March 23, 2026

Insurance

Insurance

King Risk buys Connecticut-based Suzio Insurance Centre

Suzio Insurance Centre provides insurance solutions for individuals and businesses in Connecticut. Credit: fizkes/Shutterstock. King Risk Partners, an entity in the insurance brokerage sector, has completed the acquisition of Suzio Insurance Centre, an insurance provider in Connecticut. This move is expected to reinforce King Risk Partners’ foothold in north-eastern US while integrating insurance knowledge and

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Data show massive insurance increase for those convicted of DUI

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – This month is “Sober October” for thousands of Americans who have chosen to take a break from alcohol to focus on their health and safer choices. New research shows what could happen to your insurance rates if you decide to drink and drive. The latest data from market watch show how

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Supplemental Security Insurance November 2024: You’re Getting 2 Checks This Month

Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries are due to get not one but two checks this November. The payment schedule can change month to month depending on which day a month starts. Below is the payment schedule for the rest of the year so you know when your checks will arrive.  Supplemental Security Income is a program run

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Role of Private Flood Insurance Has Room to Grow With NFIP Instability

Back-to-back hurricane landfalls in the span of less than two weeks have placed flood insurance in a new light for many inside and outside of the insurance industry, if not front and center. Images of flood and storm damage from North Carolina and Florida can be a startling reminder that a standard homeowners’ insurance policy

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What are high-deductible health insurance plans?

Open enrollment — the window during which you can sign up for health insurance or make adjustments to your current plan — starts Nov. 1. With it, there comes a whole lot of jargon to wade through before you can make some very financially consequential decisions. One term you might come across is a high-deductible

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Insurance expert: Rising wildfire risk drives coverage crisis in Washington

Kenton Brine COURTESY OF NWINSURANCE.ORG By MIKE MALTAISWard Media Staff Reporter CHELAN – As wildfire risk accelerates, homeowners’ insurance costs rise, and coverage becomes increasingly difficult to acquire and keep, the Chelan Fire and Rescue Board of Commissioners invited an insurance specialist to address their Oct. 21 meeting on wildfires and insurance. Kenton Brine is

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AI’s Role in Transforming Insurance

SINGAPORE, Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — At the 2024 Hong Kong FinTech Week InsurTech Forum, Charles Hung, CEO of Blue Insurance; Gilbert Leung, CEO of Novo AI; and Priscilla Ng, Prudential’s Group Chief Customer & Marketing Officer explored the transformative role of AI in the insurance sector. The discussion centered around AI’s ability to enhance

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La. High Court Says No Arbitration In Insurance Policies

By Caroline Simson ( October 29, 2024, 7:57 PM EDT) — Louisiana’s top court has concluded that state law bars domestic insurers from looking to force a dispute with a policyholder into arbitration based on a clause contained in a foreign insurer’s policy, ruling in an opinion that criticizes the Fifth Circuit’s opposing stance on

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Texas Cancer Patients May Need New Doctors After Insurance Changes

Seniors undergoing cancer treatment in Texas may need to find a new doctor after Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas decided to end its Medicare Advantage plan offering at MD Anderson Cancer Center. That means all doctors working at the cancer center in Houston will no longer be in-network for the seniors relying on either

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Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) reported strong Q3 2024 results with net income of $36.7 million ($0.89 per diluted share), up from $21.7 million in Q3 2023. The company achieved gross written premiums of $400.0 million, a 12.4% increase year-over-year, and maintained a solid combined ratio of 92.2%. Key highlights

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