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How UnitedHealth (UNH) Leads the AI Revolution in the Insurance Industry

Auxier Asset Management, an investment advisory firm, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter. The letter can be downloaded here. Following a strong rebound from the first-quarter decline, the S&P 500 gained 15.2% as accelerating capital…

Five Signs Your Business Has Outgrown Its Insurance Strategy

Randy Sadler is a risk management expert and serves as principal and CMO at CIC Services, a captive insurance management firm. ​Companies rarely question an insurance structure that appears to work. Policies renew, claims get handled, and…

Health insurance coverage steady in 2025 despite Democrats' fears

Analysts expect to use the Census data released on Tuesday as a benchmark in the years ahead to measure the effects of the OBBBA on insurance coverage. Of the types of insurance, more than half of Americans were enrolled in employer-based…

Coveron Review 2026 (ex-NordProtect): Is the $2M Insurance Worth It?

Coveron is Nord Security's identity theft protection service, sold separately from NordVPN and available only to customers in the United States. In July 2026, it doubled its insurance ceiling to $2 million and reshuffled its lineup from four tiers…

Trump HHS pick wants to replace employer-sponsored health insurance

But Bai has long argued that the health insurance market as it exists artificially inflates costs through unnecessary complexity, saying instead that employers should directly fund health savings accounts for their employees to purchase health…

Root: The Insurtech Has Finally Become An Insurer (NASDAQ:ROOT)

ROOT has shifted from hypergrowth toward disciplined underwriting, prioritizing sustainable margins over aggressive premium expansion. H1 2026 net combined ratio improved to 91.7%, while the expense ratio fell to 27.6%, showing meaningful operating…

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Iran warns insurers against covering 'banned' vessels

The Persian Gulf Strait Authority, an Iranian maritime organization, has placed 77 vessels on a noncompliance list for violating Tehran's Strait of Hormuz transit protocols and warned insurers and protection and indemnity clubs against covering the…

New sanctions rule puts insurers in compliance bind

The U.K.'s plan to ban all maritime services for Russian gas shipments from January 2027 would create compliance challenges for insurers operating across the U.K. and EU, including U.K.-based NorthStandard Ltd., which continues to cover three…

Exact date to renew car insurance to save up to £596

Motorists could save £596 per year by renewing their car insurance policy 28 days early Motorists should renew their car insurance on one exact date to secure a staggering saving of almost £600, according to experts. USwitch has…

Louisiana's insurer of last resort seeks to offload commercial policies to Mississippi company

Louisiana's insurer of last resort has approved a relatively small Mississippi company's request to take over virtually all of its commercial policies, a move that Gov. Jeff Landry touted as progress in the state's efforts to curtail skyrocketing…

Cashless medical insurance of up to ₹5 lakh annually for advocates

At the Allahabad High Court Bar Association ceremony, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the new generation of advocates should become guardians of constitutional values and help take justice to the grassroots level. He said only a future-ready…

Mahindra Manulife Insurance appoints Ruchika Varma as Chief Marketing & Customer Officer

Mahindra Manulife Insurance has appointed Ruchika Malhan Varma as its Chief Marketing and Customer Officer (CMCO), as the company sets out to create a differentiated, AI-driven, digitally enabled and customer-centric life insurance franchise in…

Duck Creek Closes Fiscal Year 2026 with Record Bookings as Insurers Accelerate Core Systems Modernization and Agentic AI Adoption

Company marks one of its strongest quarters and largest years of new bookings in company history, fueled by cloud modernization and AI-driven customer wins BOSTON, Sept. 15, 2026 /CNW/ -- Duck Creek, the intelligent core of insurance, today…