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The Truth About AI-Powered Insurance Leads
David Price is the CEO and Founder of The Price Group, one of the fastest-growing insurance agencies in the country. AI-powered insurance leads can help agents create more consistent sales opportunities, but they are not a shortcut to success. The…
What Life Insurance Companies Know About Addiction
Posted August 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Drug and alcohol impairment, psychiatric symptoms, and medical harm predict a greater risk of early death. Life insurers treat substance use as an important and powerful predictor of illness and…
Irdai's Stricter Stance on Insurer Operating Costs: What it Means for the Industry
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India is intensifying its scrutiny of insurers' operating and distribution costs, with recent actions against several firms for breaching expense of management limits signalling a stricter…
Orion180 Insurance Group Grows Into U.S. IPO Plan (OIG)
Orion180 Insurance Group is a quickly growing hybrid insurer and MGA, targeting the residential E&S market across 14 U.S. states. OIG has demonstrated strong consolidated profitability, robust revenue growth, and impressive cash generation, but…
Informed consumers can shape insurance market
One of the defining characteristics of mature consumer markets is not simply the abundance of products, but the quality of consumer decision-making. Across sectors, rising financial awareness, easier access to information and digital discovery are…
BMA seeks tougher oversight for global insurance groups
e412a478-1085-489e-b73c-79d914e2b724 Bermuda is the group-wide regulator for three of the 59 IAIGs identified worldwide as of July (File photograph) The Bermuda Monetary Authority is proposing new rules aimed at providing a clearer picture of risks…
Insurers call for high earners without health cover to pay more tax
Almost one million high-income Australians would pay thousands of dollars more in tax penalties for not having private hospital insurance under a proposal by health funds opposed to the Albanese government's planned axing of age-based rebates for…
Insurance shows Hormuz is a balance sheet, not just a battlefield
Here's the number that tells you more about this crisis than any missile count: War-risk insurance on a tanker passing through Hormuz used to run about 0.15 percent of the vessel's value. Barely worth mentioning on a shipping company's books. At…
Jewish American Insurance & Legal Professionals Association (JINLAW) Announces Launch of Its First Chapter In New York City and National Young Professionals Initiative
In addition, Jocelyn Gold of Sompo International will lead JINLAW's National Young Professionals Group. The initiative will focus on engaging the next generation of legal and insurance professionals through mentorship, networking opportunities…
Martin Lewis MSE issues warning to everyone with car insurance
MSE has advised motorists to not automatically renew their insurance Money Saving Expert has issued a warning to everyone paying for car insurance. The financial tool that issues money-saving advice has advised motorists not to automatically renew…
Climate change activists want to make California insurance crisis even worse
California homeowners are struggling to find insurance against wildfires and other natural disasters, as the state chases insurance companies away, and as the California Insurance Commissioner fails to hold insurance companies accountable. So what…
AppleCare Vs. Carrier Insurance: Which iPhone Protection Plan Has Better Value?
If you're looking at buying a new phone, you may already know that Apple raised prices of most products, but your iPhone still costs the same (for now). Although the iPhone prices have not yet increased, many suspect that they will soon as a result…
Capital rules should reflect the risk mitigation of mortgage insurance
Key insight: As regulators look to finalize the Basel III endgame rules, they would do the banking industry and American homebuyers a service by recognizing the risk-reducing role mortgage insurance plays on bank balance sheets. Supporting data:…
Insurers have a lot of data about us. Where do they get it, and how do they use it?
How much does your insurer really know about you? It could be more than just what's on your application form for the policy. Insurers have long been allowed to use what they know about us to charge different prices for the same level of cover…
He Answered Yes to One Question About Sleep Apnea. At 73, Every Medigap Insurer He Called Said No.
The federal Medigap open enrollment window lasts six months at 65 and never reopens, exposing later switchers to full medical underwriting. Some states like Connecticut offer year-round guaranteed-issue Medigap access, while Idaho and Nevada use…
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