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Legacy planning: insuring wealth lasts for generations
Asia is at the forefront of one of the largest wealth transitions in history. An estimated US$5.8 trillion of wealth is expected to pass from high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) founding generations to their successors by 2030…
Health Insurers Stocks Reflect Obamacare Subsidy Deal Can Be Reached
President Trump has said it 'may be necessary' to extend tax credits for American who buy individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act. In this photo, Trump pardons Gobble, one of the National Thanksgiving turkeys, during the White House…
Private Fund Giants Hit Resistance in European Insurance Hunt
Private fund giants have spent more than a decade vacuuming up US life insurance assets in the hunt for stable capital. But in Europe, they're having a much tougher time. Since the collapse of Milan-based life insurer Eurovita in 2023, regulators…
Farmers Insurance lifts cap on new home insurance policies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a possible sign of improvement in California's home insurance market, Farmers Insurance announced it is removing the cap it had placed on new homeowners' insurance policies. For more than two years, Farmers Insurance…
The Clock Is Ticking For Republicans To Overhaul Health Insurance
Expiring pandemic-era ACA subsidies could lead to a sharp rise in premiums in 2026, leaving millions to pay more or lose coverage. Lawmakers are weighing extensions, new restrictions, or HSA-based alternatives as competing Republican and White…
Hanwha Life launches AI multilingual learning tool for foreign insurance planners
Hanwha Life said Thursday that it has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) translation assistant designed to help foreign financial planners prepare for certification exams. The assistant is the first AI-powered learning support tool in the…
Homeowner insurance cost hikes grind to near stop in September, latest data shows
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After a long run, home insurance price increases in Florida slowed to a near halt between August and September, raising the question: Now will prices go down? Statewide average costs for all-perils…
Farmers Insurance to lift cap on new California home policies, seeks rate hike
(Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images) Farmers Insurance Group, California's second-largest home insurance company, is seeking a rate hike amid plans to lift a cap on the number of new homeowner polices it writes each month in the…
Life insurers soon won't be able to discriminate against you based on your genes
A bill that would ban life insurers from discriminating against Australians based on results of genetic testing has been introduced to parliament this week. If passed into law as expected, the legislation would ban life insurers from taking into…
Insurancedekho affiliate GFPL acquires SeedsAI to accelerate AI-led insurance innovation
Post this acquisition by GFPL, InsuranceDekho intends to leverage SeedsAI's expertise and infrastructure to enhance its technology architecture and explore next-generation AI-led solutions in the future. The focus will be on strengthening…
Will increases in health insurance premiums threaten homebuying?
As Congress debates whether to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies set to expire, Americans may face steep increases in health insurance premiums — a jolt that could directly threaten homebuying prospects and keep many current…
95% of surgeons see patients delaying bariatric and metabolic surgery while awaiting insurance approval: survey
A survey conducted by the Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI) has revealed significant insurance-related hurdles that are preventing timely and life-saving care for patients living with severe obesity. The OSSI survey's findings…
If You Invested $100 In The Hartford Insurance Gr Stock 5 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today - The Hartford Insurance Gr (NYSE:HIG)
The Hartford Insurance Gr (NYSE:) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 11.6% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 24.77%. Currently, The Hartford Insurance Gr has a market capitalization of $38.41 billion.
Wanted: High-Quality, Affordable Health Insurance For Teachers
(Opinion) The dark days are here. Daylight hours are getting shorter and 2025 is dwindling — so is the opportunity for public school teachers like me to get a fair contract. Our union, the New Haven Federation of Teachers (NHFT), is in the…
After Shutdown, Federal Employees Face New Uncertainty: Affording Health Insurance
Larry Humphreys, a retired Federal Emergency Management Agency worker in Moultrie, Georgia, says he and his wife won't be traveling much next year after their monthly health insurance premium payment increases more than 40%, to $938. Humphreys, 68…
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