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Profits cut by half at insurer Beazley ahead of £8.1bn Zurich takeover
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Insurance firm Beazley has revealed its profits tumbled…
Senate Dems Post Memo On Reforms To Make Health Insurance More Affordable
On behalf of Senate Democrats, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) issued a request for information, which provides an outline of proposed changes to health insurance that could shape the Democrats' healthcare reform agenda. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)…
Ed Sheeran convicted for failing to insure Aston Martin
Ed Sheeran has been convicted and fined for failing to insure his classic Aston Martin while it was being restored and converted to an electric car. The singer-songwriter sent the the silver 1966 model for an overhaul in 2021, but in December 2025…
Profits cut by half at insurer Beazley ahead of £8.1bn Zurich takeover
Insurance firm Beazley has revealed its profits tumbled by more than half over the past year six months, ahead of its mammoth takeover by rival Zurich. Boss Adrian Cox said the company was knocked by “rapidly softening conditions” in…
Trupanion Pet Insurance Review: Cost and Coverage
Trupanion's unique pricing model does not increase rates based on a pet's age. Coverage in the base policy is limited. Trupanion's VetDirect Pay technology pays participating veterinarians at checkout time. $154/month average for dog insurance…
CVS blows past estimates, hikes guidance as insurance unit continues to improve
CVS Health blew past second-quarter earnings and revenue estimates and raised its 2026 guidance, as its insurance unit Aetna shows signs of recovery. All three of the healthcare giant's business segments – insurance, pharmacy and health…
Niagara Region Flooding: Insurance Bureau of Canada provides insurance guidance
Helpline and resources available to help residents with claims and recovery TORONTO, Aug. 4, 2026 /CNW/ -- Following recent flooding across the Niagara region early last week and over the August long weekend, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is…
Insurers turn to cat bonds as means of managing soaring wildfire risk
Escalating risk: firefighters battle against a wildfire near Porto Germeno, northwest of Athens, Greece, last Sunday (Photograph by Michael Varaklas/AP) Insurers are turning to catastrophe bonds to pass on historic levels of wildfire risk to the…
Many Canadians don't know federal travel advisories can void their insurance: survey
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Chinese insurers' premiums edge higher
China's insurance industry recorded a 3% year-on-year rise in premium income to 3.9 trillion Chinese yuan ($568.5 billion) in the first half of 2026, according to the Insurance Association of China, China Daily reports, citing Xinhua. Property…
Pritzker signs bills giving Illinois more oversight of insurance industry
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a pair of bills that will require insurance companies to justify future rate increases. Mary Ann Ahern has details.
Many Canadians don't understand that federal travel advisories can void their insurance: survey
Most Canadian travellers don't understand that Ottawa's travel alerts can void their travel insurance and don't know how embassies can help them while abroad, says a new survey commissioned by the foreign service. 'Awareness of consular services…
Insured quake property losses could reach $2.1B: Verisk
The 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan's Kyushu Island on July 28 is expected to cause insurance industry losses of 220 billion to 340 billion Japanese yen ($1.4 billion to $2.1 billion), according to U.S.-based Verisk Analytics Inc.…
Consumer forum lifts liquor seller's spirits, tells insurer to pay Rs 1.2 cr
A Mumbai consumer disputes commission has ordered National Insurance Company Ltd to pay a liquor wholesaler over ₹1.2 crore for stock ruined during the 2017 Mumbai floods, citing the insurer's 'arbitrary and unreasonable' rejection of the…
Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool launches P&I cover
India's Department of Financial Services has launched the country's first sovereign-backed protection and indemnity insurance product under the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool, Safety4Sea reported. The product is intended to reduce the Indian…
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