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Insurer-Mandated Gateway AI Bots: Deepening The Mental Health Divide?
Wayne Lonstein, CEO, VFT Solutions, Inc. Anti-Piracy, Social Media and Cybersecurity law and practice. The use of chatbots as gatekeepers for access to reimbursable mental health care bears a striking resemblance to the dawn of health…
Hong Kong insurers' shares drop as Beijing taxes offshore insurance income
China's mainland tax authorities have begun levying taxes on insurance policy income earned offshore, according to four people with direct knowledge of the matter, sending Hong Kong-listed shares of major insurers, led by Prudential (2378) and AIA…
Top Japan insurer urges companies to issue bonds in yield hunt
Daiichi Life Group has been stepping into bankers' shoes and contacting companies directly to see if they want to issue bonds, in an unusual investment tactic for an insurer. The Tokyo-based firm — Japan's largest listed life insurance group…
Don't panic: China says 20% offshore insurance tax does not target Hong Kong
China's State Taxation Administration (STA) on Friday clarified that the 20 per cent personal income tax imposed on gains from offshore insurance policies was not a new policy – and was not specifically targeting the Hong Kong insurance…
Europe's wildfire 'protection gap' is growing, insurers warn
Europe's biggest insurance companies told CNBC that weather disaster recovery costs are outpacing coverage. As wildfires and heatwaves sweep the region, governments have to pay for cooling, infrastructure recovery, and healthcare, among other…
Japan's Biggest Insurers Post $96 Billion in Bond Paper Losses
Japan's four largest life insurers reported that their combined unrealized losses on domestic bonds increased 7% in the three months through June, showing the risks to the industry from soaring interest rates. Paper losses on bonds held by the…
Insurers Went Bargain Hunting For BDC Bonds In Q1
The industry added $1.15 billion of net exposure, according to our calculations, with the majority (76.1%) concentrated in corporate bonds. Only 32.2% of the bond acquisition trades made by insurance companies in the first quarter had lower prices…
Benjamin Netanyahu has an insurance policy - it's called Israel's opposition
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's greatest political asset is no longer Benjamin Netanyahu. It is the opposition. For years, his rivals have mistaken national exhaustion with Netanyahu for public faith in them. They have changed leaders, renamed…
European wildfires face 'major insurance gap': Swiss Re
However, the company expects that these events will not have a material impact on its financial results, not least because a significant proportion of the damage is uninsured. During the press conference on the half-yearly results, chief financial…
Hamilton Insurance: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
PEMBROKE, Bermuda (AP) — PEMBROKE, Bermuda (AP) — Hamilton Insurance Group (HG) on Thursday reported earnings of $143.8 million in its second quarter. The Pembroke, Bermuda-based company said it had profit of $1.42 per share.
Homeowners are paying much more for insurance - and keeping coverage is getting harder
Homeowners insurance premiums have soared and holding onto a policy has gotten tougher, according to a new report by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Consumers saw average premiums rise by 18% in the Northeast, 25% in the…
Hang Seng Index pares losses on Thurs afternoon, as investors rethink insurance crackdown impact
Hong Kong stocks pared some losses weighted by insurers in the afternoon trade on Thursday, as investors reevaluated the impact of China's latest regulatory crackdown on offshore insurance income. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The benchmark Hang…
LETTER: The difference between private health insurance and Medicare
In your Monday editorial, “Health insurance market needs a dose of freedom,” you overlooked one important fact: The United States is the only major industrialized nation that does not provide universal health care for all its…
Why insurance matters to renters, landlords and California
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A year and a half after the Eaton Fire, Gil Barel is still waiting to move back into the Pasadena home she has rented for nearly a decade. Her complex did not burn…
Athene raises $1bn for insurance growth
2314ab3b-e7c6-46cb-b100-85fa72afcabf Created: Aug 06, 2026 03:53 PM (Updated: Aug 06, 2026 03:53 PM) Athene's Bermuda office on Church Street, Hamilton (File photograph by David Fox) Athene has raised $1 billion through a senior debt offering, with…
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