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Leadership: The Real Differentiator In Insurance & Financial Services
Mike Vietri is Executive Vice President, Distribution, and Senior Advisor to the Office of the CEO for AmeriLife. Most organizations can offer competitive products. Most have modern tools. Most are experimenting with AI. Compensation structures…
How the G7 Is Insuring Itself Against Trump
You know the photograph. June 9, 2018. Charlevoix, Quebec. Jesco Denzel, the German government photographer, captures the image that came to define Trump-era diplomacy: German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaning over the table, hands planted; French…
Health Insurer Centene Offers Companywide Worker Buyouts To Cut Costs
Centene Monday confirmed plans to offer a 'Voluntary Separation Program to support employees who may be considering a transition,” the company said in a statement June 15, 2026 Health insurer Centene, looking to cut costs after losing more…
Opinion | Can Hong Kong break London's maritime insurance grip?
The once-mighty Royal Navy is now but a shadow of its former self, plagued by years of budget cuts and management scandals. It has shrunk to its smallest size since the Napoleonic Wars. Lord Nelson must be turning in his grave. Yet despite the…
The costly paradox of the insurance industry's search for trust
Regulation brings trust; trust brings customers; customers will probably have to pay more or drop their insurance coverage. Welcome to the insurance trilemma.
Taiwan Frees Life Insurers to Deploy Capital in AI Projects
Taiwan is easing regulations to give life insurers flexibility to invest in artificial intelligence projects, part of an ongoing campaign by authorities to redirect a larger slice of the industry's $1 trillion asset pool back home. The Financial…
Some motorists who pay monthly for insurance 'charged annual rates close to 30%'
Some motorists are continuing to pay high interest rates when spreading the cost of their car insurance, according to analysis by Whic h? The consumer group said some firms are charging annual percentage rates (APRs) comparable to expensive credit…
Weak won fuels demand for dollar-denominated insurance, but FX risks persist
When a life insurance agent recommended a dollar-denominated annuity earlier this month as a way to benefit from strong U.S. currency, a Seoul office worker immediately signed up, attracted by the prospect of tax-free returns and potential foreign…
Centene to offer buyouts to some employees as health insurer cuts costs
Centene said it offered buyouts to some employees as the health insurer grapples with higher medical costs, funding cuts and membership declines. The company did not indicate how many employees it offered buyouts to, or how much it is aiming to…
Soaring insurance bills means 'fun stuff is going to get cancelled'
Soaring public liability insurance bills are hitting businesses and not-for-profits, with warnings that adventure tourism, music festivals and volunteer activities such as Scouts could all be off the cards if Australia follows the United States and…
Insurance giants warn soaring costs mean double-digit premium rises
The country's biggest insurers say the rising cost of natural disasters and inflation in the construction industry will push premiums up by double digits every year for the foreseeable future, setting up a showdown with consumers and regulators…
AI data-centre boom creates need for insurance innovation
32f4a252-ad9f-4ad8-9566-cdf73ddfa749 Hyperscale demand: the Stargate artificial intelligence data centre complex in Abilene, Texas (File photograph by Matt O'Brien/AP) The rapid expansion of data centres powering the artificial-intelligence boom is…
Quadrant snags health insurance giant for medical centre network exit
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.
Insurance mistake holidaymakers could make and only realise when it's too late
Not checking the small print of your insurance is a mistake you don't want to make People heading to the airport soon are being urged to do a quick check before setting off on their trips. And with June and July marking peak holiday season, it's…
Manulife Named #1 Life Insurer for AI Maturity for Second Consecutive Year by Evident
C$ unless otherwise stated TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC SEHK: 945 Named top insurer in Canada, first in the AI Leadership category, and ranked third overall – underscoring Manulife's strategic priority to be an AI-powered organization TORONTO and…
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