Life Insurance Credit Losses to Rise Within Ratings Expectations in 2025

Fitch Ratings-New York-20 December 2024: North American life insurer credit losses will remain benign in 2025, despite modest increases due to ongoing pressure on commercial real estate (CRE) assets, reflecting secular shifts and macroeconomic trends, Fitch Ratings says. Commercial real estate losses will continue to gradually emerge but are expected remain within ratings expectations relative … Read more

LIC aims to enrol 1 lakh Bima Sakhi in 12 months

“Bima Sakhi is expected to garner new business of five times of our spending. So we are hoping that they can bring Rs 4,000 crore new business in the first year,” he said.The stipend for the first year would be Rs 7,000 per month, Rs 6,000 per month next year and Rs 5,000 per month … Read more

Best Health Insurance Companies for 2025

Investopedia’s analysis ranks Kaiser Permanente as the best health insurance company for 2025 because of its blend of affordability and low customer complaints. UnitedHealthcare and Aetna also earned top marks. We evaluated nine insurers using dozens of criteria, such as customer satisfaction, plan types, and costs. The top companies offer a strong mix of value … Read more

Women’s health in crisis as new Vitality research finds less than a quarter of women hit recommended weekly exercise targets

Vitality, the health and life insurer, has today published the ‘Active Women, Healthy Lives: Understanding Barriers to Women’s Participation in Sport’ report into women’s physical activity and health.The report finds that less than 1 in 4 (23%) women are completing the recommended 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week and that 96% of women feel … Read more

Demand for health and protection insurance expected to rise in 2025, with advisers confident of meeting client needs

UK protection and health insurer, The Exeter, has today released new findings from a nationwide survey of the UK’s insurance advice community with key statistics noting adviser expectations for 2025. More advisers optimistic about income protection demand in 2025According to the report, advisers predict a marked increase in demand for health insurance, income protection and … Read more

Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2025

Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2025 Medical cost growth will rise to highest level in 13 years; a renewed call to action to address affordability Commercial health care spending growth is estimated to grow to its highest level in 13 years, according to PwC’s newest research into annual medical cost trend. PwC’s Health Research … Read more

World Life Insurance Report 2025

SogetiReportsMobile Hero imageCapgemini Research InstituteWorld Life Insurance Report 2025FacebookLinkedInOctober 14, 2024Bridge the customer experience divide: Ensure life insurance relevancy through relentless customer centricity.Life insurers today face declining penetration rates in mature markets. Many consumers are at best only mildly interested in traditional life insurance products, and the industry is struggling to meet new and more … Read more

The Importance Of Including Term Insurance In Your 2025 Financial Strategy

As 2025 approaches, incorporating a term insurance plan into your financial strategy is more essential than ever. India has seen increasing awareness of financial planning. With inflation, rising medical costs, and uncertainties in life, a robust safety net for your family’s future is crucial. Term life insurance, often overlooked, is a simple yet powerful tool … Read more

InsInsurance 2030 What’s your future?

What’s your fThe stability that insurers have long relied on for predictable risk pricing and consistent growth is disappearing. There’s been a succession of short-term crises so far this century. In the past three years alone, the world has experienced a pandemic, sometimes violent political unrest, severe supply chain disruptions, global conflict, high inflation and … Read more

Insurance 2025 and BeyondInsurance reimagined: Spotlight on trust, convergence and transformation

OverviewThe insurance industry has undergone a transformation. Insurers came through the challenges presented by COVID-19 remarkably well. The industry met its escalating obligations to policyholders, dealt with unprecedented interruptions to its business, went above and beyond for its customers, and proved its own relevance in a time of extreme crisis. Now is the time to … Read more