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vogue.com - Deanna Pai - The 8 Best Antioxidant Serums Are Your Insurance Against Future Skin Damage
The 8 Best Antioxidant Serums Are Your Insurance Against Future Skin Damage
Vogue

Think of the best antioxidant serums as your insurance against future damage—they supplement your first line of defense (namely, sunscreen) in order to protect skin. These face serums can make a meaningful difference in maintaining healthy…

fool.com - Reuben Gregg Brewer - Insurers Are Buying Back More Stock as Pricing Softens
Insurers Are Buying Back More Stock as Pricing Softens
The Motley Fool

In the first half of 2026, Progressive (PGR +0.38%) bought back roughly $1 billion worth of its own stock. Chubb (CB +0.20%) bought back $1.37 billion in shares in the second quarter alone (bringing its first-half repurchases to $2.12 billion).

businessinsurance.com - Moldovan insurers' premiums rise 12%
Moldovan insurers' premiums rise 12%
Business Insurance

Moldova's insurance sector saw gross written premiums climb 12% year on year to 1.8 billion Moldovan leu ($103 million) in the first half of 2026, with the nonlife segment accounting for more than 97% of the total, according to the National Bank of…

chron.com - Chris Gray - Texas insurance committee kills unpopular coastal coverage idea
Texas insurance committee kills unpopular coastal coverage idea
Chron

Members of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association's legislative and external affairs committee got an earful Tuesday when public officials and private citizens urged them to stop a proposal that would have eliminated residential coverage for…

businessinsurance.com - Insurer escapes payment of $5.25 million judgment
Insurer escapes payment of $5.25 million judgment
Business Insurance

Cincinnati Insurance has prevailed in a lawsuit brought by a fellow insurer over who should pay a $5.25 million judgment tied to a construction site accident that injured a subcontractor's employee. Cincinnati won summary judgment against American…

rediff.com - Aathira Varier - InsuranceDekho, RenewBuy Merge: India's Largest AI Insurance Distribution Platform Formed
InsuranceDekho, RenewBuy Merge: India's Largest AI Insurance Distribution Platform Formed
Rediff.com

InsuranceDekho and RenewBuy have officially merged to create India's largest artificial intelligence-enabled insurance distribution platform, poised to revolutionise insurance access and financial inclusion across the nation. InsuranceDekho and…

businessinsurance.com - Arizona high court sets new test for 'fortuitous' insurance losses
Arizona high court sets new test for 'fortuitous' insurance losses
Business Insurance

A Chubb unit has won a ruling that clarifies the legal standard for when property damage qualifies as a covered, “fortuitous” loss under an all-risk insurance policy in Arizona. Great Northern Insurance had denied a $2.7 million…

businessinsurance.com - Top three carriers drive 99% of Saudi insurance profits
Top three carriers drive 99% of Saudi insurance profits
Business Insurance

Saudi Arabian insurers recorded a 19% year-on-year growth in first-half aggregate profit after zakat to 1.5 billion Saudi Arabian riyal ($408 million), with the top three insurers accounting for almost 99% of the total, according to Dubai-based…

newsone.com - joejurado - Employer-Provided Health Insurance Costs Expected To Increase Next Year
Employer-Provided Health Insurance Costs Expected To Increase Next Year
NewsOne

You know, it's honestly impressive how significantly just about every aspect of American life has worsened in just under two years of Donald Trump's second presidency. Over the last year, we've seen costs increase across the board, and now…

seekingalpha.com - S&P Global Market Intelligence - Australia's General Insurers Scale Up AI As Regulators Urge Risk Management
Australia's General Insurers Scale Up AI As Regulators Urge Risk Management
Seeking Alpha

Australia's largest general insurers are accelerating their AI initiatives amid increasing calls from regulators to take decisive action to address risks. Suncorp Group, Insurance Australia Group and QBE Insurance Group are entering a new phase in…

wxii12.com - North Carolina Insurance Commissioner announces fraud arrest
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner announces fraud arrest
wxii

Updated: 4:48 PM EDT Sep 2, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Guilford County man charged with insurance fraud Updated: 4:48 PM EDT Sep 2, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ A Guilford County man was arrested on multiple fraud-related charges. North…

housingwire.com - Brooklee Han - Florida homeowners insurance market rebounds as Citizens shrinks
Florida homeowners insurance market rebounds as Citizens shrinks
HousingWire

It may be peak hurricane season, but homeowners and real estate professionals in Florida are feeling far more confident this year when it comes to all the possible weather-related what ifs that could result in a homeowner's insurance claim.

channelnewsasia.com - Samsung insurers plan to buy Canopius for $1.5 billion, Korea Economic Daily reports
Samsung insurers plan to buy Canopius for $1.5 billion, Korea Economic Daily reports
CNA

03 Sep 2026 07:26AM (Updated: 03 Sep 2026 08:10AM) SEOUL, Sept 3: South Korea's Samsung Group-affiliated insurers plan to acquire London-based reinsurance company Canopius by buying an additional 50 per cent stake for more than 2 trillion won…

thecentersquare.com - By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor - Abbott issues directives to make property insurance more affordable
Abbott issues directives to make property insurance more affordable
The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) to take several actions to ensure that property and casualty insurance is more affordable after proposing reforms in July. “The average annual…

cityam.com - Felix Armstrong - Retailers urge Healey to unwind national insurance hike
Retailers urge Healey to unwind national insurance hike
City AM

Retailers have called on Chancellor John Healey to unwind some of the national insurance reforms made by his predecessor in a bid to tackle the youth joblessness crisis. The British Retail Consortium (BRC), which represents retailers including…

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