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.

InsurTech Ethos Hopes to Raise $211 Million in IPO
InsurTech Ethos Hopes to Raise $211 Million in IPO
January 20, 2026  |  IPO

Insurance platform Ethos Technologies hopes to raise $211 million from its initial public offering. The company and some of its shareholders aim to sell 10.5...

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Insurance Policyholders Now Rate Insurers by How Fast They Pay
Insurance Policyholders Now Rate Insurers by How Fast They Pay
January 15, 2026  |  Insurance

With policyholders facing more choices, more transparency and fewer switching barriers, insurers are discovering that retention is no longer protected by inertia but earned through...

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44% of Consumers Hit a Wall When Paying Medical Bills
44% of Consumers Hit a Wall When Paying Medical Bills
January 15, 2026  |  Healthcare

Healthcare’s digital transformation is no longer defined by whether patients will use virtual tools, but by how well the rest of the system keeps up...

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HSBC Considers Selling Singapore Insurance Unit While Sharpening Focus on Key Businesses
HSBC Considers Selling Singapore Insurance Unit While Sharpening Focus on Key Businesses
January 14, 2026  |  Banking

HSBC is reportedly considering selling its insurance business in Singapore, which could be valued at over $1 billion. Some other insurance and investment companies have...

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Allianz Taps Anthropic to Help Deploy AI Throughout Its Insurance Business
Allianz Taps Anthropic to Help Deploy AI Throughout Its Insurance Business
January 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Allianz plans to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) throughout its insurance business around the world with the help of Anthropic. The financial services provider and the...

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AI Arms Race Pits Insurers Against Fraudsters
AI Arms Race Pits Insurers Against Fraudsters
January 08, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Insurance fraud has always been a cost of doing business. What has changed is the speed, scale and sophistication with which it can now be...

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PYMNTS’ 2025 Healthcare Coverage Followed the Money and the Friction
PYMNTS’ 2025 Healthcare Coverage Followed the Money and the Friction
January 01, 2026  |  Healthcare

Healthcare is not typically filed under “payments innovation.” But across 2025, PYMNTS’ reporting treated the sector less like a purely clinical domain and more like...

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Aflac Says Cybersecurity Incident Involved Personal Information of 22.65 Million People
Aflac Says Cybersecurity Incident Involved Personal Information of 22.65 Million People
December 23, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

Insurance company Aflac said personal information associated with 22.65 million people was impacted by a cybersecurity incident within its U.S. business that the company reported...

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Nirvana Insurance Raises $100 Million for AI Operating System
Nirvana Insurance Raises $100 Million for AI Operating System
December 22, 2025  |  Insurance

Trucking industry insurance company Nirvana has raised $100 million. The company’s Series D round, announced last week, will allow it to bolster its operating system,...

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