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Long-Term-Care Insurance: Comparing Options
Stand-alone long-term-care insurance policies provide dedicated coverage. Hybrid LTC/life insurance policies have become increasingly popular. Living benefits in a life insurance policy are another option. One of the biggest risks to your…
Long-term care insurance explained
It's estimated that 51% of women and 39% of men age 65 and older will need some form of paid long-term care during their lifetimes. That care doesn't come cheap, either. The national median cost of a private room in a nursing home is about $129,575…
Life Insurance in Your 30s: Is Now the Right Time?
Buying life insurance in your 30s can be a good move, even if no one currently depends on you financially. You can save on life insurance by buying it when you're younger. The average cost of a 20-year, $500,000 term life policy for a healthy…
Hartford Insurance Group Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Shares of Hartford Insurance Group Inc. HIG rose 1.58% to $145.68 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 1.52% to 7,316.15 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA…
Borrowers turn to insurance loans as mortgage lending tightens
A dental lab assistant surnamed Choi in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, has turned to insurance policy loans several times whenever she needed a little extra cash to cover unexpected expenses. “Taking out a regular loan affects my credit score…
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IRDAI approves Patanjali & DS Group's acquisition of Magma General Insurance
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has approved Patanjali Ayurved and the Dharampal Satyapal (DS) Group's acquisition of Magma General Insurance in a deal valued at nearly Rs 4,500 crore, according to a report…
FinMin launches Protection & Indemnity Insurance product under Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool
The Department of Financial Services under the Ministry of Finance on Thursday (July 30, 2026) launched India's first sovereign-backed Protection and Indemnity insurance product under Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMIP), designed by the New India…
Japan Earthquake's Insurance Claims May Top $1.1 Billion, BI Says
Insurance claims from this week's earthquake in Japan may top the 175 billion yen ($1.1 billion) average for the country's six previous major tremors, Bloomberg Intelligence estimated. “We estimate industry-wide insurance claims could reach…
How IRDAI's latest reforms could reshape India's insurance sector
The regulator has amended five regulations governing insurers' actuarial (relating to calculating insurance risks), finance and investment functions, as well as rules relating to registration, capital structure, transfer of shares and amalgamations…
The Hanover Insurance: Better Margins Justify A Premium Valuation (NYSE:THG)
The Hanover Insurance Group demonstrates strengthened profitability, driven by robust personal lines margin growth and improved risk underwriting. THG's Q2 2026 combined ratio improved to 91.2%, with personal lines segment operating profit nearly…
Housing, health insurance, vacations-these price increases will affect you, too
blue News shows you which areas saw price increases in 2026. Although inflation in Switzerland remains relatively low, many everyday expenses continue to rise. Housing, health insurance, transportation, and travel, in particular, are placing an…
War risk insurers widen high-risk zone for Red Sea
(Reuters) — Attacks on ships by Yemen's Houthis have prompted London's marine insurance market to widen its “high risk” zone in the Red Sea. The Joint War Committee comprises syndicate members from the Lloyd's Market…
Senate Democrats lay out health insurance redesign targets
Senate Democrats released a white paper Wednesday detailing their goals for overhauling private health insurance and asking for feedback to help them translate those goals into policy. Why it matters: The effort signals a radical revamp of how…
Commercial property insurance rates drop further: Baldwin
Commercial property insurance pricing fell for a fifth consecutive quarter in the second quarter of 2026, dropping 8.1%, according to the latest quarterly market report from Tampa-based The Baldwin Group. The decline accelerated from a 7.1% drop in…
Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings (ASIC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings (ASIC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 29, 2026 5:00 PM EDT Neil Adler - CFO & Principal Accounting Officer Chris Schenk - President & Chief Underwriting Officer Elyse Greenspan - Wells Fargo Securities…
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