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forbes.com - Bruce Japsen - Centene Reports $1 Billion Profit As Health Insurer's Costs Ease
Centene Reports $1 Billion Profit As Health Insurer's Costs Ease
Forbes

Centene headquarters in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton, Mo. Health insurer Centene's net income eclipsed $1 billion in the second quarter as the company is getting a better handle on rising costs of people in its commercial and…

wsj.com - Kimberly Lankford - Ameritas Life Insurance Review 2026: Coverage, Cost & Insights
Ameritas Life Insurance Review 2026: Coverage, Cost & Insights
Wall Street Journal

Guardian Life stands out for its financial strength and customer satisfaction. Policy fees are very high compared to competitors and the reliability of policy illustrations is weak. Term life insurance rates are usually around average but high for…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Hartford Insurance Group Inc. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors despite daily gains
Hartford Insurance Group Inc. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors despite daily gains
MarketWatch

Shares of Hartford Insurance Group Inc. HIG rose 2.34% to $143.42 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.21% to 7,428.78 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average…

chron.com - Hanover Insurance: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
Hanover Insurance: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
Chron

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (THG) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $191.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Worcester, Massachusetts-based company said it had net…

cbsnews.com - Angelica  Leicht - Can long-term care insurance premiums increase after you buy a policy?
Can long-term care insurance premiums increase after you buy a policy?
CBS News

Planning for long-term care has become increasingly important as people's lifespans continue to increase and the cost of extended care continues to climb. Whether it's in-home assistance, assisted living or nursing home care, many families are…

bloomberg.com - Georgie McKay - US Insurers Rally as Stocks Shift from AI Loser to Safe Haven
US Insurers Rally as Stocks Shift from AI Loser to Safe Haven
Bloomberg

US insurance-related stocks rallied Tuesday, pushing an industry gauge to a record, as artificial intelligence concerns drove traders toward defensive parts of the market. The S&P 500 Insurance Industry Index jumped as much as 2.8%, with Erie…

itweb.co.za - Sibahle Malinga - Insurers deploy AI to tackle fraud
Insurers deploy AI to tackle fraud
www.itweb.co.za

AI-driven automation is helping insurers reduce turnaround times, while strengthening fraud detection and operational efficiency. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a core part of South African insurers' operating models, with firms…

koreatimes.co.kr - Park Han-sol - Climate-risk insurance gains traction as heat waves intensify
Climate-risk insurance gains traction as heat waves intensify
The Korea Times

Korea's leading non-life insurers are teaming up with local administrations to build out the country's fledgling market for climate-risk insurance, as more frequent heat waves drive up economic losses and protection gaps, according to industry…

businessinsurance.com - Hong Kong insurers enjoy 32% premium growth
Hong Kong insurers enjoy 32% premium growth
Business Insurance

Hong Kong's insurance market recorded a 32% year-on-year increase in total gross premiums to 291.6 billion Hong Kong dollars ($37.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2026, according to the region's Insurance Authority, Insurance Asia reported.

businessinsurance.com - Calif. high court eases path for suits against excess insurers
Calif. high court eases path for suits against excess insurers
Business Insurance

The California Supreme Court has ruled that policyholders don't need to prove their underlying insurance has been fully paid out before they can sue excess insurers for bad faith or a ruling on a policy, handing a win to a private equity firm…

gazettenet.com - Emilee Klein - Hampshire County Group Insurance Trust rebuilds reserves after 2025 financial crisis
Hampshire County Group Insurance Trust rebuilds reserves after 2025 financial crisis
Daily Hampshire Gazette

BELCHERTOWN — The Hampshire County Group Insurance Trust ended fiscal year 2026 $7 million in the positive, a little over $1 million in reserves and far more financial stability than one year ago. That's a far cry from July 2025 when the…

fool.com - Reuben Gregg Brewer - Why Insurance Stocks Can Be Some of the Market's Best Long-Term Compounders
Why Insurance Stocks Can Be Some of the Market's Best Long-Term Compounders
The Motley Fool

There are two aspects of an insurance company that investors need to monitor. The first is how well they run their insurance operations. The second is how well they manage the float. The float is why insurance companies can be some of the market's…

balleralert.com - Grace L. - Health Insurance Costs Are Trapping Workers in Bad Jobs
Health Insurance Costs Are Trapping Workers in Bad Jobs
Baller Alert, Inc

Health insurance costs are turning career decisions into financial survival decisions for millions of Americans who may be ready to quit, change industries, or work for themselves but cannot risk losing affordable medical coverage. New research…

nypost.com - Emma Sutton-Williams - New pet? Here's why pet insurance should be the first thing you do
New pet? Here's why pet insurance should be the first thing you do
New York Post

Bringing a new pet home is amazing, but let's be honest, it's also exhausting. When my husband and I brought our Mini Sheepadoodle, Lucy, home, our lives changed instantly. From wagging tails and puppy kisses to the immediate realization that…

nhltradetalk.com - Avry Lewis-McDougall - Is Skinner the Insurance Policy Winnipeg Needs to Move Connor Hellebuyck?
Is Skinner the Insurance Policy Winnipeg Needs to Move Connor Hellebuyck?
Home - NHL Trade Talk

Stuart Skinner 's career has brought him back to Canada. The former Edmonton Oiler and Pittsburgh Penguin has agreed to a two-year, $7.5 million deal with the Winnipeg Jets, with hopes that a change of scenery will help him rediscover his form. In…

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