer, David Ni, to president as the Bermudian-based insurer expands beyond its traditional legacy business into specialist underwriting. The company als... more…
AI didn't cause the tech jobs bust, but it explains why there's no recovery
Article URL: https://vithushansylvester.com/writing/the-real-impact-of-ai-on-tech-jobs Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50234699 Points: 5 # Comments: 2 more…
Launching a Mobile Healthcare Practice: Logistics, Marketing, and Equipment Essentials
Techpluto.com
Learn how to launch a mobile healthcare practice, choose the right vehicle, manage logistics, meet compliance requirements, and attract patients. more…
Health Insurance Software Development: A 2026 Guide
Cleveroad.com
Learn how health insurance software development works in 2026. Our guide explains insurance software types and core features, compliance, and development steps. more…
Executive Order Reflects Growing Employer Interest in Women’s Health
Shrm.org
A new executive order creates an NIH division focused on women’s health as employers expand benefits for menopause, fertility, maternity, and other health needs. more…
How to Open a Fitness Studio: A Step-by-Step Guide | Mindbody
Mindbodyonline.com
Learn how to open a fitness studio step by step, including how to write a business plan, get funding, choose a location, hire staff, and find clients. more…
UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST REPORTS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE THREE AND NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
PRNewswire
/PRNewswire/ -- Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) announced today that for the three-month period ended September 30, 2026, net income was $4.9... more…