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Leadership: The Real Differentiator In Insurance & Financial Services
Mike Vietri is Executive Vice President, Distribution, and Senior Advisor to the Office of the CEO for AmeriLife. Most organizations can offer competitive products. Most have modern tools. Most are experimenting with AI. Compensation structures…
Opinion | Can Hong Kong make a giant leap to commercial space insurance?
Some may feel a lump in their throats as they watch Hong Kong's first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, make history, but few see it as anything more than an inspirational story for our youth. In reality, space, which can feel lofty and far away to pragmatic…
How the G7 Is Insuring Itself Against Trump
You know the photograph. June 9, 2018. Charlevoix, Quebec. Jesco Denzel, the German government photographer, captures the image that came to define Trump-era diplomacy: German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaning over the table, hands planted; French…
Advocates, lawmakers weigh ways to keep Pa. kids insured as Trump Medicaid cuts loom
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG —…
How Fixed-Income Investing Is Evolving For European Insurers
Public credit remains essential, not least because liquidity, collateral needs, and regulatory requirements still matter enormously for insurers. Technology is reshaping how fixed-income portfolios are built and managed. Credit markets are large…
Taiwan Frees Life Insurers to Deploy Capital in AI Projects
Taiwan is easing regulations to give life insurers flexibility to invest in artificial intelligence projects, part of an ongoing campaign by authorities to redirect a larger slice of the industry's $1 trillion asset pool back home. The Financial…
FACT FOCUS: Trump says illegal immigration increased car insurance premiums. Experts say otherwise
President Donald Trump this week credited his tough immigration policies for a drop in car insurance premiums, falsely blaming illegal immigration during his predecessor's time in the White House for a prior increase. In a Monday post on Truth…
Cash, insurance and a secret go-between: Inside ARN's deal with Kyle
Having dug itself the biggest hole in the history of Australian media, FM radio group ARN Media has just bought itself a $13.5 million ladder. ARN's settlement with its former star Kyle Sandilands is a lesson in pragmatism, and shareholders in the…
Weak won fuels demand for dollar-denominated insurance, but FX risks persist
When a life insurance agent recommended a dollar-denominated annuity earlier this month as a way to benefit from strong U.S. currency, a Seoul office worker immediately signed up, attracted by the prospect of tax-free returns and potential foreign…
Soaring insurance bills means 'fun stuff is going to get cancelled'
Soaring public liability insurance bills are hitting businesses and not-for-profits, with warnings that adventure tourism, music festivals and volunteer activities such as Scouts could all be off the cards if Australia follows the United States and…
Insurance giants warn soaring costs mean double-digit premium rises
The country's biggest insurers say the rising cost of natural disasters and inflation in the construction industry will push premiums up by double digits every year for the foreseeable future, setting up a showdown with consumers and regulators…
AI data-centre boom creates need for insurance innovation
32f4a252-ad9f-4ad8-9566-cdf73ddfa749 Hyperscale demand: the Stargate artificial intelligence data centre complex in Abilene, Texas (File photograph by Matt O'Brien/AP) The rapid expansion of data centres powering the artificial-intelligence boom is…
CA Dems could stick families with higher insurance costs - and new tax on software downloads
California Democrats agreed this week to tax-related proposals that could raise health insurance premiums and slap a new tax on software downloads — as critics blast the deal for piling on costs at the worst possible time. California…
Insurance mistake holidaymakers could make and only realise when it's too late
Not checking the small print of your insurance is a mistake you don't want to make People heading to the airport soon are being urged to do a quick check before setting off on their trips. And with June and July marking peak holiday season, it's…
Manulife Named #1 Life Insurer for AI Maturity for Second Consecutive Year by Evident
C$ unless otherwise stated TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC SEHK: 945 Named top insurer in Canada, first in the AI Leadership category, and ranked third overall – underscoring Manulife's strategic priority to be an AI-powered organization TORONTO and…
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