Washington state is the second U.S. state to have a competitive election for its insurance commissioner.
Until May,
Kuderer and Fortunato have both been state senators since 2017. The current commissioner, Mike Kreidler, who has served in the role since 2001,
Even as employers spend more on health plans, employees report confusion over coverage details, fueling calls for better communication and tools.
In many cases, the tools used in insurance are not fully autonomous agents that make decisions independently — and for good reason.
Investors debate whether AI will empower brokers, or enable new competitors to challenge traditional distribution models, according to PwC's 2026 midyear outlook.
The life insurance company, which is also parent to John Hancock Life Insurance, is one-third of the way to its goal of $1 billion in value by the end of 2027.
At UnitedHealth Group, artificial intelligence reads aloud summaries of medical charts as nurses drive to patients' homes. It listens to millions of customer calls to find the causes of complaints. One trial even has AI agents calling doctors' offices to schedule appointments for patients.
Carlyle Group is unveiling a new framework for portfolio risk so that asset values reflect the insurance implications associated with severe weather shocks.
