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Curtis: More deposit insurance would be hand out to rich
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Do you have more than a quarter-million dollars in your bank account? If not, you're among the majority of Americans whose deposits are fully insured by the federal government. Should your bank go under…
Eyes Back On UnitedHealth As First Health Insurer To Report Earnings
All eyes are on UnitedHealth Group for signs the company – and health insurance industry as a whole – is getting a handle on rising costs that have dogged the nation's giant health insurers for the last two years. In this photo is a…
Swiss insurer launches £7.7bn bid for FTSE rival
Beazley has 2,500 staff and is led by insurance veteran Adrian Cox. It was started as a Lloyd's syndicate in 1986 by British entrepreneurs Andrew Beazley and Nick Furlonge. A takeover would deliver a fresh blow for the London's battered stock…
How Liberty Mutual Insurance Is Using Data And AI To Deliver Value To Its Customers And Employees
How are data and AI being used to deliver value to customers and employees in the insurance industry? This is among the questions that I recently posed to Monica Caldas, Global Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Liberty Mutual Insurance. Founded in…
Kettle Re runs to the fire while other insurers retreat
A helicopter tackles a wildfire in East Gippsland, Victoria state, Australia, this month (Photograph courtesy of the Victoria state government/AP) While some insurers are detaching themselves from wildfire cover, particularly in fire-prone regions…
DWP planning new 'unemployment insurance' benefit
The new benefit is intended to 'simplify' the contributory benefits system A new benefit, initially proposed in Labour's welfare reforms last year and tentatively named Unemployment Insurance, has been given a bit more detail by the Department for…
Oregon bill would require home insurers to consider wildfire prevention efforts
Oregon homeowners who take steps to protect their homes from wildfire could pay less for property insurance under a southern Oregon state senator's proposal to require insurers to consider fire prevention efforts when setting rates. Sen. Jeff…
Moody's projects 7.3% economic growth for FY26, to fuel insurance demand
Mumbai: Global rating agency Moody's on Monday projected India's economy to grow at 7.3 per cent in FY 2025–26 (year ending March 2026), up from 6.5 per cent in the previous year. The agency said the expected expansion would raise average…
Can Lower Rates Boost Your Health And Wealth? Experts Share Insights
Natural light is a wellness and resale enhancer. Arrian Binnings / Christies International Real Estate / Sol de Dolores Will news of mortgage rates falling below 6% for the first time in two years have an impact on wellness features as home sales…
Non-life insurance sector's premiums rise 14% in December led by growth in health, motor and fire segments
Premiums collected from non-life insurance schemes grew 13.7% year-on-year in December to Rs 28,446.8 crore due led by growth in segments such as health, motor, and fire, according to a CareEdge report. The double-digit growth, recorded for a…
Huge Insider Buying Now at This Insurance Giant and 2 Biotechs
In the past week, a beneficial owner has continued to build a stake in insurance giant W.R. Berkley Corp. (NYSE: WRB). And public offerings of shares of biotech firms Alumis Inc. (NASDAQ: ALMS) and Aktis Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ: AKTS) also brought…
The Streamline: San Diego marks MLK Jr. Day; what to know about pet insurance
Today, San Diego honors the life and legacy of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. with several celebrations around the county. In breaking news from overnight, homicide detectives were called San Diego's Grant Hill neighborhood after two…
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When Builders' Risk Insurance Starts Dictating Jobsite Decisions
Builders' risk underwriting is no longer just pricing exposure—it is shaping how construction projects are run, as insurers tighten terms and push responsibility for loss prevention deeper into the jobsite. Higher deductibles and intensified…
DWP proposes new 'Unemployment Insurance' benefit to help people find work
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has proposed new welfare reforms, including the introduction of a contributory benefit provisionally named 'Unemployment Insurance'. Sir Stephen Timms, Minister for Social Security and Disability, outlined…
IFSCA working on Special Purpose Insurance framework at Gift IFSC: K Rajaraman
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) in Gift City is developing a Special Purpose Insurance framework (SICA) to enable insurers and reinsurers to underwrite cyber and wildfire risks previously considered unsuitable for…
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