Term Life Insurance vs. Whole Life Insurance. Choose What’s Right for You
Term life insurance is a type of temporary life insurance that covers you for a specific period of time — usually between 10 and 30 years
Term life insurance is a type of temporary life insurance that covers you for a specific period of time — usually between 10 and 30 years
Subscription models have been a hot topic of conversation in the insurance industry for several years. For some, the prospect of subscriptions becoming the dominant model
Saudi Arabia’s insurance market, the second largest in the Gulf region by gross written premium (GWP) after the UAE, offers a vibrant and competitive environment
According to UK Home Insurance Consumer Research, the first thing that a consumer looks at when choosing home insurance is price
Insurers are accelerating their investments in digital technologies, applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation strategies across entire business functions
Earlier this year, a Grain SA survey indicated that 22% of grain producers in South Africa had lost more than 60% of their white maize plantings to water damage in 2022
There are many misconceptions and false information concerning life insurance. We are explores some of the most common life insurance myths
The year 2022 can be characterized as one of the most challenging years in recent decades from the social, financial, political environment points of view
More than 10 months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war’s long-term impact is coming into focus. The War prompted many multinational corporations to voluntarily exit
In the negotiations taking place on contract renewal, it has turned out that the international insurance industry is no longer willing to agree on coverage for Russia and Belarus
2024 year started in a dramatic, unexpected way. CEE states have travelled a long way after the fall of the Iron Curtain
The P&C insurance claims landscape is becoming increasingly challenging due to unprecedented claims inflation. There are many underlying causes—among them
For nearly a decade, insurtechs have experienced rapid growth and skyrocketing valuations. But in 2022, investors’ optimism tempered by compounding pressure
Insurance companies continued to follow a years-long trend by increasing their structured securities investments, with 3% growth year over year to $1.14 trillion
With swirling changes across the industry, KPMG surveyed 134 insurance CEOs, to gather their insights and perspectives on the industry and economic landscapes over the next 3 years
Auto insurers price their policies based on a number of factors. Sometimes these cost factors go up, and sometimes they go down
The insurance industry has had to rethink its business strategies to prepare for more ambitious decarbonization initiatives across sectors
The top five risk trends boards of management need to guard against in 2024, according to AGCS financial lines experts
Insurance customers are open to new services that mitigate risks and believe that insurers should be tackling climate change proactively
The insurance industry will continue to follow in the tech world’s steps by rapidly innovating and shifting the way it does business in order to better serve
Your standard homeowners insurance policy protects not only your home itself, but also items in your home like your clothes and furniture from common perils.
The ESG movement has grown from a corporate social responsibility initiative launched by the UN into a global phenomenon that is reshaping the asset management
Insurers’ efforts around Finance Transformation have mainly focused on the immediate priority of IFRS 17 compliance. What’s beyond?
As property and casualty insurers in the United States struggle to maintain profitability, executives will need to direct a coordinated response across pricing, underwriting, claims
In response to high inflation, central banks have hiked their base rates, which, in turn, can impact the balance sheets of (re)insurers as a result of fixed-interest securities falling in value
S&P Global Ratings’ insurance industry and country risk assessment (IICRA) for the global marine protection and indemnity (global P&I) sector is intermediate
Reinsurance rates for property catastrophe business should increase by well over 10% when contracts are renewed
The Korean financial performance of life insurers should marginally improve in the near term, driven by a gradual rise in investment yields and a greater portion
Buying a life insurance policy can help provide financial security to your family, such as by covering educational expenses for your children if you pass away before they finish school
Successful cloud migrations depend on knowing where the value for insurance lies in cloud and on business and IT working together
The future shown to us in old movies was unrecognizable to people of the time. Flying cars dotted the sky, robot maids cleaned up houses, space travel was easy
Fitch Ratings’ neutral outlook on China’s insurance reflects view that the sector will maintain a sound solvency buffer and steady premium growth
Deteriorating sector outlook for the German insurance market is deteriorating for 2023, reflecting expectation that inflationary pressure on claims
Awareness for life insurtechs among millennial active shoppers has climbed almost 30% in the last 12 months. And technology has matured
What is new is the rise of industries like insurance, finance, retail, and more getting into the metaverse. 30% of organizations will have services ready for Metaverse
Insurance fraud costs the UK an average of £1.2bn annually. In the last year, fraudulent home insurance claims increased by 45% and according to the 2022 Insurance Fraud
Costs for everything from food to healthcare to insurance premiums have increased in the past few years – especially after the 2020 lockdown
Traditional life insurance is no longer the primary business of many companies in the life insurance industry. The emphasis has shifted to underwriting annuities
Ransomware is a form of malware that is constantly evolving and is designed to encrypt files on a device, making all files and systems that depend on them unusable
What customers want and need, not what insurers want to sell or have always sold, will be the dominant driver of innovation and growth
When the worst happens, you want to know you’ve got one of the best, most reliable insurance companies around covering your home
The best auto insurance companies in each state provide liability, comprehensive, collision, PIP, and uninsured & underinsured motorist coverage
There are many types of vehicle insurance – and the laws, maximum levels of coverage, and definitions can vary from state to state
Pet insurance is a service for pet owners seeking a financial safety net in case their animal gets sick or injured and requires expensive veterinary treatment
For life insurance carriers, building the infrastructure to support a successful teaming model often requires a major shift in many of the mechanics of distribution
Insurance companies typically require that all licensed drivers in a household be listed on the auto insurance policy except unlicensed teenagers or younger members under 14
The impact on the insurance industry was noticeable: in 2020, premium growth slowed to approximately 1.2 percent
Rapid advances in technology, the continuing talent shortage and rising customer expectations for experiences of all types have disrupted the insurance industry
Life insurance is something that everyone needs, but in reality, far too few people have it. It’s easy to put aside the thought of buying life insurance when you’re young and healthy
2022 is the second consecutive year in which the estimated insured losses total more than USD 100 billion
The global insurance industry faces multiple pressures this year but we expect rate hardening to regain momentum in response
Responsible for managing insurer financials at public companies have spent five years preparing for the long-anticipated implementation of new accounting standards
For insurers, the main inflation impact will show in rising claims costs, more in non-life than life insurance in which policy benefits are defined at inception
Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity remained robust through 2021, with 418 completed deals in the insurance sector, up from 407 in 2020
UK motor and home insurers expect to make largest annual loss in well over a decade this year, with further losses forecast in 2023
Many insurers around the world have taken significant steps to build an organizational infrastructure addressing the multitude of challenges posed by ESG
Forced virtualization of work during the pandemic has fueled revolutionary changes in employee expectations and upended many traditional employment models
While change has often come slowly in life insurance sector, a metamorphosis may be underway. The effects of the pandemic are lingering, consumer expectations are growing
Raising revenue hasn’t been an issue for most nonlife insurers, thanks to some of the highest property-casualty insurance rate increases posted in years
Necessity has indeed been the mother of reinvention for the insurance industry these past few years, as most carriers were remarkably adaptive