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The 8 Best Antioxidant Serums Are Your Insurance Against Future Skin Damage
Think of the best antioxidant serums as your insurance against future damage—they supplement your first line of defense (namely, sunscreen) in order to protect skin. These face serums can make a meaningful difference in maintaining healthy…
Insurers Are Buying Back More Stock as Pricing Softens
In the first half of 2026, Progressive (PGR +0.38%) bought back roughly $1 billion worth of its own stock. Chubb (CB +0.20%) bought back $1.37 billion in shares in the second quarter alone (bringing its first-half repurchases to $2.12 billion).
Moldovan insurers' premiums rise 12%
Moldova's insurance sector saw gross written premiums climb 12% year on year to 1.8 billion Moldovan leu ($103 million) in the first half of 2026, with the nonlife segment accounting for more than 97% of the total, according to the National Bank of…
Texas insurance committee kills unpopular coastal coverage idea
Members of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association's legislative and external affairs committee got an earful Tuesday when public officials and private citizens urged them to stop a proposal that would have eliminated residential coverage for…
Insurer escapes payment of $5.25 million judgment
Cincinnati Insurance has prevailed in a lawsuit brought by a fellow insurer over who should pay a $5.25 million judgment tied to a construction site accident that injured a subcontractor's employee. Cincinnati won summary judgment against American…
InsuranceDekho, RenewBuy Merge: India's Largest AI Insurance Distribution Platform Formed
InsuranceDekho and RenewBuy have officially merged to create India's largest artificial intelligence-enabled insurance distribution platform, poised to revolutionise insurance access and financial inclusion across the nation. InsuranceDekho and…
Arizona high court sets new test for 'fortuitous' insurance losses
A Chubb unit has won a ruling that clarifies the legal standard for when property damage qualifies as a covered, “fortuitous” loss under an all-risk insurance policy in Arizona. Great Northern Insurance had denied a $2.7 million…
Top three carriers drive 99% of Saudi insurance profits
Saudi Arabian insurers recorded a 19% year-on-year growth in first-half aggregate profit after zakat to 1.5 billion Saudi Arabian riyal ($408 million), with the top three insurers accounting for almost 99% of the total, according to Dubai-based…
Employer-Provided Health Insurance Costs Expected To Increase Next Year
You know, it's honestly impressive how significantly just about every aspect of American life has worsened in just under two years of Donald Trump's second presidency. Over the last year, we've seen costs increase across the board, and now…
Australia's General Insurers Scale Up AI As Regulators Urge Risk Management
Australia's largest general insurers are accelerating their AI initiatives amid increasing calls from regulators to take decisive action to address risks. Suncorp Group, Insurance Australia Group and QBE Insurance Group are entering a new phase in…
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner announces fraud arrest
Updated: 4:48 PM EDT Sep 2, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Guilford County man charged with insurance fraud Updated: 4:48 PM EDT Sep 2, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ A Guilford County man was arrested on multiple fraud-related charges. North…
Florida homeowners insurance market rebounds as Citizens shrinks
It may be peak hurricane season, but homeowners and real estate professionals in Florida are feeling far more confident this year when it comes to all the possible weather-related what ifs that could result in a homeowner's insurance claim.
Samsung insurers plan to buy Canopius for $1.5 billion, Korea Economic Daily reports
03 Sep 2026 07:26AM (Updated: 03 Sep 2026 08:10AM) SEOUL, Sept 3: South Korea's Samsung Group-affiliated insurers plan to acquire London-based reinsurance company Canopius by buying an additional 50 per cent stake for more than 2 trillion won…
Abbott issues directives to make property insurance more affordable
(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) to take several actions to ensure that property and casualty insurance is more affordable after proposing reforms in July. “The average annual…
Retailers urge Healey to unwind national insurance hike
Retailers have called on Chancellor John Healey to unwind some of the national insurance reforms made by his predecessor in a bid to tackle the youth joblessness crisis. The British Retail Consortium (BRC), which represents retailers including…
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