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Life Insurance Policy Surrenders Outpaced Maturity Payouts
Surrenders and withdrawals of life insurance policies rose sharply in 2025-2026 (FY26), accounting for a larger share of total pay-outs than maturity benefits, the Reserve Bank of India said in its Financial Stability Report. The RBI said…
Tesco's new life insurance offering is helping families protect their future
Life is unpredictable, but your family's future doesn't have to be. A recent study† commissioned by Tesco Insurance found that almost one-third of UK adults would be forced to sell their family home if their partner died unexpectedly. That's…
Expect Consultation Paper On Distribution Reforms In July: IRDAI Chairman
The Chairman of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI), Ajay Seth, noted that several insurance products are expected to go live on the Bima Sugam platform by the end of September. Further, he said that a consultation paper on…
AI's Trillion-Dollar Debt Binge Fuels Century-Old Private Market
A private bond market dating back more than a century is opening a new front in the trillion-dollar AI funding boom, allowing tech borrowers to sell debt directly to deep-pocketed insurance firms. Borrowers are hunting for capital wherever they can…
How Employers Can Help Women Navigate Widowhood At Work
A few days of bereavement leave may cover a funeral. It rarely covers the benefits, legal, tax and household decisions that follow a death. Spousal death changes nearly every part of an employee's life at once, from household income and health…
Stock Market Outlook: How Indian Stock Market Will Trade On July 1?
The Indian stock market is expected to open flat in trade on Wednesday, July 1, following global market cues. The trends on Gift Nifty also signal a tepid start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,994 level, nearly…
Hanwha Life partners with Severance Hospital on integrated dementia care
Hanwha Life Insurance signed a memorandum of understanding with Severance Hospital to build a more integrated care model for dementia as Korea grapples with the challenges of a rapidly aging population, the insurer said Wednesday. Dementia has…
Financial Shares Fall Slightly as Yields Keep Rising -- Financials Roundup
Financial stocks were slightly down as markets anticipate interest rate increases by the Fed and Treasury have another quarter of rising yields. A consortium backed by companies including BlackRock, Google and Coinbase said Tuesday that it is…
The Hidden Cost Of A Complicated Portfolio
Anatoly Iofe is founder and CEO of IceBridge Financial Group, a global multifamily office based in Boca Raton, Florida. My client had done everything right. He had a successful business exit, real estate across three countries, a life…
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Apollo's Athene names ex-Goldman executive as Japan head to drive reinsurance push
TOKYO, July 1: Athene, the insurance business of Apollo Global Management, has appointed Larik Hall as head of Japan, as the U.S. asset manager ramps up operations in the country, according to a company document reviewed by Reuters. Hall…
EUR 200 million share buyback begins following completion of EUR 227 million share buyback
Schiphol, July 1, 2026 - Aegon today begins a EUR 200 million share buyback that was announced during the Capital Markets Day on December 10, 2025. This share buyback is expected to be completed by December 23, 2026, barring unforeseen…
Stock Movers: TSMC, China Life, SK Hynix
Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies making news on Wall Street. Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for…
Nifty holds 23,900 as M&M, Titan lead gains; IT, Bajaj FinServ drag
Markets opened on a cautious note on Wednesday, with the Nifty 50 edging up 50.25 points (0.21 per cent) to 23,916 and the Sensex gaining 190.19 points (0.25 per cent) to 76,668.86 as of 9.20 AM, after both indices closed in the red in the previous…
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (NASDAQ:UVSP) Sets New 52-Week High - Time to Buy?
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (NASDAQ:UVSP - Get Free Report)'s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday. The stock traded as high as $44.84 and last traded at $44.9050, with a volume of 65144 shares. The stock…
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