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Japan insurer MS&AD to consolidate domestic bases
Major Japanese nonlife insurer MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings plans to consolidate its domestic bases ahead of the planned merger in April 2027 of its key subsidiaries, its president, Shinichiro Funabiki, said in a recent interview. 'Without a…
Is Life Insurance Taxable?
Life insurance policies offer several tax benefits, including a tax-free death benefit. You can withdraw up to the amount you paid in premiums from a policy's cash value without paying income taxes. Policy loans aren't taxable while the policy is…
What we know about the future of health insurance tax subsidies
The Senate may vote against a House-passed bill to extend Affordable Care Act tax subsidies even though more than a dozen House Republicans voted to approve it. CBS News' Taurean Small has the latest.
Best Car Insurance in North Carolina 2026
Geico is the top-rated auto insurance company in our analysis for North Carolina. Farmers and Nationwide also receive high scores. The average full coverage rate in North Carolina is $145 a month, but Geico's average is $132 a month. Geico is the…
Hospitals accuse health insurers of 'dirty tricks'
Hospital operators are accusing health insurers of using “dirty tricks” to force members to abandon top-tier gold cover and raising prices to unaffordable levels as the federal government comes under pressure to protect the private…
GST rejig helps life insurers' NBP surge 40% in December
The life insurance industry recorded nearly 40 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in new business premiums (NBP), aided by the rationalisation of goods and services tax (GST) on individual life insurance premiums, which has made policies more…
Colorado's HOAs are getting crushed by insurance. Can anyone help? (Editorial)
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Homeowners association fees for people living in condominiums or other multi-unit dwellings have been increasing year after year — doubling one year only to go up again the next — and the…
New California Insurance Laws on the Books in 2026 | KQED
Failed to save article Please try again A new suite of California laws aimed at improving property insurance for the state's people took effect Jan. 1. Primarily, the legislation focuses on promoting wildfire safety and consumer protections, with…
State orders Citizens Insurance to provide deeper rate cuts than requested
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For a second straight year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has been ordered to roll back its rate requests. A month after the state-owned company's Board of Governors…
Allianz insurance terminates 142 rental apartments in Bern
An entire block of flats has to go: Allianz wants to renovate its properties on Loryplatz in Bern - and is giving notice to all tenants. The announced help in finding accommodation is not enough for many. The uncertainty is great. Allianz Suisse is…
Markel Insurance appoints Preeti Gureja as Chief Risk Officer, US and Bermuda
RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 12, 2026 /CNW/ -- Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL), today announced the appointment of Preeti Gureja as Chief Risk Officer, US & Bermuda, subject to any required regulatory approvals.
LA County woman charged in 'crash and buy' auto insurance fraud
Prosecutors have charged a Los Angeles woman with insurance fraud after she allegedly bought insurance coverage following a traffic accident, the LA County District Attorney's Office told NBC Los Angeles exclusively Monday. Priscilla Lozano was…
Gov. DeSantis says Florida insurance premiums could go down
Gov. DeSantis says Florida insurance premiums could go down A COUPLE OF MINUTES. NEW AT NOON, GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS SPOKE IN BROWARD COUNTY JUST MOMENTS AGO, CLAIMING WE'RE AT A TURNING POINT IN FLORIDA'S PROPERTY INSURANCE CRISIS. SO THE GOVERNOR…
Letters: Florida strategy bringing insurance costs down. Can Louisiana follow?
Louisiana homeowners have been facing an ongoing insurance crisis since 2023, but Florida homeowners are now seeing rates decrease. So, what is Florida doing differently? Reinsurance is insurance bought by insurance companies. Insurance is the…
Christine O'Brien, UnitedHealthcare CEO for La.-Miss., wants to lower insurance costs. Here's how
At a time when health insurers are under fire for raising premiums and rejecting claims while health care costs continue to rise, Christine O'Brien is trying to grow UnitedHealthcare's book of commercial business in Louisiana and Mississippi…
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