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scmp.com - Cheryl Arcibal - Beijing urges mainland insurers to invest in Hong Kong-listed ETFs
Beijing urges mainland insurers to invest in Hong Kong-listed ETFs
South China Morning Post

China's financial regulator has encouraged mainland insurers to buy Hong Kong-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), an initiative that is poised to further boost the city's standing as an international finance centre. The National Financial…

forbes.com - Bruce Japsen - Electronic Record Giant Epic Touts Real-Time Insurer Reviews Amid Industry Scrutiny
Electronic Record Giant Epic Touts Real-Time Insurer Reviews Amid Industry Scrutiny
Forbes

Epic Systems is working with medical care providers and an increasing number of health insurers to modernize prior authorization, the controversial process of insurers reviewing hospital admissions and medications. In this photo, Epic founder and…

thestandard.com.hk - Gloria Leung - Hong Kong stocks edge lower by midday, with insurance companies dragging
Hong Kong stocks edge lower by midday, with insurance companies dragging
The Standard

Hong Kong stocks edged lower by midday break on Tuesday, with insurance stocks slumping. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 165 points, or 0.65 percent, to 25,287, with the half-day market turnover reaching HK$136…

wsj.com - Telis Demos - Auto Insurance Premiums Have Room to Keep Falling
Auto Insurance Premiums Have Room to Keep Falling
Wall Street Journal

Falling car-insurance prices have been helping to cool off inflation data. Looking under the hood at insurers suggests they can keep going in that direction for a while. Insurance is historically a cyclical business, featuring “hard”…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - China to allow insurers to invest in Hong Kong ETFs via Stock Connect: regulator
China to allow insurers to invest in Hong Kong ETFs via Stock Connect: regulator
The Standard

China's top financial regulator said it will allow mainland insurers to invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Hong Kong through the Stock Connect to support the development of the financial market in the city. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT…

huffpost.com - AP - ICE Pitches Legal Insurance To Help Shield Local Officers Who Make Immigration Arrests
ICE Pitches Legal Insurance To Help Shield Local Officers Who Make Immigration Arrests
HuffPost

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct. The agency is proposing to subsidize…

independent.co.uk - Ryan J. Foley - ICE proposes legal insurance to shield local officers making immigration arrests
ICE proposes legal insurance to shield local officers making immigration arrests
The Independent

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering a new proposal to protect local police officers from potential financial fallout if they face allegations of misconduct while executing immigration arrests. A planning document released Friday…

bloomberg.com - Caleb Mutua - Guggenheim Ties Sink Bonds of $135 Billion Insurer Sammons
Guggenheim Ties Sink Bonds of $135 Billion Insurer Sammons
Bloomberg

Bonds of Sammons Financial Group fell to the lowest since they were issued in June after a report probed the life insurer's connections to Mark Walter's Guggenheim Partners. The company's bonds due in June 2036 were among the weakest performers in…

rediff.com - Rediff News - Bajaj Life's Chugh Top Paid Life Insurer CEO In FY26
Bajaj Life's Chugh Top Paid Life Insurer CEO In FY26
Rediff.com

Bajaj Life Insurance Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Tarun Chugh in 2025-2026 was the highest-paid top executive among the country's life insurers, a review of company disclosures showed, as insurers are preparing to navigate new…

koreatimes.co.kr - Lee Hyo-jin - Woori Financial Group to launch mega life insurer through Tongyang, ABL merger
Woori Financial Group to launch mega life insurer through Tongyang, ABL merger
The Korea Times

Woori Financial Group said Tuesday it will officially kick off the integration of Tongyang Life Insurance and ABL Life Insurance, aiming to launch an integrated life insurer with total assets of about 55 trillion won ($39 billion) in the second…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - As Japanese Bond Yields Soar, Unrealized Losses At Life Insurers Hit $200 Billion
As Japanese Bond Yields Soar, Unrealized Losses At Life Insurers Hit $200 Billion
Zero Hedge

With Japanese bonds in freefall every day, pushing yields on 10Y JGBs to a 3 decade high, just shy of 3%... ... the time to pay the piper is fast approaching as unrealized losses on domestic bonds at Japan's major life insurers have soared to 30.86…

royalgazette.com - David Fox - PwC hosts annual insurance event
PwC hosts annual insurance event
The Royal Gazette

Stephen Catlin, founder and life president of Convex Group Limited (File photograph by Akil Simmons) PwC Bermuda expects their annual insurance summit in November will draw more than 400 attendees from more than 175 organisations. The firm said…

bluewin.ch - Health Insurance, Subscriptions, Electricity: Twint Plans to Bundle Payments in the Future
Health Insurance, Subscriptions, Electricity: Twint Plans to Bundle Payments in the Future
bluewin.ch

Banks are phasing out direct debit—Twint wants to step into the breach. (File photo) Paper forms and complicated direct debit authorizations will soon be a thing of the past. Starting in 2027, Twint will introduce a new direct debit feature…

fool.com - Jack Delaney - Investor Insight: Universal Insurance Executive Chairman Sells 20,000 Shares for $885,400
Investor Insight: Universal Insurance Executive Chairman Sells 20,000 Shares for $885,400
The Motley Fool

Sean P. Downes, Executive Chairman of Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (UVE -1.20%), sold 20,000 shares of common stock on Aug. 5, 2026, according to an SEC Form 4 filing. MetricValueTransaction value$885,400Shares sold20,000Post-transaction…

wsj.com - Kimberly Lankford - Can Life Insurance Companies Use Genetic-Testing Results?
Can Life Insurance Companies Use Genetic-Testing Results?
Wall Street Journal

Federal laws don't address whether life insurance companies can use genetic-testing information in underwriting. In most states, life insurers can use genetic information that is in your medical records. Several state legislatures are proposing…

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