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It's Time to Confront America's Insurance Monopolies
For decades, Americans have relied on competition in the insurance market to help make healthcare affordable. But in most of the country, competition hardly exists anymore. That's a primary reason health premiums are growing nearly three times…
Claims for rats and mice infestations could spike this autumn, insurer warns
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Insurance professionals urged to adapt as industry changes
CHICAGO — Insurance professionals should build their personal brands, develop skills that remain valuable as the industry changes and be prepared to take risks in managing their careers, industry executives said Thursday. They were speaking…
What Higher Interest Rates Are Telling Insurance Investors
For insurance investors, bond yields play a defining role in long-term planning, with the effects of their levels and movements rippling across balance sheets. If inflation isn't behind higher rates, the next item on some investors' lists might be…
Okanagan growers say crop insurance isn't keeping up with a changing climate
For Okanagan grape grower Karnail Singh Sidhu, farming has always meant accepting something he cannot control. The weather can bring extreme heat, cold, drought, hail, or wildfire smoke, and any one of those can wipe out a crop or make grapes…
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (MSADY) Discusses Strategic Management Changes and Group Reorganization Amid Market Uncertainties Transcript
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (MSADY) Discusses Strategic Management Changes and Group Reorganization Amid Market Uncertainties October 6, 2026 8:01 PM EDT Shinichiro Funabiki - President, Group CEO & Representative Director Wendy Imura -…
How California insurance commissioner candidates Jane Kim and Ben Allen measure up
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Bernie Sanders. Jane Fonda. There's some star power endorsing each of the two Democratic candidates to be California's next insurance commissioner. Sure, it has…
We're Investigating Prior Authorization. Help ProPublica Understand Your Health Insurance Denial.
Last year, many of America's largest health insurers vowed to reduce their use of prior authorization — the extra layer of approval insurers require before covering a medical expense. The industry's pledge came after massive backlash to the…
Ontario storms cause $396M in insured losses: CatIQ
The Sept. 2 to 3 severe storm outbreak in Southern Ontario, Canada, caused an estimated insurance industry loss of 563 million Canadian dollars ($396 million), according to Toronto-based Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc., Artemis…
GST Council allows Input Tax Credit on employee group health and life insurance
The GST Council has made a significant move by allowing Input Tax Credit on group health and life insurance policies for employees, a decision poised to substantially ease financial burdens for employers and boost insurance penetration across…
Insurance Australia Group, RAC challenge $942M merger rejection
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. and RAC Insurance Pty Ltd. have lodged applications for a tribunal review of their blocked 1.3 billion Australian dollar ($942 million) takeover deal, Insurance News reported. The move for a tribunal review comes…
Sam Altman-backed bitcoin (BTC) insurer Meanwhile raises $37.5 million investment
Meanwhile, a life insurer focused on bitcoin and backed by OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman, raised $37.5 million as it expands outside the U.S. The funding round was led by existing investor Bain Capital Crypto, with participation from Haun…
Pity the Next Insurance Commissioner of Oklahoma
In the waning weeks of the midterm election cycle, the question of who will serve as Oklahoma's next insurance commissioner is unlikely to be a topic of intense speculation at dinner tables around the country — or in Oklahoma, for that…
DWP confirms State Pension is a benefit despite National Insurance contributions
Millions of people receive the State Pension after reaching retirement age, but despite workers building up entitlement throughout their working lives, it is officially classed as a benefit. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) describes the State Pension…
Mass. Court Hints At 2nd Look Of $165M Insurance Judgment
Massachusetts' highest court hinted Friday that it could order a judge to show how she calculated the restitution included in a $165 million judgment against three UnitedHealth-owned companies for deceptive marketing... To view the full article…
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