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autoguide.com - AutoGuide.com Sponsored Content - Benefits Of Hagerty Insurance Compared To Standard Insurance
Benefits Of Hagerty Insurance Compared To Standard Insurance
Autoguide

No one wants to think about the possibility of their pride and joy being involved in a crash. After pouring square acres of one's life into finding (and enjoying!) a cherished collector car, seeing it endure even a smallest of door dings in the…

forbes.com - Nina Seega - The Insurance Industry Just Built A Shared Language For One Of Climate Change's Biggest Hidden Risks
The Insurance Industry Just Built A Shared Language For One Of Climate Change's Biggest Hidden Risks
Forbes

(Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP via Getty Images) Every time a wildfire tears through Los Angeles, a flood inundates a UK town, or a cyclone devastates Pacific fishing communities, the same uncomfortable question surfaces: will the insurance pay out?

wsj.com - Kara McGinley - The Best Car Insurance in Indiana 2025
The Best Car Insurance in Indiana 2025
Wall Street Journal

Travelers offers the best car insurance in Indiana in our evaluation. Geico and Grange are also high-rated options in Indiana. Travelers has the cheapest car insurance for good drivers and those with tickets and accidents. There are plenty of car…

wsj.com - Kimberly Lankford - Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Review
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Review
Wall Street Journal

Northwestern Mutual earned a rating of 5 out of 5 stars in our evaluation of whole life insurance companies. The company sells whole life, term insurance, universal life and variable universal life insurance policies. It stands out for its high…

businessinsurance.com - Captive insurers keep growing despite soft market
Captive insurers keep growing despite soft market
Business Insurance

Captive insurers continue to grow even as commercial insurance markets soften, with more than 7,000 captives worldwide generating over $80 billion in annual premiums, according to U.S.-based Artex Risk Solutions Inc., The Royal Gazette reported.

mumsnet.com - Insurance for an older dog
Insurance for an older dog
Mumsnet

Please or to access all these features If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional. TLDR: Older dogs, insure - yes or no? My last dog was insured until a couple of years before he died. I wasn't sure…

businessinsurance.com - Malaysia's general insurance premiums hit $5.5B
Malaysia's general insurance premiums hit $5.5B
Business Insurance

Malaysia's general insurance industry recorded gross written premiums of 24.2 billion Malaysian ringgit ($5.5 billion) in 2025, up 5% year on year, while the sector's total underwriting profit rose by MYR125 million to MYR1.2 billion, according to…

businessinsurance.com - Rising heat tests U.K. infrastructure, insurers
Rising heat tests U.K. infrastructure, insurers
Business Insurance

Extreme heat is emerging as an underrated risk for the U.K. insurance market, as the region's infrastructure was not built to withstand record temperatures now hitting the country, according to Swiss Re AG, Insurance Times reported. The insurer…

semafor.com - Liz Hoffman - Private equity pushes insurance to get risky
Private equity pushes insurance to get risky
Semafor

Private equity's headlong rush into the life insurance industry has misaligned incentives, inflated risky assets, and produced a crop of “zombie insurers” just waiting to blow up, according to one of the few insiders willing to say so…

timesleader.com - No maps, no insurance: Michigan floods expose lack of information, preparation in many rural areas
No maps, no insurance: Michigan floods expose lack of information, preparation in many rural areas
Times Leader

ONAWAY, Mich. — Tom and Diane Peterman tried to buy flood insurance when they moved to their retirement home on the shores of Black Lake 14 years ago, but were told it wasn't available. John Solum was told he wasn't in a flood zone when his…

businessinsurance.com - Grocers say Aon failed to notify insurers of opioid suits
Grocers say Aon failed to notify insurers of opioid suits
Business Insurance

A midwestern grocery chain has accused Aon of botching notice on a $40 million directors and officers liability insurance claim tied to opioid litigation, putting coverage from Chubb unit Westchester Fire Insurance and two other insurers at risk.

thehindu.com - 76% health insurance reimbursement claimants face immediate financial burden: report
76% health insurance reimbursement claimants face immediate financial burden: report
The Hindu

Around 76% health insurance reimbursement claimants borrowed or broke investments turning their medical bills into an immediate financial burden, found the latest national consumer insights report released by Policybazaar, an online insurance…

forbes.com - Thomas Hager - The Latest On The Future Of Social Security
The Latest On The Future Of Social Security
Forbes

There was a Social Security trust fund created in the 1980's because the surplus of funds generated by raising the Social Security tax rate to 6.2 % could not sit idle, and those funds were invested in U.S. Treasuries. The Treasury spent that money…

nola.com - Matt Bruce - Convicted art dealer testifies in trial of ex-NOPD officer accused of planning insurance fraud scheme
Convicted art dealer testifies in trial of ex-NOPD officer accused of planning insurance fraud scheme
NOLA.com

A Las Vegas appraiser of high-end artwork testified Monday in a federal courtroom that he took his cues from then-New Orleans policeman Christian Claus when he inflated values for a slate of paintings reported stolen from the Lakeview home of…

lbpost.com - Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters - California is getting ready to increase a health insurance tax. Will it affect your premium?
California is getting ready to increase a health insurance tax. Will it affect your premium?
Long Beach Post

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Legislators this week approved a health tax bill meant to continue critical federal funding for the state's Medicaid program, also known as Medi-Cal. Their approval…

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