Category(s): - 03/31/2026

“Nearly 500 million records have been exchanged through the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), up by a jaw-dropping 4,900% since January 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services’ health IT office announced.” Click <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/500m-records-exchanged-through-tefca-federal-health-it-office-boasts" target="_child">here </a> to read the full article. 

Category(s): - 03/31/2026

“CMS said the tactics have generated an estimated $24 billion in revenue for just seven states, and that heading them off will save the federal government $78.2 billion over the next decade. Some of the final rule’s changes have a Dec. 31 deadline, though some states will have longer depending on the timing of their relevant tax waivers.” Click <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/cms-issues-final-rule-closing-state-medicaid-provider-tax-loophole" target="_child">here </a> to read the full article.

Category(s): - 03/31/2026

“It's been almost six months since the Trump administration unveiled a sweeping health tech initiative that aims to modernize Medicare and advance next-generation digital health for patients, including conversational artificial intelligence, digital IDs and easier ways to access health data.” Click <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/cms-trying-speed-tech-innovation-and-ai-patients-major-goalposts-set-2026" target="_child">here </a> to read the full article. 

Category(s): - 03/31/2026

“The review comes amid criticism of UK regulators' approach to AI. A Treasury Select Committee report earlier this month said it does not feel confident the UK financial system is prepared for a major AI-related incident, noting that more than 75% of UK financial services firms now use AI.” Click <a href="https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/technology/fca-launches-forwardlooking-review-as-agentic-ai-reshapes-financial-services-563412.aspx" target="_child">here </a> to read the full article.

Category(s): - 03/31/2026

“According to Triple-I, flooding linked to tropical systems, severe convective storms and atmospheric rivers led to substantial property losses nationwide. New York City endured repeated flash flood events, while winter storms in California delivered close to half a year’s rainfall in certain areas, prompting mudflows and damage to hundreds of homes.” Click <a href="https://www.reinsurancene.ws/flood-risk-intensifies-as-insurance-protection-lags-across-the-us-triple-i/" target="_child">here </a> to read the full article. 

Category(s): - 03/31/2026

“The House of Representatives passed 12 appropriations bills on Tuesday, six of which have been signed into law, according to a statement from the House Appropriations Committee. However, the DHS funding package, which includes appropriations for both NFIP and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has stalled in the Senate over disagreements about immigration enforcement.” Click <a href="https://f.datasrvr.com/fr1/026/41713/NFIP_faces_expiration_as_DHS_funding_stalls.pdf" target="_child">here </a> to read the full article. 

Category(s): - 03/31/2026

“The United States property and casualty (P&C) insurance sector recorded its strongest performance in ten years in 2025, driven by disciplined underwriting, robust pricing and investment gains, despite ongoing pressures from claim costs and liability exposure, according to credit rating agency AM Best.” Click <a href="https://www.reinsurancene.ws/us-pc-idustry-sees-decade-high-performance-in-2025-am-best-reports/" target="_child">here </a> to read the full article. 

Category(s): - 03/31/2026

In the wake of catastrophic wildfire and hail events, Colorado regulators are reshaping how homeowners insurance risk is calculated and disclosed. New laws and regulatory guidance taking effect in 2026 focus on insurers’ use of predictive risk modeling, premium transparency, and consumer mitigation efforts, raising important questions about actuarial soundness and market stability. 
Following the catastrophic Marshall Fire in December 2021, Colorado homeowners experienced sudden premium increases, non-renewals, or denials of coverage tied to insurers’ wildfire risk assessments. In response, the Colorado General Assembly enacted <a href="https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB25-1182" target="_child">HB 25-1182 </a> (Risk Model Use in Property Insurance Policies), a law intended to standardize and bring transparency to insurers’ use of wildfire risk models in homeowners insurance.
HB 25-1182 requires insurers to incorporate advanced, data-driven risk modeling into rate development for homeowners policies and mandates greater transparency regarding how those models and risk scores are used. The law also requires insurers to account for both property-level mitigation measures (such as defensible space or fire-resistant construction) and community-level mitigation efforts in their wildfire risk assessments. In addition, the statute establishes a process through which consumers may seek recognition of mitigation actions and appeal certain underwriting or rating decisions.
To implement the law, the Colorado Division of Insurance recently issued a <a href="https://doi.colorado.gov/sites/doi/files/documents/New BULLETIN B-5.56 Guidance for Carriers Regarding Annual Written Notice to Policyholders on Risk Scores and Mitigation Discounts.docx.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" target="_child">Bulletin </a> providing guidance on insurers’ annual written notice obligations to policyholders. The Bulletin addresses disclosure of wildfire risk scores, mitigation discounts, and appeal rights, and includes a sample notification form insurers may use to comply with the statute.

Category(s): - 03/31/2026

“The CHIP state plan represents Florida’s official agreement with the federal government laying out how the program will operate. The requirement that those children go uninsured for two months has been established in Florida law since the program was created in 1998 to prevent “crowd out.”” Click <a href="https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/31/desantis-administration-nixes-uninsured-requirement-for-kidcare-enrollment/" target="_child">here </a> to read the full article. 

Category(s): - 03/31/2026

“With tile roofs popular across Florida, and with questionable claims about roof damage raising concerns in insurance and engineering circles, two Florida consulting engineers have offered this guide to aid engineers, attorneys, adjusters and property owners in examining wind damage to concrete tile roofs.” Click <a href="https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/02/13/857977.htm" target="_child">here </a> to read the full article.