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wsj.com - Kara McGinley - Best Car Insurance in Maryland 2026
Best Car Insurance in Maryland 2026
Wall Street Journal

Nearly every state requires a minimum amount of car insurance. In Maryland, car owners are required to have: Maryland requires you to carry 30/60/15 in liability coverage. That means you need at least: $30,000 in bodily injury liability coverage…

thehill.com - Andrew Dorn - Car insurance premiums are finally falling, but not everywhere
Car insurance premiums are finally falling, but not everywhere
The Hill

(NewsNation) — Car insurance prices finally eased in 2025 after years of increases, but not every state saw costs come down. Nationally, the average full-coverage premium dropped 6 percent to $2,144 a year in 2025, according to a new…

seekingalpha.com - MBI Deep Dives - Insurance Brokers Q4 2025 Update
Insurance Brokers Q4 2025 Update
Seeking Alpha

After years of steep increases, property insurance rates, especially in E&S and Reinsurance, are falling due to a quiet hurricane season and an influx of capital. Now that valuations have come down in insurance brokerage industry, this is creating…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Hartford Insurance Group Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Hartford Insurance Group Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
MarketWatch

Shares of Hartford Insurance Group Inc. HIG rallied 1.75% to $140.86 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.53% to 49,501.30 and the S&P 500…

bloomberg.com - Saikat Das - India's Largest Insurer Plans First Zero-Coupon Bond Purchase
India's Largest Insurer Plans First Zero-Coupon Bond Purchase
Bloomberg

India's largest insurer is preparing to buy zero-coupon sovereign bonds for the first time, according to people familiar with the matter, in the latest sign that the country's financialization is pushing asset managers into new products to boost…

royalgazette.com - Jessie Moniz Hardy - Buyer friendly conditions persist for global insurance market, says Aon
Buyer friendly conditions persist for global insurance market, says Aon
The Royal Gazette

2f717614-6fbe-4247-8720-c1d4f1a8ab31 Joe Peiser, Aon's chief executive of commercial risk, says the soft insurance market will not last (File photograph) While 2025 ended as a broadly supportive year for insurance buyers, market conditions are…

axios.com - Alex Fitzpatrick - Car insurance rates are falling nationwide and in Ohio
Car insurance rates are falling nationwide and in Ohio
Axios

Car insurance prices in Ohio fell 6% last year, to an average of $1,368 annually, a new Insurify report finds. The big picture: The average annual full-coverage premium also fell 6% nationally from 2024 to 2025, to $2,144. That relief comes after…

heraldscotland.com - The Herald Staff - Campbell Muir's expertise points out perfect hires for the insurance sector
Campbell Muir's expertise points out perfect hires for the insurance sector
The Herald

In a sector where people are the engine of growth yet talent decisions are often driven by instinct, recycled CVs and rushed hires, Campbell Muir is charting a different course in recruitment solutions for financial services and insurance…

cnbc.com - Greg Iacurci - Millions may drop ACA coverage - and raise health insurance costs for everyone else
Millions may drop ACA coverage - and raise health insurance costs for everyone else
CNBC

Enhanced premium subsidies for consumers who buy health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace expired at the end of 2025. About 22 million people received those enhanced premium tax credits last year. Their premiums more than doubled, on…

nypost.com - Carl Campanile - NY Archdiocese accuses insurance company of double dealing on sex abuse cases, posing as victims' rights group
NY Archdiocese accuses insurance company of double dealing on sex abuse cases, posing as victims' rights group
New York Post

The Archdiocese of New York is accusing its insurance company of waging a “shadow campaign” against the church by moonlighting as a sex abuse victims' rights group. The bombshell claims of “fraud and sabotage” were made…

aol.com - Heather Petty - Switching car insurance can save a third of your annual costs - here's how to do it
Switching car insurance can save a third of your annual costs - here's how to do it
AOL.com

Shopping for a new car insurance policy can be pretty straightforward. But if you're like most drivers, you might skip it because the whole process feels overwhelming or time-consuming. That reluctance could be costing you hundreds of dollars every…

iafrica.com - Sean Whitehead - Study finds insurers looking to build trust, value in AI
Study finds insurers looking to build trust, value in AI
iAfrica.com

The insurance business is built on trust. Likewise, AI cannot work without trust; users and consumers have to believe that it's providing accurate answers based on sound data. But as a new SAS report shows, trust in AI is a tricky subject, with…

dynamitenews.com - Sujata Biswal - Bharat Taxi launches with Rs 10 lakh insurance for drivers and better income opportunities | Dynamite News
Bharat Taxi launches with Rs 10 lakh insurance for drivers and better income opportunities | Dynamite News
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India has launched Bharat Taxi, a cooperative, driver-centric ride-hailing service aimed at challenging Ola and Uber. The platform offers drivers Rs 10 lakh insurance cover, retirement benefits, and dedicated assistance, while allowing work across…

straitstimes.com - New insurance scheme to cover Malaysians working in Singapore
New insurance scheme to cover Malaysians working in Singapore
The Straits Times

PETALING JAYA - A new insurance scheme will be created for Malaysians working in Singapore to ensure they remain covered even during their daily cross-border commute, said Malaysia's Human Resources Minister R. Ramanan. The new scheme will ensure…

odt.co.nz - Unaffordable insurance becoming 'really serious' situation
Unaffordable insurance becoming 'really serious' situation
Otago Daily Times Online News

Consumer NZ says New Zealand is facing a 'really serious' situation with insurance becoming increasingly unaffordable and potentially inaccessible - and a new review needs to urgently tackle the problem. It was revealed this week that the Council…

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