Finance

Swiss Re Institute predicts life insurers will gain $1.5 trillion of savings premiums over the next decade, reaching about $4 trillion in savings premiums by 2034.

BlackRock Inc.'s private-debt business is exploring ways to tap the deep pockets of insurance companies that are increasingly looking to boost their allocations to the asset class.

Sales pitch suggestions on how to sell life insurance to younger people.

There's temporary leeway on formal compliance with replacement-cost value requirements in order to sort out insurer concerns with a recent re-emphasis on them.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s cash pile hit yet another record as billionaire investor Warren Buffett confronted a dearth of big-ticket deals. Operating earnings also rose, buoyed by his collection of insurance businesses.

At the same time, market share among a trio of the mortgage insurers shifted, data compiled by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods found.

Assured's controlling vote is "important to investors who were reassured to hear that there would be a large sophisticated party with a significant economic interest in the success of the project," the insurer said.

The Biden Administration's title waiver pilot has started a broader discussion on whether the product is worth the money paid or even needed at all and can be replaced by an alternative.

Extreme weather could aggravate growing property insurance pressures on governments.

The conglomerate reported fourth-quarter operating earnings of $8.48 billion on Saturday, versus $6.63 billion for the same period a year earlier, helped by an increase in insurance underwriting earnings and investment income amid higher interest rates and milder weather.

The home maintenance and management company Fixle, incubated by American Family, will retain the support of the insurer's venture capital arm as a minority investor.

February 5 is the last day to apply. Finalists will present at the group's March conference and compete for product and service prizes.

Financial institutions move slowly but they respond with greater urgency when there's a consequence to not adopting technology.

Athene, an Apollo unit, is one of several insurers ramping up their participation in net asset value financing, an increasingly popular form of borrowing for private equity funds that need liquidity amid a tough market for cashing out holdings

Also, rising claims and risky driving create an uncertain road for auto insurers.

Brittany Clements, managing director at American Family Ventures (AFV), the venture capital arm of insurer American Family, spoke about how the fund evaluates insurtech startups to back or partner with, and partnership and disruption trends.

Brittany Clements of American Family Ventures spoke to Digital Insurance about the insurtech investment fund, and shared details about how it backed certain startups.

Apollo and other alternative asset managers are vying for executives with connections to the world's biggest fortunes.

More borrowers are taking action but lack good information, Fannie Mae finds. Meanwhile, premiums are up yet insurers struggle to profit, a separate KBRA study shows.

This business, tied to the mortgage origination outlook, is becoming ly attractive for 2024, according to BTIG.