September 5, 2026

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Insurance

Automatic claim payouts key to embedded insurance growth

Automatic claim payouts key to embedded insurance growth – Insurance Post Skip to main content Close navigation menu End of drawer navigation content Demand for embedded insurance is outpacing its availability, as three-quarters of almost 1,400 consumers polled revealed they would buy more protection if claims were paid automatically. Cover Genius published the results of

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Stock Brokers

This Stock Grew About 500% in the Past 5 Years. And No, It’s Not an AI Stock.

There is a good chance you’ve never thought of Interactive Brokers (IBKR -0.87%) as a high-growth stock. That may be exactly why its performance is so interesting. During the past five years, Interactive Brokers’ stock has gained nearly 500%, rising from about $15 to $93 (as of Aug. 24). Interactive Brokers isn’t an artificial intelligence

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Fund

Real estate fund merger proposed to create flagship £700m global strategy

Aberdeen Investments wants to combine its real estate funds Aberdeen Investments has proposed to investors combining its abrdn Real Estate Fund (aREF) and the abrdn Real Estate Feeder Fund with the abrdn Global Real Estate Fund (GREF) to create a flagship global hybrid real estate fund with more than £700 million in assets under management.

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Wealth Management

The Future Of Wealth Management: Owning A Client’s Next Decision

Satish Avhad, Consulting Partner, Global Practice Head, Wealth Management, Wipro Consulting. ​A business owner sells a company for $50 million. Within days, that event can trigger liquidity planning, tax strategy, estate restructuring, lending decisions, insurance reviews and private-market allocations. Yet, inside many wealth firms, those decisions still move across separate teams, systems and approval paths.

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Wealth Management

International wealth insurance: a huge opportunity in an unexplored market

The international wealth insurance market has grown significantly over the past two years, with sales increasing markedly from £36.4bn to £53bn between 2023 and 2025, according to the latest Utmost market study conducted by NMG Consulting.  That is a sizeable expansion, reflecting a longer-term evolution in the needs and priorities of high-net-worth and internationally mobile

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Insurance

Repositioning Fortis Global Insurance for growth

…as firm bets on technology, customer trust Fortis Global Insurance Plc is moving into a new phase of growth after successfully strengthening its capital base, settling legacy obligations and restoring stability to its operations, with management now turning its attention to expanding premiums, improving customer service and using technology to deepen insurance penetration. Bode Akinboye,

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Wealth Management

AJ Bell partners with Daintree Wealth Management on ‘Model B’ solution

AJ Bell has added Daintree Wealth Management as a partner firm to its ‘Model B’ Custody Solutions business. AJ Bell Custody Solutions is for advisers looking for more control and flexibility over the client experience. Firms partnering with AJ Bell Custody Solutions own the client proposition, while the underlying operational and back-office proposition – including

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Insurance

Xitus Expands INTX Re/Insurance System

INTX Insurance Software announced the “continued expansion of the INTX [Re]Insurance Operating System within Xitus Re Ltd., the Bermuda-based P&C runoff reinsurer, as Xitus expands across increasingly complex portfolios, transaction structures and jurisdictions.” A spokesperson said, “At the center of Xitus’ assumed reinsurance operations is INTX Re, INTX’s purpose-built assumed reinsurance platform. INTX Re supports

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Energy

How extreme weather threatens energy security — from jellyfish swarms to ‘Super El Niño’

This article is an on-site version of our Energy Source newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday and Thursday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Hello and welcome to Energy Source, coming to you from New York where the Trump administration is fighting an

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Energy

Government issues update on support for £1,729 energy bills as £150 Warm Home Discount ‘not enough’

Ministers are looking at more support for households struggling with energy bills as they are due to rise to their highest level for three years Ofgem will issue its latest price cap on August 26(Image: Getty Images) Ministers have said they are looking at “a range of support” for vulnerable households struggling with rising bills

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