(Bloomberg) — Warren Buffett, who has long reiterated his love for insurance companies, took a painful hit on Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s underwriting businesses as inflation continues to weigh on the company’s operating units. Most Read from Bloomberg The conglomerate reported a $962 million loss on insurance underwriting in the thirdContinue Reading
Workers are likely to see more options for mental health care — but they may have to wait for appointments. Employers reported growing demand for mental health services, Kaiser found, and more than a quarter of large employers said they had added mental health providers to their networks, whether forContinue Reading
A man walks through the debris on a street in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Punta Gorda, Florida. Ricardo Arduengo | Afp | Getty Images If you’re far from the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian in Florida, you may be thanking your lucky stars that your home wasn’t inContinue Reading
second to die policy A second-to-die policy is designed for couples who want to share a life insurance policy with specific beneficiaries, such as children and grandchildren. The life insurance company will only make a payout to the beneficiaries after the last survivor passes away. We’ll explore what a second-to-dieContinue Reading
College students who are already shopping for laptops, textbooks and other campus gear may want to add something else to their list: renter’s insurance. The insurance can help pay for personal property that is stolen or damaged by accidents like fires from cooking. It offers liability coverage to help coverContinue Reading
Even before the constitutional right to an abortion was struck down last month, health insurance coverage for it was spotty. Abortion benefits largely depended on where a woman lived or whom she worked for. Those factors have become even more crucial now that the Supreme Court has left it toContinue Reading
  Taiwan is experiencing a period of change. While the birth rate has been declining for decades, 2020 was a significant milestone, with deaths outnumbering births for the first time. It seems inevitable that Taiwan will soon join nations such as Japan, Germany and Italy in becoming a ‘super-aged’ society,Continue Reading
The glitch means that families end up paying higher and less affordable premiums for the job-based health insurance — or skipping coverage altogether. About 90 percent of people affected by the glitch are buying coverage deemed unaffordable, according to the Urban Institute’s analysis. In other words, while most people affectedContinue Reading
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Business district of Metro Manila, Philippines  Author: Leticia C. Tendero, Director of Investor Relations, Standard Insurance December 18, 2021 The year 2020 blindsided the world with the Black Swan occurrence of the deadly Coronavirus disease that spread so swiftly across the globe and that had devastating consequences. Global activity groundContinue Reading