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forbes.com - Dan Mendelson - Using AI To Improve Employer-Sponsored Insurance
Using AI To Improve Employer-Sponsored Insurance
Forbes

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers many opportunities to reshape health care delivery and access. In recent years, leaders across the health care industry have welcomed the AI boom and its promise to streamline administrative tasks and create…

forbes.com - Vibhas Ratanjee - What The Insurance Industry Is Getting Right About AI But Not About People
What The Insurance Industry Is Getting Right About AI But Not About People
Forbes

When 76% of insurers have deployed AI but half the workforce is looking to leave, the technology strategy and the talent strategy are not the same strategy. The insurance industry's AI transformation is real and accelerating. Claims automation…

wsj.com - Kimberly Lankford - Life Insurance for Children
Life Insurance for Children
Wall Street Journal

Children don't have the same life insurance needs as adults because they aren't typically responsible for a family's financial security. A child life insurance policy might make sense if you want to ensure future insurability or grow a cash value…

wsj.com - John McCormick - The Best Car Insurance in Alaska 2026
The Best Car Insurance in Alaska 2026
Wall Street Journal

Travelers stands out as the best car insurance company in Alaska, offering the lowest average rates for full coverage. Country Financial and Geico are also among the state's best auto insurance providers. The average full coverage cost in Alaska is…

businessinsurance.com - Insured Australian bushfire losses estimated at $558M
Insured Australian bushfire losses estimated at $558M
Business Insurance

Swiss Catastrophe data aggregator Perils AG set its first insurance industry loss estimate for the Jan. 7 to 13 bushfires in Victoria, Australia, at 786 million Australian dollars ($558 million), Artemis reported. This estimate covers property and…

bloomberg.com - John Tozzi - Senior Elevance Executive Peter Haytaian to Leave Health Insurer
Senior Elevance Executive Peter Haytaian to Leave Health Insurer
Bloomberg

Elevance Health Inc. executive vice president Peter Haytaian is planning to leave the company, according to people familiar with the matter. Haytaian is president of the health insurer's fast-growing Carelon services division, which includes…

seekingalpha.com - Asian Value Investor - Universal Insurance: Fundamentals Sound And Intact, But Technical Caution Remains A Consideration (NYSE:UVE)
Universal Insurance: Fundamentals Sound And Intact, But Technical Caution Remains A Consideration (NYSE:UVE)
Seeking Alpha

Universal Insurance Holdings demonstrates robust fundamentals, with Q4 2025 direct premiums earned up 3.6% YoY and policies in force rising 4.7%. UVE's disciplined underwriting, conservative reinsurance, and expansion outside Florida enhance…

foxnews.com - Brie Stimson - Model Tess Holliday claims she was denied life insurance for weighing 'over 300 lbs
Model Tess Holliday claims she was denied life insurance for weighing 'over 300 lbs
Fox News

Model Tess Holliday on Wednesday claimed that she was denied life insurance coverage because of her weight. 'I'm sorry. Yes, I did think that I could get life insurance as a 40-year-old, non-smoking, non-drinking, non-health issue having human.

chicagotribune.com - Robert Channick - State Farm to issue $5 billion in auto insurance dividends - or about $100 per car
State Farm to issue $5 billion in auto insurance dividends - or about $100 per car
Chicago Tribune

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Home insurance rates may be going through the roof, but State Farm has some good news for its auto insurance customers. State Farm will issue $5 billion in auto insurance dividends to its customers this…

nbcchicago.com - Alex Dvorak - Millions of drivers to see insurance payouts from State Farm, company announces
Millions of drivers to see insurance payouts from State Farm, company announces
NBC Chicago

Millions of drivers with State Farm could soon see payouts on average of $100 per vehicle, according to a recent announcement from the company. State Farm Mutual announced Thursday that it would pay $5 billion in cash back to qualifying auto…

independent.ie - Charlie Weston - Irish Life and Level Health to both hike medical insurance premiums
Irish Life and Level Health to both hike medical insurance premiums
Irish Independent

And new player Level Health, which is backed by Aviva, followed with an announcment it is increasing the cost of its advanced plans by €48 from April 3. These are called Plans B, C and D. Irish Life Health is putting up premiums by an…

the-sun.com - Alya Zayed - Drivers using America's most popular insurer to get $100 payouts from $5bn pot
Drivers using America's most popular insurer to get $100 payouts from $5bn pot
The US Sun

AMERICAN drivers using the country's most popular insurance company could soon see payments of around $100 enter their accounts. Eligible customers will receive $100 each on average from a $5 billion payment pot in a historic first. Your info will…

heavy.com - Nestor Quixtan - Blue Jays News: Toronto Makes Low-Risk Insurance Move
Blue Jays News: Toronto Makes Low-Risk Insurance Move
Heavy

The latest Blue Jays News feels more practical than flashy. The Toronto Blue Jays are bringing back veteran right-hander Max Scherzer on a one-year, incentive-heavy deal, sources reported on Thursday. While it's not the kind of mind-shocking move…

law360.com - Eli Flesch - Insurance Industry Still On Alert After Tariff Ruling
Insurance Industry Still On Alert After Tariff Ruling
Law360

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week striking down the Trump administration's emergency tariffs was an overall positive for the insurance industry, but experts say elevated prices could still lead to higher... To view the full article, register…

newscentermaine.com - Christian Harsa - Maine Democrats propose $250M plan to offset rising health insurance costs
Maine Democrats propose $250M plan to offset rising health insurance costs
newscentermaine.com

AUGUSTA, Maine — State House Democrats unveiled a plan to spend a quarter of a billion dollars to pay for health care in Maine. Legislative Republicans want to know how the state would pay for it. At a State House news conference, Democratic…

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