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Improvements to workflows and operations boost customer service and help tailor products, making coverage more attractive.

Dennis Li, FSA, is an actuary and life insurance partnership leader with expertise spanning the life insurance value chain, including actuarial, product development, technology, and distribution. Contact him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisxli/.

Smartwatches and other wearable technologies have the potential to change the pricing of life insurance policies by offering better data about individuals' mortality risk, according to a new report by reinsurance company Munich Re and analytics firm Klarity.

Between the estimated damages in Los Angeles and rising home insurance prices, policyholders are left wondering how the market will fare in 2025.

An employer health professional compares workplace health and well-being strategies in the U.S, Belize and Italy.

The four largest deals had an average round amount of $46 million.

Murray L. Harber is a human performance and employer health professional with over 30 years of experience. He is an entrepreneur, speaker, and writer passionate about improving health and well-being for individuals and within employers. He is the Executive Director of the Mississippi Business Group on Health. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Education with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where he was awarded the Ben A. Plotnicki Award for dedication in the field.

Insurers are seeing improvements in workflows, authentication and adjudication.

Increasing weather-related risks and costs combined with companies pulling out of some states, is affecting the remaining carriers and state insurers.

Lakesha Williams is a wealth strategist, financial literacy advocate and chief empowerment officer at financial education platform Dear Lakesha.

Equipped with an MBA and more than 20 years of experience in the banking industry and specializing in wealth management, she is on a mission to empower and educate women seeking financial freedom and security.

In total, municipal bond insurers wrapped $41.09 billion of debt in 2024, an increase from the $35.38 billion insured in 2023, according to LSEG data.

Farmers Insurance names head of agency owner operations; Prudential Financial appoints chief people officer, plus more career moves.

Vertafore report finds that 69% of independent agents said digital personal lines rating and submission is a must-have.

The legendary investor expressed his inclination for equities even after selling large chunks of Berkshire Hathaway's investments in three major banks. "That preference won't change," Buffett wrote in his annual letter to shareholders.

Mike Manalac is a CPA with experience at small, Top 20 and Big Four accounting firms and industry-leading Fortune 500 companies. He is currently an accounting manager at Google, as well as the author and illustrator of the No Flux Given playbook. He also pioneered the introduction of the virtual whiteboard to the accounting world. Reach him at www.mikefromaccounting.com.

Indraneel Chakraborty is a professor in the finance department at Miami Herbert Business School. He has worked for Citadel Investments and Citigroup Global Markets fixed-income divisions.

The state's insurance commissioner made the change following analysis of title industry profits and expenses in Texas provided by its stakeholders.

Elaine Aisyah is the founder and owner of Era Advisory.

She is a CFP and IFP practitioner specializing in Islamic finance, with an emphasis on estate planning. She provides holistic financial solutions to a diverse clientele, spanning from professional, retail and corporate to celebrities. She is based in Malaysia.

Edward Patton works with business owners and managers to improve financial performance and increase the value of their companies by helping them better understand historical and anticipated results and the economic implications of their decisions. Reach him at www.pattontrender.com/.