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No mortgage, no insurance: Why some Massachusetts homeowners are choosing to 'go bare'
She owns several properties across Massachusetts and Florida, carries no mortgages on any of them, and spent years paying premiums that kept rising while insurers kept dropping her anyway. When the last company canceled her Florida property…
Hartford Insurance Group Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Shares of Hartford Insurance Group Inc. HIG advanced 1.14% to $136.19 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.11% to 6,582.69 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Senate Democrats demand health insurance executive hearings
Healthcare accessibility and affordability is a top domestic policy concern for voters, outpacing worries over the economy and inflation, which have held the No. 1 spot in recent years. Nearly 85% of Americans said in a Gallup poll published at the…
The growing thirst for health insurance trustbusting
The idea of breaking up big health insurance companies has suddenly entered the political conversation, even if it faces long odds of ever actually happening. Why it matters: Politicians across the ideological spectrum are increasingly convinced…
It's not just patients who are sick of fighting health insurers. Doctors are frustrated, too.
A major health insurer beats expectations by aggressively controlling medical costs, while hospitals struggle to maintain their margins. By monetizing administrative burdens like excessive prior authorizations and a drawn-out accounts-receivable…
AI is doing the dirty work for insurance companies, and it's getting worse
Insurance claims adjusters have never had a reputation for generosity. But at least they were human. That's changing fast, and not in your favor. A report by Futurism details how AI automation is now a major trend in personal insurance, the health…
Insurance Companies Already Deploying AI Systems to Deny Claims Faster Than Ever Before
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech No one who's dealt with one would ever accuse an insurance claims adjuster of being too generous, but now they might wish they had. That's right: in 2026, a major trend emerging in…
The overlooked private credit risk is in life insurance
A big, overlooked risk in private credit is coming from the life insurance industry, investors and economists warn. Why it matters: Life insurance, particularly the annuities that people buy to fund their retirements, could be the vehicle through…
Insurers Release Prior Authorization Denial Rates
Most insurers have been compliant with public reporting requirements for prior authorization issued by the CMS, but whether the increased transparency actually helps patients is still an open question. In keeping with the CMS Interoperability and…
Trump's Obesity Drug Plan for Medicare Would Cost Insurers Billions
President Donald Trump's plan to cover weight-loss medications for some people in the Medicare program for the elderly would cost the health insurers billions in its first year, a new analysis found. The Trump administration has argued that the…
Insurers expand children's coverage as policy support fuels race for long-term customers
Insurers are expanding children's coverage as they race to lock in long-term customers, buoyed by government efforts to tackle low birthrates and ease the cost of child rearing, industry officials said Thursday. In a market for people aged under 15…
ACERA INSURANCE AND NAVACORD JOIN VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC AS OFFICIAL INSURANCE BROKER AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONSULTING PARTNER
VANCOUVER, BC, April 2, 2026 /CNW/ - Acera Insurance and Navacord are pleased to announce a new multi-year partnership with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, serving as the club's Official Insurance Broker and Employee Benefits Consulting Partner. Acera…
We've been left out to dry' - National Insurance hike still biting a year on
Punitive tax rises are stretching London's hospitality sector to its limit, business owners have claimed. Last April Chancellor Rachel Reeves faced heavy criticism for choosing to top up the public finances with an extra tax on businesses. The…
New China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (NWWCF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
New China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (NWWCF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call March 29, 2026 8:00 PM EDT Zhiyong Liu - Assistant to the President & Joint Company Secretary Yucheng Yang - Executive Chairman Xingfeng Gong - President, CFO & Executive Director…
Germany: Government commission on the future of health insurance funds declares war on the working class
On Monday, the Health Finance Commission presented its proposals for the future of the statutory health insurance system (Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung, GKV). Its report, which the experts drafted on behalf of the government, amounts to an open…
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