Insurance

Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss.

Costco Seeks Regulatory Approval for Multiyear Medicare Plan Rollout

Costco Seeks Regulatory Approval for Multiyear Medicare Plan Rollout
Costco Seeks Regulatory Approval for Multiyear Medicare Plan Rollout
August 18, 2026  |  Healthcare

Costco plans to start offering a Medicare plan and other senior-focused insurance products over the coming years. The retailer partnered with SCAN Health Plan, a...

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Allstate Prepares for Quantum Computing Arrival
Allstate Prepares for Quantum Computing Arrival
August 14, 2026  |  Technology

Insurance company Allstate is investing in quantum computing now so that the company is ready to take advantage of the technology when it arrives, Allstate...

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Insurance Regulators Get Schooled on AI Governance
Insurance Regulators Get Schooled on AI Governance
August 14, 2026  |  Insurance

Insurance regulators are moving artificial intelligence governance from the policy manual into the examination file. On Thursday (Aug. 13) at its Summer National Meeting, the...

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Connected Vendor Networks Modernize Insurance Claim Payouts
Connected Vendor Networks Modernize Insurance Claim Payouts
August 11, 2026  |  Insurance

Watch more: Need to Know With Eileen Carlin of One Inc An insurer can approve a claim and still leave the policyholder waiting because the...

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Insurers Move AI Upstream Into the Care Decision
Insurers Move AI Upstream Into the Care Decision
August 10, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Health insurers have spent years using artificial intelligence to process claims after care already happened. That focus is moving upstream into decisions about which patients...

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Healthcare Costs Push Consumer Confidence Down 9 Points
Healthcare Costs Push Consumer Confidence Down 9 Points
July 30, 2026  |  Healthcare

Healthcare costs are squeezing consumer confidence from both ends of the age spectrum. Baby boomers and seniors in the United States face steep routine bills,...

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One Drone Flight Just Headed Off a 30-Day Outage
One Drone Flight Just Headed Off a 30-Day Outage
July 28, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A lender that finances a power plant or a pipeline typically learns about a developing problem the way it has for decades: through a scheduled...

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One Inc Says the Best Insurance Payment Is the One Nobody Notices
One Inc Says the Best Insurance Payment Is the One Nobody Notices
July 27, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Watch more: Need to Know With One Inc’s Kishore Konakanchi For insurers, payments have long served as the moments when policyholders notice the mechanics of...

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