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SFC seeks share buy-out order against former chairman of Target Insurance
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has commenced legal proceedings seeking an order to require Ng Yu, former chairman of Target Insurance, to buy out public shares due to an alleged breach of fiduciary duties, while also seeking…
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Review: Cost & Coverage
Highly competitive term life insurance rates. Offers a no-exam application process for generous coverage up to $10 million. Long history of paying dividends on participating whole life policies. Penn Mutual did very well in our evaluations and was…
Emirates Offers War-Related Insurance as Gulf Carriers Reboot
Emirates Airline is offering travel insurance that includes medical coverage for war-related incidents and extended-stay support during disruptions, another example of how Gulf carriers are trying to reboot their businesses now that a US-Iran peace…
The Medicare Crisis for Insurers Is Over. The Easy Gains Are Too.
For the past few years, U.S. health insurers and their investors were hit from every direction. Patients flooded back to seek treatments after the pandemic, and Washington tightened the rules on Medicare Advantage. Margins collapsed and stocks…
Opinion | Can Hong Kong make a giant leap to commercial space insurance?
Some may feel a lump in their throats as they watch Hong Kong's first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, make history, but few see it as anything more than an inspirational story for our youth. In reality, space, which can feel lofty and far away to pragmatic…
Program lets farmers band together for health insurance plans
For Doug Barrie, a fifth-generation farmer in East Idaho, the options for affordable health insurance have been slim pickings. The employees at his farm in Ucon include him, his son and a handful of others, depending on the time of year. He's not…
Advocates, lawmakers weigh ways to keep Pa. kids insured as Trump Medicaid cuts loom
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG —…
New Statistics Canada report confirms extreme weather reshaping Canada's home insurance market
Insurance Bureau of Canada calls on governments to take immediate action on resilience OTTAWA, ON, June 17, 2026 /CNW/ - A new report, released yesterday by Statistics Canada, underscores a growing reality for Canadians: Extreme weather is…
FACT FOCUS: Trump says illegal immigration increased car insurance premiums. Experts say otherwise
President Donald Trump this week credited his tough immigration policies for a drop in car insurance premiums, falsely blaming illegal immigration during his predecessor's time in the White House for a prior increase. In a Monday post on Truth…
Cash, insurance and a secret go-between: Inside ARN's deal with Kyle
Having dug itself the biggest hole in the history of Australian media, FM radio group ARN Media has just bought itself a $13.5 million ladder. ARN's settlement with its former star Kyle Sandilands is a lesson in pragmatism, and shareholders in the…
Package travel rules leave tour operators as 'insurer of last resort'
Jun 17, 202608:46 GMT by Ian Taylor The Package Travel Regulations (PTRs) leave tour operators “too often” as “the insurer of last resort”, Advantage Travel Partnership chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said has told MPs.
Health insurance rates to jump 17%
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Medical insurance premiums in Oregon are likely to jump an average of 17 percent next year if insurers have their way, and purchasers of individual and small group health plans will have fewer options…
UAE airlines boost travel insurance cover
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Published Jun 17, 2026, 09:46 PM DUBAI – The UAE's two biggest airlines have launched beefed up travel insurance packages in an effort to lure back holidaymakers scared away by the…
Health insurers blame drug costs, reimbursement rates for planned double-digit premium hikes
Health insurers planning double-digit premium hikes for next year blamed escalating cost associated with pharmaceutical spending fueled by expensive specialty drugs and steep provider reimbursement rates that are difficult to negotiate down. Nearly…
CA Dems could stick families with higher insurance costs - and new tax on software downloads
California Democrats agreed this week to tax-related proposals that could raise health insurance premiums and slap a new tax on software downloads — as critics blast the deal for piling on costs at the worst possible time. California…
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