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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…
Emirates Offers War-Related Insurance as Gulf Carriers Reboot
Emirates Airline is offering travel insurance that includes medical coverage for war-related incidents and extended-stay support during disruptions, another example of how Gulf carriers are trying to reboot their businesses now that a US-Iran peace…
The Medicare Crisis for Insurers Is Over. The Easy Gains Are Too.
For the past few years, U.S. health insurers and their investors were hit from every direction. Patients flooded back to seek treatments after the pandemic, and Washington tightened the rules on Medicare Advantage. Margins collapsed and stocks…
Opinion | Can Hong Kong make a giant leap to commercial space insurance?
Some may feel a lump in their throats as they watch Hong Kong's first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, make history, but few see it as anything more than an inspirational story for our youth. In reality, space, which can feel lofty and far away to pragmatic…
Advocates, lawmakers weigh ways to keep Pa. kids insured as Trump Medicaid cuts loom
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG —…
How Fixed-Income Investing Is Evolving For European Insurers
Public credit remains essential, not least because liquidity, collateral needs, and regulatory requirements still matter enormously for insurers. Technology is reshaping how fixed-income portfolios are built and managed. Credit markets are large…
FACT FOCUS: Trump says illegal immigration increased car insurance premiums. Experts say otherwise
President Donald Trump this week credited his tough immigration policies for a drop in car insurance premiums, falsely blaming illegal immigration during his predecessor's time in the White House for a prior increase. In a Monday post on Truth…
Cash, insurance and a secret go-between: Inside ARN's deal with Kyle
Having dug itself the biggest hole in the history of Australian media, FM radio group ARN Media has just bought itself a $13.5 million ladder. ARN's settlement with its former star Kyle Sandilands is a lesson in pragmatism, and shareholders in the…
Package travel rules leave tour operators as 'insurer of last resort'
Jun 17, 202608:46 GMT by Ian Taylor The Package Travel Regulations (PTRs) leave tour operators “too often” as “the insurer of last resort”, Advantage Travel Partnership chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said has told MPs.
CA Dems could stick families with higher insurance costs - and new tax on software downloads
California Democrats agreed this week to tax-related proposals that could raise health insurance premiums and slap a new tax on software downloads — as critics blast the deal for piling on costs at the worst possible time. California…
FSC to ease rules on insurer investing in AI
Taiwan is easing regulations to give life insurers flexibility to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) projects, part of an ongoing move by authorities to redirect a larger slice of the industry's US$1 trillion asset pool back home. The Financial…
Emirates launches travel insurance covering conflict, emergency evacuation
Emirates has launched what it calls the world's first Comprehensive Travel Cover, an industry-first insurance product that includes medical cover for conflict-related incidents, along with airline-managed hotel stays and extended support during…
Map shows how much home insurance rates have risen in every California ZIP code
In 2026, the average California homeowner pays 84% more per year for home insurance than they did six years ago, according to new research from Stanford University. That's a 45% increase when adjusted for inflation. The research paper, released…
Emergence Insurance boosts cyber offering with partial Blue Zebra acquisition
Credit: TippaPatt / Shutterstock Cyber insurance underwriting specialist Emergence Insurance has acquired Blue Zebra's cyber insurance renewal rights, bolstering its own offerings in the process. Under the terms of the deal, all cyber policies from…
AAA lowers home, auto insurance rates in Florida
AAA is cutting insurance rates in Florida. The Auto Club Group announced reductions of up to 5% on AAA-branded home and auto insurance policies. The association says that equates to more than $28 million in annual savings to Florida policyholders.
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