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To Fix Insurance, AI Will First Expose It
Alex Timm, CEO and Co-Founder, Root Inc. Insurance is approaching a historic inflection point. But many carriers are still operating in the past. The acceleration of the internet forced insurance to move from local brick-and-mortar…
Small businesses are getting clobbered by health insurance costs for their employees
Health insurance costs are going up, and it's especially rough for workers at small businesses. A new annual survey of employers and their health benefits from KFF found that small-business workers pay more for family coverage than workers at firms…
Hartford Insurance Group Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Shares of Hartford Insurance Group Inc. HIG advanced 2.67% to $139.45 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.02% to 52,867.98 and the S&P 500…
Japan life insurers' bond-buying plans set to support JGBs
Japanese life insurers are signaling they will maintain or increase purchases of domestic bonds in the second half of the fiscal year, offering a potential source of support for upcoming government debt auctions. Japan Post Insurance said it…
Calls to cut employer National Insurance contributions for under-25s
Gemma Dillon West Yorkshire political reporter Businesses across Yorkshire are urging Chancellor John Healey to cut National Insurance (NI) contributions for under-25s in his first Budget. West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, which…
The 5 best car insurance companies in Pennsylvania
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US workers paying a lot more for health insurance compared to last year, survey finds
Americans who depend on employer-sponsored health insurance paid more for their coverage this year, with employees at small businesses and their employers hit particularly hard by surging costs, according to a new survey from healthcare research…
Health insurance costs keep climbing for American workers, a new survey finds
People who rely on employer-sponsored health insurance paid more for their coverage this year, with employees at small businesses and their employers especially squeezed by the surging costs, according to a new survey by healthcare research…
Chubb CEO warns of 'naive capacity' in insurance market
c507b7d1-cd8d-4355-908f-4b2239c78acb Evan Greenberg, chairman and chief executive, Chubb Group (Photograph supplied) Evan Greenberg, the chairman and chief executive of Chubb, is warning that more and more alternative capital flooding into the…
Exclusive: Slingshot Raises $27M In Seed Funding To Build An Insurer For Those Small Policies Sold At Checkout
Slingshot Insurance, an AI-native embedded insurance startup, is emerging from stealth with $27 million in seed funding, it tells Crunchbase News exclusively. Rally Ventures and Skyward Group co-led the round, with participation from insurance…
Insurers 'unlocking trillions' for AI infrastructure
08b0deff-5c8f-4dd8-a13b-a0eac49848f0 Financial Times United States private equity and deals editor Antoine Gara (Photograph supplied) Artificial intelligence developers are increasingly turning to insurers as providers of capital for building…
Tata Sons, Tata Trusts Query Insurance Companies on Potential Liability Claims
Tata Sons and Tata Trusts are in talks with insurance companies about coverage for potential claims resulting from a corporate power struggle, said people familiar with the matter, signaling both sides are assessing the fallout of their battle to…
Tunisia proposes 50% insurance subsidy for Africa exports
Tunisia plans to cover 50% of the insurance premiums for business exports to African markets under its proposed 2027 budget bill, with the provisions applying for 12 months after the law takes effect, Export Focus Africa reported. The measure aims…
Insured nine-month catastrophe losses lowest since 2019
eb919e81-9a5e-426d-a8e6-4e0602e43cf7 Created: Oct 22, 2026 11:36 AM (Updated: Oct 22, 2026 11:36 AM) Steve Bowen, Gallagher Re chief science officer (Photograph supplied) Global insured losses from natural catastrophes reached $92 billion during…
Arbol launches new data centre delay insurance
Innovator: Siddhartha Jha, Arbol's CEO Intensifying public pushback against artificial intelligence data centres is spurring a new line of business for a company specialising in parametric underwriting. Arbol, which is based in New York and has a…
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