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How life insurance can fit into a retirement planning strategy
Retirement planning typically centers on a familiar set of priorities: building a 401(k) or IRA balance, estimating future expenses and figuring out when to claim Social Security. But as retirement gets closer, protecting the financial plan that's…
Life insurers concealed $21B in private-credit risk: Lawsuit
Key insight: Two life insurers controlled by Mark Walter allegedly sold annuities to elderly investors without disclosing that the firms were under federal investigation. What's at stake: Following federal grand-jury subpoenas in February, the…
Life insurers' new business premium rose 21% in Sept to ₹48,780 crore
Life insurers in India posted 21% year-on-year (YoY) increase in new business premium (NBP) for September at ₹48,780.55 crore. The higher mobilisation came even as number of policies/scheme sold declined YoY at 21.93 lakh (22.06 lakh). In…
Non-life insurance premium grows 8.92% to ₹1.80 lakh crore in H1 FY27
The non-life insurance industry recorded an 11.7 per cent year-on-year growth in gross direct premium underwritten during the first half of FY27, excluding specialised insurers. Including specialised insurers, the industry's premium grew 8.92 per…
Prudential Japan executives take pay cuts over staff misconduct
Top executives at Prudential Financial's Japan unit will take pay cuts after a panel of outside experts issued a report on widespread employee misconduct involving customers' money. President Hiromitsu Tokumaru and two others will take a 30%…
Term Insurance Before and After Retirement: How Life Cover Needs Change
A person working and earning needs life insurance. If they die, their family loses income. A term insurance plan makes sense. It's affordable. It covers the working years. But what happens at retirement? The person stops earning. The financial…
Meanwhile raises $37.5m from investors
New funding: Zac Townsend, Meanwhile's cofounder and CEO (File photograph) Bermudian insurance company, Meanwhile, the first life insurer licensed to operate entirely in bitcoin, has announced $37.5 million in new funding from its existing…
Aegon EGM approves Redomiciliation and Omnibus Incentive Plan
Schiphol, October 8, 2026 - Aegon Ltd.'s Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM) today approved both the Redomiciliation and the Omnibus Incentive Plan proposal, giving Aegon the mandate to proceed with its redomiciliation to the US.
Emmerdale Robert Sugden's schemes could be stopped - but not by Sadie
Robert Sugden could end up regretting stealing money from widow Nicola King on Emmerdale. While he actually stole it from late character Jimmy King, the money was being searched for by Nicola. With Nicola and her family facing money woes due to…
What the industry gets wrong about DIY investors
Key insight: The line between DIY investors and clients of financial advisors is increasingly blurry, new research shows. Many affluent investors have both self-directed accounts and financial advisors, and planners say they don't necessarily view…
GST reforms will sustain growth momentum, help face global headwinds
On Thursday, the 57th GST Council Meeting concluded with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing a host of reforms aimed at improving compliance in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. The Council, the apex decision-making body on…
Prudential Japan executives take pay cuts over staff misconduct involving customers' money
Top executives at Prudential Financial's Japan unit will take pay cuts after a panel of outside experts issued a report on widespread employee misconduct. President Hiromitsu Tokumaru and two others will take a 30% reduction in compensation for…
No more input tax credit block for companies buying insurance cover
Businesses will now be able to claim input tax credit (ITC) on health and life insurance bought for employees, as the GST Council has recommended easing several restrictions on blocked credits. The changes are aimed at ensuring that taxes paid on…
Devastated sister leads tributes after Jordan dies at Staffordshire beauty spot
Thousands of pounds have been raised in memory of a 33-year-old dad. Jordan Hunter, from Uttoxeter, had been reported missing on Thursday 1 October and police searches concentrated on Cannock Chase. It was there that Jordan's body was discovered on…
How inflation can change your retirement plan
Planning for retirement generally requires you to make a lot of assumptions about the future. You have to estimate how much you'll spend, how long your savings may need to last and what kind of returns your investments could generate along the way.
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