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What Is a Credit-based Insurance Score?
Insurers use credit-based insurance scores to determine how likely you are to file a claim. Credit-based insurance scores are not the same as credit scores, though both are built off information from your credit report. You can improve your…
Iowa's Cheapest Car Insurance Options 2026
Progressive is the cheapest car insurance company in Iowa for many coverage types, ages and vehicles. Iowa is the 10th cheapest state in the U.S. for car insurance, based on our research. We analyzed rates from 11 car insurance companies in the…
Surfing's big break: how climate crisis insurance may save El Salvador's waves
In the late 1990s in El Salvador, Rodrigo Barraza went in search of every surfer's dream: a pristine wave, far from the crowds. Down a rough dirt track hours from any city, he found it: a little-known surf spot on the country's eastern shores…
A Tesla partnership, autonomous vehicle driving will give this insurance stock a boost, says Morgan Stanley
Lemonade stands to benefit from its improving positioning in autonomous auto insurance, according to Morgan Stanley. The bank upgraded the insurance stock to overweight from equal weight. Analyst Bob Jian Huang's new price target of $85, up from…
US taps Chubb for $20bn maritime insurance backstop
d0619b8c-2d99-48ca-b4b2-fb66e182e27b A group of people camp on a beach overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, with oil tankers and cargo ships in the background, near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday (Photograph by AP/Altaf Qadri) The…
College taps Cathy Duffy to lead new insurance course
763fd605-415d-4453-8e42-c7b67e362936 New role: Cathy Duffy (Photograph supplied) Bermuda College has appointed a senior insurance leader to help develop what is intended to become Bermuda's first formal academic pathway in insurance. Cathy Duffy…
CEO: training must evolve as AI changes insurance work
Evolving industry: pictured, from left, are Robert Bisset, David Govrin and Danish Iqbal on a CEO panel at the Bermuda Risk Summit (Photograph supplied) As artificial intelligence tools take over more entry-level tasks, the re/insurance industry…
California Republicans propose wildfire, insurance package amid heat wave concerns
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As a record-breaking mid-March heat wave grips California and much of the western United States, state legislators are renewing focus on wildfire prevention and insurance affordability. The Senate Republican Caucus on…
India Will Have Insurance for All by 2033: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that health insurance is a priority for this government and it is expected that the country will have insurance for all by 2033. “Health insurance is a priority for this…
Motor Insurance: Moving Beyond Compliance to Practical Protection
For years, motor insurance in India has largely been viewed as a regulatory checkbox – a mandatory cover to keep you legally compliant on the road. But that perception is changing. Rising repair costs, increasingly sophisticated vehicle…
Insurer Prudential clocks 12% rise in annual new business profit
18 Mar 2026 06:22AM (Updated: 18 Mar 2026 06:30AM) March 18: Insurer Prudential posted a 12 per cent rise in annual new business profit on Wednesday, helped by resilient momentum in its Asia and Africa market. The London and Hong Kong dual-listed…
Public Insurance Registry a key step in modernising information architecture of insurance: IRDAI Chief Seth
A Public Insurance Registry (PIR) will be an important step towards modernising the information architecture of the insurance sector, according to Ajay Seth, Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). Speaking at an…
Car insurance firms issue warning over popular Chinese models amid 'sky high premiums'
Motorists have struggled to get affordable insurance for Chinese Skywell vehicles This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Chinese car companies are still not insuring many top…
Four held in Noida for operating racket by using fake health insurance cards meant for ex-servicemen
3 min read Noida Make us preferred source on Google A gang using fake Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) documents to get a patient admitted to hospital in exchange of money was busted by the Noida Police, with the arrest of four…
Consumers facing huge cumulative health insurance hikes and benefit cuts ahead of renewal
Policyholders have also been advised that insurers have cut the benefits on a number of plans. New rises will take effect from the start of next month, but some plans will have increased by up to 19pc when previous rises announced in the last year…
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