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Sun Life launches new insurance subsidiary in Bermuda
Sun Life announced on Tuesday the establishment of Sun Life Bermuda Limited, a new wholly owned insurance subsidiary that expands its Private Wealth capabilities in Bermuda to include participating life solutions, amid growing demand for…
Franklin Madison Introduces Guaranteed Issue Life Insurance, Expanding Access to Financial Protection
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Franklin Madison today announced the availability of Guaranteed Issue Life Insurance (GI Life), a new approach to life insurance that removes traditional barriers to coverage through…
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. 0758 GMT – Legal & General Group has weaker-quality earnings while competition intensifies in the U.K. pension risk…
US 'mulling tougher capital rules' for offshore life reinsurance
Scott White, president of the NAIC, speaks at the Biltir annual conference yesterday (Photograph by Akil Simmons) US insurance regulators are considering tougher capital requirements for some offshore life reinsurance deals, delegates heard at a…
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LIC Mutual Fund appoints Ashis Kumar as MD and CEO
LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management has announced the appointment of Ashis Kumar as its managing director and chief executive officer, effective September 26, 2026. With over three decades of experience spanning investments, business operations…
Sun Life launches new Bermuda business
bf4f2f4b-591b-40e6-b76c-c51475c7d0c4 Created: Sep 29, 2026 01:33 PM (Updated: Sep 29, 2026 01:33 PM) Important pillar: Sujoy Ghosh, CEO of Sun Life Private Wealth Sun Life has launched a new company aimed at high net worth clients, Sun Life Bermuda…
Biltir conference attracts record crowd
Grwoing market: Natasha Scotland Courcy, chairwoman of Bermuda International Long Term Insurers and Reinsurers and CEO and general counsel at Athene Life Re (Photograph by David Fox) Bermuda's long-term insurance market manages more than $1.5…
Insurance 2.0: After 100% FDI, distribution costs reset
The timing of the proposed rejig of distribution economics by IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) is interesting as it came six months after India allowed centum foreign ownership in the sector. IRDAI is re-engineering the…
Ensure distribution reforms don't affect intermediaries' livelihoods: Insurance agents' body tells IRDAI
A likely reduction in remuneration is causing worry for nearly 15 lakh life-insurance agents. Accordingly, they've urged the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to avoid a “disproportionate” cut under its…
Nifty falls below 22,700 as crude, US yields pressure markets
Markets opened lower on Tuesday, September 29, with the Nifty 50 falling to 22,673.85, down 106.40 points or 0.47 per cent from its previous close of 22,780.25, while the Sensex slipped to 72,385.06, shedding 386.66 points or 0.53 per cent from its…
Corebridge Financial (NYSE:CRBG) Major Shareholder Buys 178,840 Shares of Stock
Corebridge Financial, Inc. (NYSE:CRBG - Get Free Report) major shareholder Life Insurance Co Nippon bought 178,840 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 25th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $34.52 per…
Allshores posts 15.7% rise in operating profit
692fd7e6-a14f-4c6e-8a03-f5b0485588de Created: Sep 29, 2026 05:56 PM (Updated: Sep 29, 2026 05:56 PM) Abigail Clifford, group president and CEO of Allshores (File photograph) Allshores recorded operating earnings of $31.9 million for the first six…
Are You Mixing Insurance With Investments? Here's What It Could Cost Your Family
Mohan Rao, 29, who works in the field of marketing in Bangalore and has a salary of almost ₹12 lakh per annum, was recently approached by his distant uncle, an insurance salesman, with a proposal. Pay him roughly ₹10,000 per month for…
After eight years without a playground, children at an Oshawa housing co-operative are getting one they designed themselves
Since 2017, Maple Glen Housing Co-operative has been without a playground after deteriorating equipment was removed for safety reasons, leaving local children without a dedicated place to play close to home. Today, nearly 100 Foresters…
Manulife Investments Expands All-in-One Active ETFs Suite with All-Equity and All-Fixed Income Portfolios and Launches New Income ETF Strategies for Investors
TORONTO, Sept. 29, 2026 /CNW/ -- Manulife Investments announced today it has expanded its ETF lineup, bringing three new ETFs and one new ETF series to investors. Manulife Investments has added two Manulife All-in-One ETFs to its existing…
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