Insurance News

• Should I pay to fill gaps in my state pension record?
  
  I have a few years that say 'you didn't pay enough National Insurance this year, we are checking to see if this year will qualify' but this message never changes. Why? And will they check?
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 17 Jan 2022.
• Dentist accused of killing wife during 2016 hunting trip in Africa
  
  A Pittsburgh-area dentist was accused last year of killing his wife during a trip to Africa in 2016 as part of an alleged scheme to get millions of dollars in insurance payments.
  CBS News.  Friday, 14 Jan 2022.
• Obamacare Deadline Is Saturday, and Subsidies Boost Sign-ups
  
  The subsidies, established by Congress last year, make insurance less expensive for nearly everyone who buys it this year.
  New York Times.  Friday, 14 Jan 2022.
• Louisiana insurance agent bonds with former scam caller in Africa
  
  David Begnaud shows how a phone scam led to an improbable friendship.
  CBS News.  Friday, 14 Jan 2022.
• Loans, Lower Costs to Aid Truist Financial (TFC) Q4 Earnings
  
  Decent rise in loan demand, solid investment banking and insurance business performances, reserve releases and lower costs are likely to have aided Truist Financial's (TFC) Q4 earnings.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 13 Jan 2022.
• First American (FAF) Inks a Deal to Acquire Mother Lode
  
  First American Financial (FAF) agrees to acquire Mother Lode Holding Company to widen its exposure in the growth markets and enhance its title insurance business.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 13 Jan 2022.
• Pennsylvania dentist, 67, denies murdering his wife during African hunting trip
  
  Dr. Lawrence Rudolph, 67, was charged in December with murdering his wife Bianca in Zambia in 2016, then fraudulently claiming $4.8million in life insurance payouts.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 12 Jan 2022.
• CVS raises 2021 forecast, says insurance coverage of at-home Covid tests may lift drugstore sales further
  
  CVS Health raised its full-year earnings outlook on Tuesday, saying Covid vaccines and at-home tests lifted retail sales.
  CNBC.  Tuesday, 11 Jan 2022.
• TendedBar Set To Make PGA Tour Debut At The Farmers Insurance Open
  
  After dispensing mixed drinks to Jaguars fans at TIAA Bank Field all season, this Jacksonville vending technology startup is bringing their automated cocktail making system to Torrey Pines.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 11 Jan 2022.
• Insurers Will Have to Cover 8 At-Home Virus Tests Per Month
  
  The Biden administration announced the new guidelines as it continued to work to get coronavirus tests to people regardless of their insurance status.
  New York Times.  Tuesday, 11 Jan 2022.
• Biden Requires Insurance Companies To Cover Free At-Home Covid Tests Starting This Weekend
  
  Private insurance companies will be required to pay for up to eight at-home tests per person every month.
  Forbes.  Monday, 10 Jan 2022.
• Minister says govt sticking to National Insurance rise after Rees-Mogg calls for U-turn
  
  The government is sticking by its decision to increase National Insurance contributions despite Tory disquiet about the impact on taxpayers amid concerns about the rising cost of living, a minister has told Sky News.
  Sky News.  Thursday, 6 Jan 2022.
• Auto insurance is expected to cost 5% more in 2022. Here's where it's the most and least expensive
  
  For 2022, the average national premium for annual car insurance is expected to jump 5% to $1,707, up from $1,663 in 2021, research shows.
  CNBC.  Tuesday, 4 Jan 2022.
• Markerstudy snaps up Comparethemarket owner's insurance arm in £400m deal
  
  One of Britain's most acquisitive insurance companies has struck a £400m deal to snap up the group which distributes policies for the likes of Marks & Spencer and the RAC.
  Sky News.  Sunday, 2 Jan 2022.
• 5 Top-Notch Insurance Stocks That Have Crushed the Market in 2021
  
  Banking on strong fundamentals and benefiting from favorable macro backdrop, FAF, FNF, AEL, BRO and AFL have not only outperformed the industry and the Finance sector but have also ...
  Entrepreneur.  Thursday, 30 Dec 2021.

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