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Chinese insurer Ping An's profit rises 36% on policy sales, investments
Ping An Insurance (Group), China's largest insurer by market value, reported a 36 per cent increase in interim profit, driven by stronger policy sales and investment gains, according to a stock exchange filing on Thursday. First-half net profit hit…
Ping An Insurance's first-half profit jumps 36pc on asset management boost
China's Ping An Insurance (2318) reported a better-than-expected 36 percent year-on-year rise in first-half net profit on Thursday, as buoyant capital markets boosted earnings from its asset management business. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The…
Commercial Insurance: The Hard Market Is Ending, And Underwriting Discipline Comes Next
Commercial premiums declined across small, medium, and large accounts simultaneously for the first time in 34 quarters, confirming a meaningful shift in market conditions. Commercial property is firmly competitive, with premiums down 6.3%, while…
The Five Cars With The Biggest Insurance Spikes
A lot of factors go into what comprises insurance rates, and though the algorithms are more convoluted than any of us data mortals would care to analyze, we all know that an insurance premium cost increase isn't a good thing. It's inevitable that a…
Map reveals regions where insurers are dropping homeowners at record rates
Homeowners across the United States are paying more for insurance than ever, as rising building material costs and more frequent, severe natural disasters push companies to hike premiums. Average premiums surged by 18 percent in the Northeast, 25…
ASR Nederland seeks Dutch insurance deals
ASR Nederland NV is seeking more Dutch nonlife insurance deals, anticipating that rising artificial intelligence and compliance costs will make it harder for smaller rivals to compete independently, according to CEO Ingrid de Swart, Finimize…
Deposit insurance fee hikes face pushback from financial firms
Financial companies are pushing back against plans to raise deposit insurance fees, warning that a steep increase could put an excessive burden on the industry and ultimately be passed on to customers, industry officials said Thursday. The Korea…
The Insurers Deciding if Hormuz Is Safe
If you want to measure exactly how costly a conflict can be, ask the insurers. Since the Iran war broke out in February, premiums for tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz have jumped from 10 to 40 times higher than before the war. And so it is…
Opinion: Rising health care and insurance costs are unsustainable
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Ann Woloson is executive director of Consumers for Affordable Health…
Packers trade proposal hands them perfect Josh Jacobs insurance policy
The Green Bay Packers could really use some help in the backfield in the midst of Josh Jacobs' uncertain future. Jacobs is mired in a legal situation that could lead to a suspension, and third-year third-round pick MarShawn Lloyd has appeared in…
Instant Financial Expands Financial Wellness Platform with Insurify Partnership, Helping Workers Save on Auto Insurance
The new offering comes as financial stress remains a significant challenge for hourly workers. According to Instant Financial's 2026 State of America's Hourly Workers Report, 62% of hourly workers have relied on costly financial workarounds such as…
Medibank blames comparison sites for soaring health insurance costs
Medibank Private says commissions being charged by insurance comparison sites through opaque brokerage arrangements are driving up premiums by as much as 30 per cent without benefiting consumers.
German insurers face declining underwriting profit
German nonlife insurers are expected to post a net underwriting result of 4 billion euros ($4.6 billion) in 2026, down from €6.6 billion last year, and a net combined ratio of 95%, up from 92% in 2025 due to a sustained rise in small- to…
Extreme heatwaves reveal insurance gaps in Europe
Heatwaves are cutting sales for many companies across Europe, widening the protection gap as traditional business interruption insurance provides little compensation to offset extreme heat-related business losses, The Daily Star reports, citing…
Insurance sector outlook improves with strong life, health insurance growth
India's insurance sector could see a stronger year ahead as life insurers post robust growth and health insurers benefit from improved new business and lower claims, even as insurance stocks have remained under pressure, according to a report by…
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