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Variable Life Insurance
Variable universal life insurance lets you adjust your premiums and death benefit over time. A policy's cash value rises and falls based on investment performance, so you need to be comfortable with risk. You can borrow or withdraw money from the…
How to figure out how much life insurance you need in your 30s
Industry research finds that more Americans are buying life insurance. But according to life insurance research organization LIMRA, roughly 2 in 5 adults still don't have enough coverage — or any at all. 'Life insurance is one of the…
Hong Kong stocks eye fresh inflows from mainland China's insurers
Hong Kong's stock market is getting a dose of optimism from mainland China's 41 trillion yuan (US$6.1 trillion) insurance industry, as some insurers are widely speculated to have bought exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the city one month after…
Do you have enough life insurance? A quick coverage check-up
Life insurance tends to be purchased around a major milestone. Getting married, buying a home or having a child may prompt someone to take out a policy, choose a coverage amount and check the task off their financial to-do list. But while the life…
Serene Insurance LTD adjudged Indigenous Insurance Company of the Year 2025 - The Ghanaian Chronicle
Serene Insurance LTD, a member of the First Sky Group, reinforced its footprint in the General Insurance Sector at two esteemed industry events in the month of August, consolidating its position as the New Face of Insurance. At the 9th Ghana…
A Geico Holiday Special? Insurance Giant's New CMO Widens Spotlight on Entertainment
Geico 's famous animated Gecko used to turn up only in TV commercials. He recently enjoyed guest-star billing on a podcast. The cartoonish figure with the sophisticated accent appeared in June on WNBA player Azzi Fudd's ‘Fudd Around and Find…
GST Removal on Health, Life Insurance Boosts Policy Purchases & Coverage
The removal of Goods and Services Tax on individual health and life insurance has significantly boosted new policy purchases and expanded coverage levels across India, despite an initial surge moderating, according to leading insurers and…
Darkhorse Releases Inaugural Insurance Agent Independence Index, Revealing Biggest Barriers to Agency Ownership
Operational concern is as significant a barrier as financial concern, with each category accounting for 32% of the barriers agents report. The risk of losing current income or stability is the leading individual barrier at 20%. The financial and…
What My Car Accident Reveals About Dems' Insurance Priorities
The next time Democrats regain political power in Washington, they will inevitably attempt to enact yet another major expansion of government health care. To support their efforts, they will, among other things, claim that uncompensated care to…
A 10-year-old girl's rare condition isn't covered by insurance. Now her family is pushing for change.
An outgoing and vibrant 10-year-old girl from the South Hills is now fighting to feel like herself again. Her parents say their normal life changed dramatically six months ago after their daughter developed strep throat. But treatment for her…
Workers should brace for biggest health insurance cost jump in decades
Employers are bracing for double-digit increases in healthcare costs, and small businesses could face the biggest squeeze. A new survey from consulting firm Marsh shows employers expect health benefit costs to rise 8.2% per employee in 2027…
Swiss Re: Miami Cat 5 strike could cost re/insurers $300bn
26b6c610-5de1-419d-9680-0f92e7111b45 The coastline in Miami, Florida, following the great hurricane, which brought an end to the Florida land boom (File photograph) A direct Category 5 hurricane landfall in Miami or Tampa Bay could trigger insured…
The American Airlines Laptop Fire Could Spark Changes In Airplane Safety And Insurance
On August 21, 2026, an American Airlines Airbus A321-200 carrying 133 people was on approach to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport when the pilots advised air traffic control that a fire had broken out in the airplane's cabin and requested a…
THE POLICY PROGNOSIS | GLP-1s: Consumer Weight Loss, or Exacerbated Insurer Costs?
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, which signal the pancreas to release insulin solely when blood sugar is high, are both a common treatment for type 2 diabetes, and, as of recently, a popular weight loss tool. The class includes…
Unmarried California Drivers May See a Break on Car Insurance Soon, Thanks to a New Proposal
Car insurance rates may have have skyrocketed in recent years, but unmarried drivers in California could soon receive some relief, according to California insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara. On September 16, Lara announced a new proposal to…
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