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Home insurance rules for flooding and if your property will be covered
Parts of the UK are set for more rain this week - but if your property is damaged by floods, will you be covered by your home insurance ? There are four flood alerts currently in place in Worcestershire and Cornwall, while further into September…
North American Co. Life Insurance Review 2026: Coverage, Cost and Insights
North American Co. sells term life and indexed universal life insurance. Term life rates are slightly above average for most buyers, with the exception of 60- and 70-year-olds. Its permanent life insurance policies are less competitive, with…
Why RLI Corp (RLI) Remains a Top Specialty Insurance Stock
Investment management company First Pacific Advisors recently released its 'FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund' second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Fund returned 27.02% in the first half of 2026…
Michigan school districts offer insurance-free care to beat rising health costs
Three Michigan school districts are betting that a specialized clinic may be the antidote to surging health care costs. The medical care here at the Corunna Plum Health clinic — inside a collection of converted high school classrooms on the…
Should You Rely on Group Life Insurance Through Your Employer?
Group life insurance is commonly available through employers, unions and other organizations. Coverage is usually free or low cost and typically doesn't require a medical exam. If you leave the employer, coverage usually ends. Group life insurance…
Do You Need Nonowner Car Insurance? How This Coverage Works
Nonowner car insurance is a type of auto insurance for people who do not own, lease or finance a vehicle. You might consider a nonowner policy if you frequently borrow or rent cars. Nonowner coverage provides liability insurance and other coverage…
Tort reform not the fix for Florida's insurance crisis
Storm-prone state: hurricane damage in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida, in 2024 (File photograph by Rebecca Blackwell/AP) US states are supposedly the laboratories of democracy, cooking up and testing local solutions to national…
Proposed insurance change could rock Texas coastal housing market
Promising winds of at least 40 mph, the tropical depression that began brewing in the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend couldn't have come at a more consequential time for an equally consequential vote this week that could rock Texas' coastal housing…
Claim to fame: Niche travel insurance puts a premium on peace of mind
Have you got this covered? Most people don't. More than six out of 10 Americans traveled last year without any kind of insurance, per a survey from Upgraded Points. It's an unsexy risk that makes us outliers in the global scene. For example, 86% of…
Her breast MRI was approved, but that didn't mean her insurance would pay
A woman in Washington state discovered that unlike mammograms, breast MRIs aren't universally covered as zero-cost preventive care. Last year, Stephanie Halver's primary care doctor consulted a risk assessment tool to calculate her chances of one…
RSSB acquires BK General Insurance for Rwf32bn
BK Group Plc has completed the sale of its entire shareholding in BK General Insurance Ltd to the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) for Rwf31.7 billion. The group announced the completion of the transaction on Monday, August 31, in a notice to…
10 things to know about RSSB's acquisition of Inyange, Ruliba, BK General Insurance
The past five days saw Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) take full ownership of three major local companies: Inyange Industries, Ruliba Clays and BK General Insurance (BKGI). In an exclusive interview with The New Times, RSSB Chief Executive…
California lawmakers kill Gavin Newsom's wildfire insurance deal
Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday killed a drastically pared-down version of Gov. Gavin Newsom's wildfire liability proposal, punting the issue to a later date after criticism from insurers, utility companies and fellow legislators. The decision came…
IRDAI kick starts consultation for Public Insurance Registry
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on Tuesday released a consultation paper on the proposed Public Insurance Registry (PIR), describing it as a population-scale, interoperable and non-exclusionary digital public…
THE BIG INTERVIEW: RSSB boss breaks down Inyange, Ruliba, BK General Insurance deals
In a space of just five days, the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) has announced takeovers of key local companies, from giants in agribusiness to construction to insurance sectors. In that period, RSSB acquired Inyange Industries, Ruliba Clays…
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