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forbes.com - David Tobias - Connected Property Intelligence And The Future Of Insurance Claims
Connected Property Intelligence And The Future Of Insurance Claims
Forbes

David Tobias, Chief Product Officer at Nearmap, is a 20-year insurance veteran with expertise in comprehensive products and solutions. Property claims are getting harder at the exact moment customers expect them to get faster. Catastrophic (CAT)…

wsj.com - Kara McGinley - The Best Pet Insurance in Hawaii for 2026​
The Best Pet Insurance in Hawaii for 2026​
Wall Street Journal

Spot is the best pet insurance company in Hawaii, thanks to its competitive rates, strong base-policy coverage, price-shock protections and more. ASPCA, Figo, MetLife and Pumpkin also scored well in our analysis. Hawaii pet insurance averages $44 a…

businessinsurance.com - 2026 Business Insurance US Insurance Awards
2026 Business Insurance US Insurance Awards
Business Insurance

The U.S. Insurance Awards recognize organizations and individuals whose work is advancing commercial insurance and risk management. This year's winners developed solutions to help clients and policyholders address emerging risks, improve…

businessinsurance.com - 2026 US Insurance Awards: Beazley, Insurer Team of the Year
2026 US Insurance Awards: Beazley, Insurer Team of the Year
Business Insurance

As insurers have been backing out of sexual abuse and molestation coverage, Beazley has jumped in with standalone coverage, dubbed Safeguard, that includes prevention and hands-on crisis response. The London-based specialty insurer has been…

thestandard.com.hk - Gloria Leung - Prudential Health India marks Prudential's entry into India's insurance market
Prudential Health India marks Prudential's entry into India's insurance market
The Standard

Prudential (2378) and HCL Group announced on Thursday the commencement of their joint venture, Prudential Health India, as Prudential enters India's health insurance market by establishing a dedicated health insurance division. SCROLL TO CONTINUE…

thestandard.com.hk - Gloria Leung - HSI closes at 26,000 points on major tech gains, property and insurance sectors optimism
HSI closes at 26,000 points on major tech gains, property and insurance sectors optimism
The Standard

Hang Seng Index rose 310 points at market close on Friday on broader tech gains, as well as optimism in the property and insurance sectors. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The benchmark Hang Seng Index increased 310 points, or 1.21 percent, to…

bloomberg.com - Anthony Hughes - Orion180 Files for IPO, Eyeing Home and Flood Insurance Market
Orion180 Files for IPO, Eyeing Home and Flood Insurance Market
Bloomberg

Orion180 Insurance Group Inc. filed for a US initial public offering, as the company looks to carve out a bigger share of the fast-growing specialty homeowners and flood insurance market. The Melbourne, Florida-based insurer had net income of $13.5…

theguardian.com - Aaron Timms - From Showtime to Insurance Time: how the LA Lakers became a $12.5bn hedge fund play
From Showtime to Insurance Time: how the LA Lakers became a $12.5bn hedge fund play
The Guardian

For years, the NBA was built on the alliance of patient money and marketing pizzazz, and no team captured that curious mixture better than the Los Angeles Lakers. Through Showtime in the 1980s and the dominance of the Shaq-Kobe years, the Lakers…

businessinsurance.com - 2026 US Insurance Awards: Kinetic, Insurance Placement Technology Innovation of the Year
2026 US Insurance Awards: Kinetic, Insurance Placement Technology Innovation of the Year
Business Insurance

The everyday email inbox is where insurtech managing general agent Kinetic began when it set out to build an artificial intelligence-driven workers compensation submission engine. “We really wanted to meet where brokers already are working…

mensxp.com - MensXP Team - Latest Health Insurance Reforms: A Complete Guide to Family Health Insurance Plans
Latest Health Insurance Reforms: A Complete Guide to Family Health Insurance Plans
MensXP.com

Healthcare costs in India continue to rise every year, and a single unplanned hospital stay can strain a household's finances quickly. This guide walks through what has changed, how family plans work, and where critical illness insurance fits into…

businessinsurance.com - Parametric insurance grows with better data
Parametric insurance grows with better data
Business Insurance

Advances in technology and access to reliable independent data are expanding the use of parametric insurance to cover a broader range of operational disruptions and catastrophe risks. Ensuring the integrity of data and monitoring systems used to…

businessinsider.com - James Faris - Disney is starting an employee stock purchase program and changing its health insurance plans
Disney is starting an employee stock purchase program and changing its health insurance plans
Business Insider

Disney is shaking up its employee benefits by launching a stock purchase program and switching up its health insurance plans. Eric Chaisson, Disney's EVP of total rewards and employee services, told US-based employees about the changes in a…

businessinsurance.com - Business Insurance Lifetime Achievement Award: Danielle Lisenbey
Business Insurance Lifetime Achievement Award: Danielle Lisenbey
Business Insurance

Danielle Lisenbey had already become the first woman on Crawford's global executive management team when an ordinary boardroom routine gave her a striking reminder of what being “the first” could mean. When she entered the meeting…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Ping An Insurance's first-half profit jumps 36pc on asset management boost
Ping An Insurance's first-half profit jumps 36pc on asset management boost
The Standard

China's Ping An Insurance (2318) reported a better-than-expected 36 percent year-on-year rise in first-half net profit on Thursday, as buoyant capital markets boosted earnings from its asset management business. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The…

civilbeat.org - Twilight Greenaway - Lala Triggers Nation's First Coral Insurance Payment
Lala Triggers Nation's First Coral Insurance Payment
Honolulu Civil Beat

Hurricane Lala has triggered the first payment from a novel coral reef insurance policy created by The Nature Conservancy. In 2022, the organization worked with the German company Munich Re to create a policy — the first of its kind in the…

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