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Fed official says banking rules are under review in the wake of SVB failure

Michael Barr, the nation’s top banking regulator, said Silicon Valley Bank was warned in the fall of 2021 that its interest rate model was not ‘aligned with reality.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Colorado’s effort to mandate abortion coverage by insurance companies advances

DENVER — A Colorado bill that would require commercial insurance providers to cover abortions for patients without copays advanced through a House committee on Tuesday.

The Denver Post

U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims fall to 191,000

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 1,000 for the week ending March 18 to a seasonally adjusted 191,000. The previous week’s figure was unrevised at 192,000. The four-week moving average as of March 18 fell to 196,250 from an unrevised 196,500 as of the week ending March 11.

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Study Reveals the Most Trusted Banks

A recent study reveals the top 15 most trusted banks, with one bank ranking as the most trusted for five consecutive years.

Kiplinger

As more Republican states expand Medicaid to all, Florida lawmakers focus on kids

Florida is unlikely to expand Medicaid this year, as North Carolina and other Republican states have done recently, but lawmakers are pushing measures they say will expand health care for more children from low-income families.

Tribune News Service

Gary Lineker wins battle with HMRC over £4.9m tax bill

Tribunal rules TV host has not failed to pay any tax or national insurance as IR35 rules do not apply to him

The Guardian - UK

Irish drivers paying €300 a month to keep car on the road - and there's more fuel pain on the way

Fuel costs are the top concern when it comes to running a car

Irish Mirror

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The quiet privatization of government health insurance programs

Medicare and Medicaid have become increasingly dominated by private plans.

Axios

Pay up, kid? An ER's error sends a 4-year-old to collections

A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child's name on the bill, not hers.

WEKU

After Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach struggles to become 'a functional paradise'

Nearly every building on the barrier island in Southwest Florida was damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Ian's 15-foot storm surge. It's left the town with almost a clean slate for redevelopment.

WEKU

Cigna docs reject claims without reading

“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said

Salon

BKI allocates B1bn to buy local shares

SET-listed Bangkok Insurance (BKI) has set aside 1 billion baht for its investment in Thai shares this year, with a focus on banking stocks that are projected to yield higher returns than last year as interest rates rise, says chairman Chai Sophonpanich.

Bangkok Post

FDIC grants First Citizens rare credit line for SVB

First Citizens BancShares Inc.’s acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank came with an unusual provision: a $70 billion line of credit, courtesy of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Tribune News Service

Full Stop family violence counselling support hotline facing funding crisis, calls for federal government to intervene

The Full Stop hotline for victims of sexual, domestic and family violence is warning that without urgent federal funding, it will have to shut down.

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Lawmakers open to Biden’s call to claw back SVB executive pay

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s call for legislation that would allow regulators to claw back executive bonuses and stock sale proceeds in the lead up to the Silicon Valley Bank collapse has found a receptive audience on Capitol Hill.

InsideEVs

Tesla's Safety Score 2.0 Updates Make System More Fair For Insurance

Tesla's "Safety Score" helped determine which beta testers would get access to Full Self-Driving first, but it's also used for Tesla's insurance premiums.

Roll Call

Lawmakers open to Biden’s call to claw back SVB executive pay - Roll Call

Lawmakers from both parties are open to executive compensation clawback legislation after the failure of SVB and Signature Bank.

Tribune News Service

Jonathan Bernstein: Why Medicaid expansion will overcome Florida politics

North Carolina’s Republican-led legislature last week approved the expansion of Medicaid to more low-income adults, leaving only 10 states that continue to reject the federal government’s incentives under the Affordable Care Act. Medicaid expansion, aimed at adults who make too much money to qualify for conventional Medicaid but not enough…

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The Guardian - UK

Silicon Valley Bank: most of failed lender bought by First Citizens

Collapse of tech sector lender will cost about $20bn in deposit insurance payouts, say US regulators

The Independent UK

FDIC: First Citizens Bank to acquire Silicon Valley Bank

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says it has agreed on the sale of troubled Silicon Valley Bank to North Carolina-based First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co. The sale involves the sale of all deposits and loans of SVB to First-Citizens

AAP

WA financial planners plead guilty to dishonest conduct

A Western Australian financial planning business has admitted three charges of dishonest conduct over false information on AMP insurance applications.

The Independent UK

Almost half of households ‘concerned over meeting rent or mortgage bills’

Bosses at pensions and life insurance giant Legal & General also warned that inequalities across Britain have worsened over the past year.

The Conversation

How and where we build needs to change in the face of more extreme weather – the insurance industry can help

As New Zealand considers how to better prepare for a future affected by climate change, the insurance sector needs to be part the discussion on where and how we build our homes.

Tribune News Service

Hundreds of thousands of Florida children could lose health coverage with Medicaid cutbacks

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Marne Harvich of Orange Park runs a Facebook group for Florida parents like herself who count on Medicaid as health insurance for their children. Though Harvich and her husband work, their income doesn’t cover the high cost of medical care their daughter on a ventilator requires.

The Guardian - US

Consider yourself lucky if your small business worked with Silicon Valley Bank

Yes, there were some scary moments, it was poorly regulated and your bank failed to protect your money – but you got it back

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