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Electronic Record Giant Epic Touts Real-Time Insurer Reviews Amid Industry Scrutiny
Epic Systems is working with medical care providers and an increasing number of health insurers to modernize prior authorization, the controversial process of insurers reviewing hospital admissions and medications. In this photo, Epic founder and…
Shadow AI Risk Now Drives Insurance And Disclosure
Unapproved AI tools appeared in 43% of security incidents in IBM's latest breach study. Shadow AI, meaning the tools staff adopt without approval, turned up in 43 percent of security incidents last year, roughly double the share the year before…
Health Insurer Centene's Chief Financial Officer To Step Down
Health insurer Centene, one of the nation's largest providers of Obamacare, said chief financial officer Drew Asher plans to step down from his role as chief financial officer in December of this year. Health insurer Centene, one of the nation's…
Hong Kong stocks edge lower by midday, with insurance companies dragging
Hong Kong stocks edged lower by midday break on Tuesday, with insurance stocks slumping. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 165 points, or 0.65 percent, to 25,287, with the half-day market turnover reaching HK$136…
ICE Pitches Legal Insurance To Help Shield Local Officers Who Make Immigration Arrests
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct. The agency is proposing to subsidize…
ICE proposes legal insurance to shield local officers making immigration arrests
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering a new proposal to protect local police officers from potential financial fallout if they face allegations of misconduct while executing immigration arrests. A planning document released Friday…
Guggenheim Ties Sink Bonds of $135 Billion Insurer Sammons
Bonds of Sammons Financial Group fell to the lowest since they were issued in June after a report probed the life insurer's connections to Mark Walter's Guggenheim Partners. The company's bonds due in June 2036 were among the weakest performers in…
Bajaj Life's Chugh Top Paid Life Insurer CEO In FY26
Bajaj Life Insurance Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Tarun Chugh in 2025-2026 was the highest-paid top executive among the country's life insurers, a review of company disclosures showed, as insurers are preparing to navigate new…
Dohrn bets on camera data to cut fleet insurance costs
Insurance premiums keep climbing across trucking. Unfortunately for carriers, they cannot opt out of the trend. What a fleet can control is the experience data sitting underneath its own renewal. For Dohrn, a Midwest LTL carrier with about 2,000…
PwC hosts annual insurance event
Stephen Catlin, founder and life president of Convex Group Limited (File photograph by Akil Simmons) PwC Bermuda expects their annual insurance summit in November will draw more than 400 attendees from more than 175 organisations. The firm said…
Importance of Fire Extinguishers for Fire Insurance
Fire incidents in commercial and industrial spaces can cause major financial and operational setbacks, which is why fire and insurance are important aspects of risk planning for many businesses. As companies expand, maintaining strong fire safety…
Investor Insight: Universal Insurance Executive Chairman Sells 20,000 Shares for $885,400
Sean P. Downes, Executive Chairman of Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (UVE -1.20%), sold 20,000 shares of common stock on Aug. 5, 2026, according to an SEC Form 4 filing. MetricValueTransaction value$885,400Shares sold20,000Post-transaction…
Can Life Insurance Companies Use Genetic-Testing Results?
Federal laws don't address whether life insurance companies can use genetic-testing information in underwriting. In most states, life insurers can use genetic information that is in your medical records. Several state legislatures are proposing…
Health insurers are dropping Medicare Advantage plans - and nearly 3 million older Americans will be affected
Thousands of seniors are receiving notification that their Medicare Advantage plan won't be available next year, and there's nothing they can do about it except find another option. One in 10 Medicare Advantage policyholders face forced…
Insurer reviews get an automation boost
One of health care's biggest administrative hassles — waiting for an insurer's approval for doctor-ordered care — is on the verge of getting a technological fix. Why it matters: The federal government's long-promised effort to…
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