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Is Life Insurance Taxable?
Life insurance policies offer several tax benefits, including a tax-free death benefit. You can withdraw up to the amount you paid in premiums from a policy's cash value without paying income taxes. Policy loans aren't taxable while the policy is…
GST rejig helps life insurers' NBP surge 40% in December
The life insurance industry recorded nearly 40 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in new business premiums (NBP), aided by the rationalisation of goods and services tax (GST) on individual life insurance premiums, which has made policies more…
Life insurers' new business surges 39% to ₹42,151 cr. in Dec.
Life insurance companies in India reported a more than 39% increase in new business premium for December to ₹42,150.77 crore compared to the ₹30,218.71 crore a year earlier. For the nine months of the fiscal ended December, the new…
Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. Exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0825 GMT – Prudential appears on track to meet its double-digit growth guidance for the full year, DBS Group Research…
HDFC Life shares rise 0.88% as Macquarie upgrades rating on strong premium growth
HDFC Life Insurance Company shares were trading at ₹756.50, up ₹6.60 or 0.88 per cent, at 1.15 PM on Monday, after Macquarie upgraded the stock to Outperform from Underperform and raised its target price to ₹900. The upgrade…
In Oscar-Shortlisted 'Cashing Out,' Director Matt Nadel Reevaluates Investment Tool Some Called 'AIDS Profiteering' - And His Dad's Role In It
When filmmaker Matt Nadel first embarked on the documentary that became Cashing Out, he thought the project would reflect poorly on his father. “Initially, I was like, ‘I'm going to make a dad-bashing doc. This is perfect,'”…
Single mom, 28, with terminal breast cancer launches GoFundMe for her own funeral
A young single mom from Oklahoma is planning her own funeral — and raising the money to cover the expenses and help provide for her children — after a terminal cancer diagnosis. Kaylin Gawf, a 28-year-old mom to daughter Jace, 9, and…
NASCAR champ's 'financial trap' insurance case puts IUL under microscope
A champion NASCAR driver's lawsuit against a giant insurer will provide financial advisors with front row tickets to a case testing one of the most complicated types of life policies. Samantha and Kyle Busch accuse Pacific Life and an agent who…
EUR 227 million share buyback begins
Schiphol, January 12, 2026 - Aegon today begins a EUR 227 million share buyback, which includes EUR 200 million of the EUR 400 million announced on December 10, 2025. This tranche has been expanded to include EUR 27 million to meet Aegon's…
Busy buyer and seller pull off another apartment deal in South Bay
Apartment complex at 870 and 874 East El Camino Real in Sunnyvale, seen in November 2024. SUNNYVALE — A big apartment complex in Sunnyvale has been bought in a deal that was completed by the same buyer and seller who accomplished the sale of…
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What to Expect From Globe Life's Q4 2025 Earnings Report
Valued at $11.3 billion by market cap, Globe Life Inc. (GL) is a Texas-based financial services holding company that provides individual life insurance, supplemental health insurance, annuities, and related products through its wholly owned…
Amagi raises Rs 805 crore from anchors ahead of Rs 1,789-crore IPO
Amagi Media Labs, a cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that enables media firms to stream and monetise digital video content, on Monday said it has raised about Rs 805 crore from anchor investors, including SBI Mutual Fund, ICICI…
Amidel opens new KwaZulu-Natal office
Bheki Ndabandaba, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Amidel. Amidel has announced the official opening of its new KwaZulu-Natal branch, located in Richards Bay. This strategic expansion marks a major milestone in Amidel's commitment to using…
Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) Hits New 52-Week High Following Analyst Upgrade
Global Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GNL - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday after Citizens Jmp raised their price target on the stock from $9.00 to $10.00. Citizens Jmp currently has a market outperform rating on the stock.
Bharat Coking Coal IPO subscribed 17.2 times on day 2, NII portion leads demand
The initial public offering of Bharat Coking Coal Limited was subscribed 17.19 times by 11.36 AM on the second day of bidding on January 12, 2026. The issue received bids for 5,96,53,27,200 equity shares against the offered 34,69,46,500 shares…
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