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Variable Life Insurance
Variable universal life insurance lets you adjust your premiums and death benefit over time. A policy's cash value rises and falls based on investment performance, so you need to be comfortable with risk. You can borrow or withdraw money from the…
How to figure out how much life insurance you need in your 30s
Industry research finds that more Americans are buying life insurance. But according to life insurance research organization LIMRA, roughly 2 in 5 adults still don't have enough coverage — or any at all. 'Life insurance is one of the…
What could happen to your family's finances without life insurance?
Life insurance doesn't always feel like an immediate financial priority, and that's particularly true when you're juggling mortgage payments, groceries, childcare and other everyday expenses. Unlike many household costs, the benefit of paying for…
Do you have enough life insurance? A quick coverage check-up
Life insurance tends to be purchased around a major milestone. Getting married, buying a home or having a child may prompt someone to take out a policy, choose a coverage amount and check the task off their financial to-do list. But while the life…
Watchdog again blocks sale of RAC WA insurance arm to east-coast giant
The competition regulator has again blocked the sale of RAC to the east-coast-based IAG, saying it would reduce competition in WA's insurance markets and increase premiums. The RAC maintains that members would be better off under a national insurer…
A Geico Holiday Special? Insurance Giant's New CMO Widens Spotlight on Entertainment
Geico 's famous animated Gecko used to turn up only in TV commercials. He recently enjoyed guest-star billing on a podcast. The cartoonish figure with the sophisticated accent appeared in June on WNBA player Azzi Fudd's ‘Fudd Around and Find…
Darkhorse Releases Inaugural Insurance Agent Independence Index, Revealing Biggest Barriers to Agency Ownership
Operational concern is as significant a barrier as financial concern, with each category accounting for 32% of the barriers agents report. The risk of losing current income or stability is the leading individual barrier at 20%. The financial and…
Chubb unit needn't cover insolvent insurer's gap: Colorado court
A unit of Chubb is not required to pick up defense and liability costs left behind when one of an industrial manufacturer's other insurers went insolvent, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday. The unanimous decision, A.R. Wilfley & Sons, Inc. v.
What My Car Accident Reveals About Dems' Insurance Priorities
The next time Democrats regain political power in Washington, they will inevitably attempt to enact yet another major expansion of government health care. To support their efforts, they will, among other things, claim that uncompensated care to…
Workers should brace for biggest health insurance cost jump in decades
Employers are bracing for double-digit increases in healthcare costs, and small businesses could face the biggest squeeze. A new survey from consulting firm Marsh shows employers expect health benefit costs to rise 8.2% per employee in 2027…
Clal Insurance renews pursuit of investment bank Value Base
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings (TASE: CLIS) seeks to return to underwriting, investment banking, and activity on the capital market. Two years after reporting that it would invest in privately-held investment house Value Base, Clal Insurance…
THE POLICY PROGNOSIS | GLP-1s: Consumer Weight Loss, or Exacerbated Insurer Costs?
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, which signal the pancreas to release insulin solely when blood sugar is high, are both a common treatment for type 2 diabetes, and, as of recently, a popular weight loss tool. The class includes…
Unmarried California Drivers May See a Break on Car Insurance Soon, Thanks to a New Proposal
Car insurance rates may have have skyrocketed in recent years, but unmarried drivers in California could soon receive some relief, according to California insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara. On September 16, Lara announced a new proposal to…
Summer storms across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba cause more than $1.8 billion in insured losses
Record rainfall, flooding and severe weather drove extensive damage and insurance claims across the Prairies EDMONTON, AB, Sept. 22, 2026 /CNW/ -- Ten extreme weather events in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba this summer have caused over $1.8…
Pasadena ISD backs down on health insurance plan that would have more than tripled some family premiums
PASADENA, TX – Pasadena Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Toni Lopez says the district will not move forward with a proposed transition to TRS-ActiveCare on Jan. 1. Lopez announced the decision after withdrawing the health…
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