For married couples, the life insurance aspect of financial planning includes exploring both individual and joint policies. While most couples opt for purchasing two individual policies, some couples choose a joint policy. © 10’000 Hours/Getty Images Father and son (who is dressed like a dinosaur) sit on the couch in […]
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The Best Louisiana Home Insurance Companies 2020
As a new homeowner in Louisiana, one of your top priorities should be finding the best homeowners insurance in Louisiana for your needs. There are a variety of Louisiana homeowners insurance companies to choose from. Home insurance isn’t something to skimp on since it’s a basic necessity when it comes […]
Standard auto insurance
If theres one word that is most important to car insurance companies, that word would be risk. Drivers who apply for policies are assessed for their level of risk when they apply for a policy. A driver whos more likely to file an expensive claim is considered high risk, while […]
Three Lessons The Life Insurance Industry Learned During The Pandemic
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Laura Boylan is the Head of Underwriting Solutions at Haven Life, a digital life insurance agency backed by MassMutual. getty For decades, life insurance sales in the United States have been declining, with fewer Americans purchasing life insurance and others remaining underinsured. In late February of this year, however, the Covid-19 […]
Types of Homeowners Insurance
Buying a house is a big investment. To protect your new home, it’s important to get homeowners insurance. Basic insurance policies cover your home and your belongings against damage and destruction from certain events, like fires or extreme weather. Without homeowners insurance, you would have out-of-pocket expenses to repair or […]
Progressive: Car Insurance Review 2020
© Money; Getty Images Progressive-Car-Insurance-Review Progressive Car Insurance Aside from its commercials featuring upbeat cashier Flo, Progressive stands out in the very competitive car insurance landscape for diverse coverage, ample discounts, and such features as medical coverage for your pet if it is injured in an accident while traveling in […]
Insurance benefits, free accessories & more
© Provided by The Financial Express Piaggio India today announced festive season discounts and benefits on its Vespa and Aprilia range of scooters. The offers will be valid until the 16th of November 2020. During this time period, customers will be able to avail benefits of up to Rs 10,000 […]
Here’s why risk-taking has worked well for Star Health Insurance
© M Saraswathy Here’s why risk-taking has worked well for Star Health Insurance The Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown led to many general insurers’ business stagnating. Core segments such as motor insurance have been pushed into the background as vehicle sales plummeted. Amidst this pandemic, however, there is one general […]
Ieuter Insurance Group Provides Quality Insurance Services in Midland, MI – Press Release
Midland, MI – Ieuter Insurance Group has been leading the industry for years by providing quality the best insurance to individuals and businesses in Midland. Having been in the business since 1940, the company has gained enough experience, assisted a lot of people, and also takes pride in its legacy, […]
Worcester workers targeted in scam; 13 new COVID-19 deaths
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — More than 550 employees in Worcester, Massachusetts, have been targeted in a nationwide unemployment insurance benefits scam, city officials say. Load Error The scam involves identity thieves using the victims’ personal information to file claims for unemployment benefits. The city received about 40 fraudulent claims from […]
Zurich offers enhanced Business Travel Accident insurance in COVID era
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Zurich North America is introducing an enhanced Business Travel Accident Insurance solution that can help employers protect their employees in a world facing increasingly complex risks, underscored by a year of COVID-19, civil unrest and record-setting wildfires. Zurich’s next-generation business travel accident solution […]
HawkSoft Partners with Innovative Proof of Insurance and Dynamic Verification Platform Certificial
CANBY, Ore., Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Many interactions between businesses hinge on the ability for one party to provide a proof of insurance to the other. For example, delivering commercial shipments, accessing construction sites, or renting a commercial space each require handing over paper attesting to your insurance coverage. HawkSoft […]
Progressive Integrates Home Insurance Quoting Into Mortgage Lending Program
Progressive Insurance is serving home buyers in the digital mortgage process and using information they’ve already entered for their loans to serve up homeowners’ insurance quotes with a single click. Working with mobile-first digital mortgage software company StreamLoan, the insurer is extending its HomeQuote Explorer platform that provides comparative quotes […]
Daimler, Swiss Re launch mobility insurance venture
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Swiss Re SRENH.S and carmaker Daimler DAIGn.DE announced a joint automotive and mobility insurance venture on Monday, seeking to tap into a wealth of new data generated by highly automated vehicles to help insurers to calculate risk. FILE PHOTO: The Daimler logo is seen before the Daimler […]
Mercury Insurance Launches Programs to Help California Homeowners with Wildfire Risk
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Wildfire season is well underway, with wildfires scorching a record breaking number of acres up and down California, and the peak of the season is yet to come. Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY) today announced two new programs the company is launching to help Californians […]
Soaring commercial auto insurance rates, onerous conditions ‘killing us,’ small businesses say
© Martin Trainor/CBC News Karina Shaak and her husband Frank Hunt say insurance issues have hammered their moving company. For more than five years, Frank Hunt’s moving company has been a pillar of his community in Barrie, Ont., but he says his award-winning business is now on its knees — and he blames his […]
Lloyd’s of London reviews insurance contracts due to COVID-19
Adds detail, background, CEO quote LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Lloyd’s of London SOLYD.UL is reviewing the way insurance products are designed and sold as it calls for simpler products in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the commercial insurance market said on Monday. Insurers have suffered reputational damage as a […]
China’s public health insurance agency says it can’t afford to provide Covid-19 vaccine for free
A man works in a Sinovac Biotech laboratory in Beijing. An experimental Covid-19 vaccine developed by the company is one of four Chinese candidates in the final stage of human trials. Photo: Reuters With four Chinese vaccine candidates in the final stage of human trials, it is still not clear […]
Swiss Re and Daimler Launch Jointly Owned MGA to Offer Auto, Mobility Insurance
Swiss Re and Daimler Insurance Services have entered into a strategic partnership for automotive and mobility insurance and launched a new managing general agent called Movinx. The aim of the 50/50 joint venture is to develop fully digital automotive and mobility insurance products, with a focus on flexible and customer-centric […]
Lloyd’s Reviews Product Design of Insurance Contracts in Response to COVID-19
Lloyd’s of London is reviewing the way insurance products are designed and sold as it calls for simpler products in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the commercial insurance market said on Monday. Insurers have suffered reputational damage as a result of complex products which are hard for businesses to understand, […]