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The Five Cars With The Biggest Insurance Spikes
A lot of factors go into what comprises insurance rates, and though the algorithms are more convoluted than any of us data mortals would care to analyze, we all know that an insurance premium cost increase isn't a good thing. It's inevitable that a…
Map reveals regions where insurers are dropping homeowners at record rates
Homeowners across the United States are paying more for insurance than ever, as rising building material costs and more frequent, severe natural disasters push companies to hike premiums. Average premiums surged by 18 percent in the Northeast, 25…
Deposit insurance fee hikes face pushback from financial firms
Financial companies are pushing back against plans to raise deposit insurance fees, warning that a steep increase could put an excessive burden on the industry and ultimately be passed on to customers, industry officials said Thursday. The Korea…
The Insurers Deciding if Hormuz Is Safe
If you want to measure exactly how costly a conflict can be, ask the insurers. Since the Iran war broke out in February, premiums for tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz have jumped from 10 to 40 times higher than before the war. And so it is…
Opinion: Rising health care and insurance costs are unsustainable
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Ann Woloson is executive director of Consumers for Affordable Health…
Medibank blames comparison sites for soaring health insurance costs
Medibank Private says commissions being charged by insurance comparison sites through opaque brokerage arrangements are driving up premiums by as much as 30 per cent without benefiting consumers.
German insurers face declining underwriting profit
German nonlife insurers are expected to post a net underwriting result of 4 billion euros ($4.6 billion) in 2026, down from €6.6 billion last year, and a net combined ratio of 95%, up from 92% in 2025 due to a sustained rise in small- to…
Extreme heatwaves reveal insurance gaps in Europe
Heatwaves are cutting sales for many companies across Europe, widening the protection gap as traditional business interruption insurance provides little compensation to offset extreme heat-related business losses, The Daily Star reports, citing…
South Korean insurance M&A activity heats up
South Korea's insurance mergers and acquisitions market is showing signs of revival as several long-running transactions approach key stages, with Lotte Non-Life Insurance Company Ltd. and Axa General Insurance Company Ltd. among the firms…
Bryan Dooley: Insurance investors - time to get choosy
Insurance and reinsurance stocks have had a good run, but Bryan Dooley feels the savvy investor will bear in mind the total cycle (Stock photograph from Pexels) Insurance stocks have had a nice run, maybe too nice. As a group, the sector is up…
Why life insurance finds itself in the spotlight
Billionaire Mark Walter's surprise sale of the Los Angeles Lakers is drawing attention to, of all things, a once-staid corner of finance: life insurance. Why it matters: Over the past decade or so, big Wall Street firms like Apollo Global…
Munich Re agrees to buy US cyber insurer At-Bay
Munich Re Group has agreed to acquire At-Bay in a deal that values the cyber insurer's overall business at $575 million, after previously providing capacity to and investing in At-Bay through its Hartford Steam Boiler operations. San…
Car insurance costs are rising again, and drivers in over 30 states could pay more
Car insurance costs trended higher in the first half of this year after declining in 2025, and a new report projects increases in over 30 states this year. An analysis by Insurify found car insurance premiums fell 6% last year, with drivers in 39…
American Integrity Insurance (AII) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. ET Founder and Chief Executive Officer-Robert Craig Ritchie Chief Financial Officer-Brian Foley Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] Net Income -- $34.1 million, increasing 24.2%…
Higher costs, fewer choices: Another health insurance provider pulls out of Deschutes County
Moda Health will pull out of the Deschutes County individual health insurance marketplace in 2027, leaving residents with just two providers to choose from next year. The hundreds of Deschutes County residents who are currently insured by Moda will…
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