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Tories pledge to halve employer national insurance for young people
News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The Tories have pledged to halve employer national…
Tories pledge to halve employer national insurance for young people
The Tories have pledged to halve employer national insurance on jobs worked by young people if they win the next election. The flat rate for businesses would be slashed from 15% to 7.5% for workers aged 21 to 24 at an estimated cost of £2.3…
Insurance fraudsters 'eyeing bigger payouts with average bogus claim at £14,300'
News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Insurers detected £1.34 billion worth of fraudulent…
Walter's Insurance CEO Told DOJ He Was Unaware of Boss's Loans
The head of Mark Walter 's insurance companies told authorities he was unaware that the firms had loaned more than $20 billion to the sports mogul's other businesses, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Dan Towriss, chief executive…
Insurance Literacy Is A Career Advantage - And No One Teaches It
Ed. note: This is the latest installment in a series of posts on motherhood in the legal profession, in partnership with our friends at MothersEsquire. Welcome Jeanine M. Donohue back to our pages. Click here if you'd like to donate to…
Insurance fraudsters 'eyeing bigger payouts with average bogus claim at £14,300'
Insurers detected £1.34 billion worth of fraudulent claims in 2025, with an 85% annual surge in the number of bogus travel insurance claims, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The overall value of bogus insurance claims…
Fake insurance claims cost UK £1 billion as travel fraud skyrockets
Insurers uncovered £1.34 billion in fraudulent claims in 2025, boosted by an 85 per cent annual rise in fake travel claims, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The total value of intercepted fraud rose by 14 per cent…
AI hacking fears spread to brokerages, insurers, card issuers
Brokerages, insurers and credit card issuers are stepping up security measures and checking for potential breaches after suspected artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted cyberattacks stole personal data from banks, savings banks and a capital…
B.C. Conservatives plan to repeal no-fault insurance, leaked letter shows
The British Columbia Conservatives plan to repeal the province's no-fault auto insurance system, in a major policy proposal revealed by a leaked letter from the party's interim leader to lawyers and insurance executives. Lorne Doerkson says in the…
Slovakian insurers post first-half premium growth
Slovakia-domiciled insurers recorded a 5% year-on-year increase in gross written premiums to 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in the first half of 2026, according to the Slovak National Bank, Xprimm reported. The nonlife segment accounted for 66%…
Goosehead Insurance trades lower as Piper Sandler downgrades to Hold equivalent (GSHD:NASDAQ)
Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) was trading lower as Piper Sandler downgraded the stock to Hold equivalent over negative sentiments surrounding earnings. Shares were down 1.86% to $45.33 during pre-market trading on Tuesday. 'Our bottom-up quarter-end…
Insurers fight claims tied to 'tax scam' investments
Insurers, including Liberty Mutual, are fighting claims involving an estimated $1 billion in limits after writing policies on what the Internal Revenue Service has called one of the “worst of the worst tax scams.” Investor…
Car Insurance Calculator In India: Estimate IDV, TP And OD Premium Before You Buy
Looking to estimate your car insurance premium before buying a policy? A car insurance premium calculator helps you estimate key components such as Insured Declared Value (IDV), own damage premium, and third-party premium. It provides a clear view…
Irish taxi and food delivery drivers face headache as French insurer suspended
Competition to provide insurance cover here for taxi and delivery drivers has suffered a blow after French authorities ordered Paris-based insurer Wakam to suspend writing new business amid concerns over its capital reserves. Broker NFP Ireland, a…
Louisiana family torched rental homes for years in $1 million insurance scam, feds say
The fires, prosecutors say, all started in similar places — usually in a child's bedroom or the kitchen areas of more than a dozen residential properties clustered within a few square miles in north Louisiana. Almost all of the 13 homes were…
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