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Hins Cheung buys $40m insurance policy, hopes insurer 'makes money'
Hong Kong singer Hins Cheung has revealed that he bought an insurance policy worth more than HK$40 million as a gift to himself last year — and now hopes the insurer makes money from it. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Cheung made the…
The Real Cost Of AI For Banks And Insurers Is Not The Price Of A Token
Monica Hovsepian is the Global Financial Services Lead at OpenText. The question has changed. A year ago, leaders asked what AI could do for their business. Now they ask something more practical: What will AI actually cost a bank or insurer once…
Want cheaper health insurance? Don't kill HSAs
HSAs let patients set aside tax-advantaged money for future medical expenses. Unused dollars remain the patient's property and roll over from year to year. That gives account holders an incentive to consider costs and shop around when they can. And…
Universal Public Health Insurance Is the Answer
Kathryn Anne Edwards, Columnist Employer-sponsored health insurance is rapidly deteriorating. In 2027, premiums are expected to see their largest single-year increase in two decades, jumping 11% and closing in on a nearly five-fold increase this…
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Bajaj Life brings insurance advertising to ChatGPT
Bajaj Life Insurance has started advertising on ChatGPT, making it one of the first brands in India's BFSI sector to use the AI platform for advertising. The move comes as consumers increasingly use conversational AI to research, discover and plan…
84% of investors say rising home insurance premiums impacted their cash flow in 2026
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert's ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. ResiClub once again teamed up with LendingOne, one of the fastest-growing private real estate lenders in the country, to run a…
UnitedHealth: Quality Dividends From Health Insurance (NYSE:UNH)
UnitedHealth Group is executing a successful turnaround, reaffirming a Buy rating as shares remain undervalued versus fair value estimates. UNH raised 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance to $19.50–$20.00, reflecting strong margin discipline…
Aon launches $2.5B power project insurance program
Aon on Monday launched an insurance program offering up to $2.5 billion in limits per project for gas-fired power projects, including facilities developed to support data centers. The Power Lifecycle Program provides coverage from construction…
Qatar Insurance invests in Africa Specialty Risks
Qatar Insurance Company QSPC has invested an undisclosed sum in U.K.-based Africa Specialty Risks Ltd. as part of its expansion into African and developing markets, Life Insurance International reported. The investment broadens the Qatari firm's…
Insurance Formularies Holding Up Lower-Emission Asthma, COPD Inhalers
Metered-dose inhalers use hydrofluoroalkane propellants that damage the environment. This study showed that lower-emission versions -- dry powder inhalers and soft mist inhalers -- had less coverage and less often were covered on tier 1 or 2…
Crown sues insurer refusing to help it cover mammoth class action payout
Casino operator Crown is suing a multinational insurance giant for allegedly refusing to make good on a policy the company needs to help fund a $72 million class action settlement tied to the scandals it has encountered in recent years. The dispute…
Navigating the pitfalls and perks of private-placement life insurance
Key insight: Private-placement life insurance (PPLI) offers the unique ability to funnel excess premiums into alternative assets like private equity while shielding the gains inside an insurance wrapper. What's at stake: Wealth managers risk…
Insurance agency relocating HQ to Hunt Valley
Heller Kowitz Insurance Advisors, an independent insurance brokerage firm based in northern Baltimore County, plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Hunt Valley ‘s Executive Plaza complex, Baltimore-area real estate development…
New study finds hail-resistant upgrades may reduce Alberta homeowners' insurance premiums by up to 50%
Stronger building materials and resilience measures can reduce insurance costs and improve coverage for homeowners EDMONTON, AB, Sept. 28, 2026 /CNW/ -- Homeowners in areas at high risk of hailstorms who invest in hail-resistant roofing and siding…
Insurance Coverage Lags as Cancer Science, Treatment Move Forward
Eighteen months after his initial diagnosis, chemotherapy hadn't slowed 21-year-old Mason Henderson's rare brain tumor, which had spread to his spinal fluid. So he left his home in southeastern Texas to spend three weeks in a clinical trial in New…
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