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Meet The World's Best Insurance Companies 2026
When severe storms and torrential rainfall battered parts of Spain and Portugal this past winter, a family living in the Spanish city of Cádiz was temporarily unable to live in their home. Santalucía Seguros, an insurance company…
Why Technology Cannot Replace The Licensed Insurance Agent
Scotty Elliott, chief distribution officer, Health for AmeriLife, a leader in distributing and marketing insurance and financial solutions. There is no shortage of conversation in financial services about innovation. Robo-advisors, fintech…
View: Prediction markets are rebuilding insurance and it's getting weird
When does a hedge become a bet? Our story last week about a Spanish soccer team's hedge against its own relegation to a lower league ending up on Kalshi touched a nerve. The idea of a team betting against itself sits uneasily with fans, and I know…
Women's Health Insurance Coverage
Health insurance coverage is an important factor in making health care affordable and accessible to women. Women with health coverage are more likely to obtain needed preventive, primary, and specialty care services, and have better access to new…
Home insurance and the unraveling of Florida communities
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) While visiting family in St. Petersburg, Florida, in November 2024, I found myself walking down a quiet residential…
Skyward Specialty: A Quality Insurance Growth Story Still Trading At A Discount
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is delivering robust growth, with Q1 2026 revenues up 45% and EPS at $1.25, exceeding expectations. SKWD's strategic shift to less capital-intensive, fee-based niche segments and disciplined underwriting has driven…
Property Insurers Are Late to the Private-Credit Party
Major insurers such as Allstate, Liberty Mutual and Nationwide kept at least 15% of their holdings in assets such as private equity and hedge funds last year, according to research by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Other carriers, including The…
Korea International Insurance Conference kicks off to navigate shifting risk landscape
The Korea International Insurance Conference (KIIC), the country's largest global gathering for the non-life insurance industry, is set to kick off on Wednesday at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas. Now in its third year, the two-day event…
Going Home to Die': People With Eating Disorders Need Special Care. Insurers Are Denying It
This reporting was supported by the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism. WHEN PUBERTY HIT KATERINA RINALDI in middle school, it hit hard, fast, and earlier than everyone else. Quickly, Rinaldi started gaining weight; her body…
Home insurance and the unraveling of Florida communities
While visiting family in St. Petersburg, Florida, in November 2024, I found myself walking down a quiet residential street in Shore Acres, a low-lying, bayfront neighborhood not far from where I grew up. Two months earlier, Hurricane Helene had…
Far-left progressive linked to Bernie Sanders will fight Democrat to be vital California insurance chief
Two Democrats — including one endorsed by far-left U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders — have advanced past Tuesday's primary in their bid to oversee the insurance industry in California. Jane Kim, who leads the progressive California Working…
Santam Goes Live on Guidewire, Laying Foundation for AI-Driven Insurance Innovation in South Africa
Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) today announced that Santam - Africa's largest general insurer - has gone live on Guidewire, advancing its strategy to modernize core insurance operations and strengthen digital agility. The cloud deployment provides Santam…
LIC pensioners demand pension upgrade, slam 100% FDI in insurance
The 29th Annual Division Conference of LIC Pensioners' Association, Madurai Division, was held here on Tuesday. Inaugurating the conference, Vice-President of South Zone Insurance Employees' Federation C. Muthukumarasamy said the demands of LIC…
Travel insurance may not cover fuel price cancellations
Susan Edmunds of RNZ Don't count on insurance to help if your flight is cancelled because of fuel shortages, the Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman says. Airlines have been changing their schedules after the cost of fuel jumped. In one case…
LMIS wins King's Award as global expansion drives marine insurance success
London Marine Insurance Services Ltd (LMIS) has been awarded the prestigious King's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category, marking a significant milestone for the specialist marine insurance provider and reinforcing its position…
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