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Japan insurers still keen on private debt amid growing red flags
Japan's largest life insurers are continuing plans to increase private credit investment in the fiscal year beginning April amid recent warning signals about the health of the sector, according to a survey by Bloomberg News. Nippon Life Insurance…
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Best Life Insurance Policies With Living Benefits 2026
Nationwide has a lot to like if you're looking for generous living benefits from an all-around great company. Most Nationwide term life insurance and permanent life policies include three living benefits at no extra cost. Other riders, including…
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How Insurance Companies Profit: A Detailed Business Model Guide
Insurance companies profit from premiums and investments in interest-generating assets. Effective risk pricing and underwriting are essential for profitability. Reinsurance mitigates risks of large, unexpected losses. The combined ratio measures…
You Probably Didn't Have Oil Crisis Insurance
Oil prices surged again overnight, with Brent crude briefly topping $100 a barrel just a day after a coordinated release of emergency reserves by several countries. Despite that spirit of international cooperation, the Trump administration…
Top Africa Insurer Sanlam Flags 'Massive' Risks From Iran War
Sanlam Ltd. sounded the alarm about the impact of a protracted war in the Middle East, with Africa's biggest insurer saying the conflict could have a “massive” impact on its performance. The escalating tensions will hurt earnings of…
Spencer Jakab | Oil Crisis Insurance Is Expensive Until You Need It
Most investors have scant exposure to oil and gas stocks, which act as insurance in case of an energy crisis. In my latest Markets A.M. newsletter, I look at whether it would have been worth holding more energy shares, just in case.
Top broker urges more local leadership in insurance
b36a9f03-bcfd-428c-964f-1087bc1ca4e8 Jasmine DeSilva, managing director of Gallagher Insurance Bermuda (File photograph) A top Bermudian broker believes the next generation of local aspiring insurance executives will forcefully seek career…
American wildfire experts call on Bermuda insurers for help
48e469cc-dc57-45f8-a463-ace2c996570a Created: Mar 12, 2026 07:07 AM (Updated: Mar 12, 2026 07:56 AM) Wildfire discussion: pictured, from left, are Adam Champion, Anne Cope, Loren Davis and David Torgerson (Photograph by Akil Simmons) A top…
Survey: More Minnesotans going without health insurance
More Minnesotans went without health insurance in 2025 than at any point in the last six years — and among those who still had coverage, concerns were growing about costs. By the numbers: Minnesota's uninsured rate spiked to 5.8% last year…
US insurers and hospitals turn to new AI for age-old battle over charges vs payments
March 12 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence is being deployed on both sides of the tug-of-war between U.S. healthcare systems that want to be paid more for medical procedures and insurers who want proof the services were necessary, and…
Gov't checks marine insurers' war-risk reinsurance amid Middle East tensions
The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is examining whether local nonlife insurers that provide marine insurance have adequate war-risk protection through their reinsurers as attacks on vessels continue near the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating…
3 in 4 Canadians say they are paying more for home, car insurance: survey - National
Most Canadians are paying higher insurance premiums overall for their home and car, a new report by Rates.ca shows. Three in four Canadians (75 per cent) say their insurance premiums, for all types of insurance, have gone up in the last two years…
Middle East conflict triggers real-time insurance repricing: Aon
Joe Peiser, CEO of risk capital for Aon plc, said risk is being repriced in real time as insurance markets react to the ongoing Middle East conflict, Reinsurance News reported. Chris Jones, CEO of the International Underwriting Association, said…
Shots like Ozempic are curbing 'drug noise' for addicts - so when will they be covered by insurance?
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic have long helped people eat less — now, they're showing promise in helping people crave less. A new analysis of records from over 600,000 diabetic veterans found that GLP-1 use significantly cut the number of…
Insurance provider's denial leaves pediatric therapy clinic with growing waitlist in Anoka County
BLAINE, Minn. — A pediatric occupational therapy clinic in Anoka County, whose owner said she was being shut out of insurance networks when she opened in November, has since gained access to several insurers. But one major provider continues…
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