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Direct Line home insurance on comparison websites - but it may not be cheapest
Direct Line home insurance is launching on comparison websites for the first time. The insurance company is rolling out three products across Confused.com and will expand to other websites from later this month. Home insurance covers you if…
Investors Predict More Pain for Brazil Insurer After 90% Wipeout
Investors see few reasons to be optimistic about Hapvida, the Brazilian health insurer and hospital operator plagued by rising costs, constant litigation and an escalating debt load.
Insured Facilities Running SBOA Tenant Insurance and StorageDefender Cut Costs Associated with Theft by 52% Per Unit
To rule out broader market conditions, SBOA Tenant Insurance reviewed nearby facilities in the same ZIP codes that carry its coverage but have no StorageDefender Smart Unit monitoring. Those facilities saw higher theft-related claims over the same…
The best car insurance companies in Oklahoma
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Top South Africa Insurer Discovery Plans US Push for Scale
Discovery Ltd. is accelerating the US rollout of its flagship wellness program as South Africa's biggest health-insurance provider seeks to diversify its business and generate more revenue outside its home market. The Johannesburg-based company has…
Lloyd's Insurance Market Sees £1.4 Billion Loss From US-Iran War
Lloyd's of London sees losses “arising from Middle East conflict” amounting to about £1.4 billion ($1.9 billion), the insurance marketplace's first estimate of the US-Iran war's impact. The market reported overall pretax profit…
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AXA Life Insurance appoints Priya Chandni as Head of Brand and PR
Priya Chandni has joined Bharti AXA Life Insurance as head of brand and PR. Before this, Chandni was associate vice president and head of brand and marketing communication at Generali Central Insurance. During her tenure, she led the company's…
Premier talks tax and insurance regulation in Europe
287a862e-339c-42a7-bd30-94aff9af90ae Created: Sep 03, 2026 03:04 PM (Updated: Sep 03, 2026 03:04 PM) David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, centre, and his delegation meets with representatives of the Swiss Mission to the European Union…
Is climate change reshaping life insurance?
Climate change could cause life insurers to rethink how they assess and price risk. (The data is from Washington University, WUSTL global PM2.5 surface concentration dataset.) According to the World Health Organisation, climate change contributes…
8th Circuit vacates $25M coverage award against insurer
A federal appeals court on Thursday vacated a $25 million award against Commerce and Industry Insurance Co., ruling that a pollution exclusion barred coverage for claims arising from a fatal oil and gas well explosion. In XTO Energy Inc. v.
AI risks prompt insurers to review cyber coverages
d22f9333-d14c-4596-9c01-6535a202f5fb AI risk awareness: Serene Davis, QBE Insurance's global head of cyber (Photograph supplied) At least three insurers with a local presence are reviewing their cyber insurance policies in response to…
Cyber insurance is becoming increasingly popular
In Switzerland, demand for cyber insurance continues to grow. By 2025, both the number of policies sold and the premium volume in this sector will have increased. (Illustrative image) In Switzerland, demand for cyber insurance continues to grow. By…
Judge bars 'Big Brother' contestant from insurance collection
A unit of Markel Group does not have to cover a real estate brokerage founded by former “Big Brother” contestant Amanda Zachman against a wave of lawsuits and government investigations tied to a controversial homeowner contract…
RBC Insurance turns to comedy to break through Canadians' avoidance of insurance, Launching 'Life Moments' campaign with Second City Veteran Jennifer Irwin
New campaign reframes insurance as an act of love, not an act of obligation, by meeting Canadians in the messy, funny, real moments where life actually happens. TORONTO, Sept. 3, 2026 /CNW/ -- RBC Insurance has launched 'Life Moments,' a bold new…
Samsung insurers plan to buy Canopius for $1.5 billion: Report
(Reuters) – South Korea's Samsung Group-affiliated insurers plan to acquire London-based reinsurance company Canopius by buying an additional 50% stake for more than 2 trillion won ($1.47 billion), the Korea Economic Daily said on Thursday.
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