[New] Shares of Gilead Sciences rose 3% on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal mandate requiring health insurers to cover preventive care services - including HIV risk-reduction medications and cancer screenings - at no extra cost to patients.
ONEST Network
[New] Tensions in the South China Sea, labour shortages at U.S. ports, and rising insurance premiums have all added layers of risk.
Rand Technology -
[New] Personal accident and health insurance is expected to account for 34.7% of premiums in 2025, bolstered by demand from both local residents and overseas buyers, including individuals from Mainland China and the Middle East.
Insurance Business
[New] Aviva is envisaging a future where health insurance companies will provide policies which include access to diagnostic tests to help their customers lead, healthier, longer lives.
Pharmaphorum
[New] Commercial airlines such as Air India and major U.S. carriers require comprehensive insurance programs covering passenger, cargo, and liability risks, as seen in recent multi-billion dollar fleet insurance placements led by global insurers.
Credence Research Inc.
[New] For the insurance sector, which has only recently stabilised from the aftershocks of the Russia-Ukraine war and ongoing Houthi activity in the Red Sea, the emergence of another flashpoint in a strategic corridor could recalibrate risk appetites for years to come.
Insurance Business
[New] Financial services provisions potentially open new opportunities for American banks, investment firms, and insurance companies seeking access to Chinese markets - an area where previous agreements made limited progress due to implementation challenges.
Discovery Alert
In Singapore, insurers cannot use predictive genetic test results - used to predict future risk of diseases - in assessing or deciding the outcome of insurance applications, unless certain criteria are satisfied.
CNA
Personal accident and health (PA & H) insurance remains the dominant segment, expected to account for 33.2% of total DWP in 2025.
Insurance Business
The Israel-Iran conflict has heightened risks for oil tankers navigating the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil supply, driving up insurance and operational costs.
GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack
The upcoming 2025 Atlantic hurricane season or other major natural catastrophe losses could swiftly impact insurer growth appetite and potentially reverse the softening trend.
Genasys
For the global insurance industry, the Middle East crisis underscores the persistent volatility of geopolitical risks and the urgency of robust modelling for scenario-based exposures.
Insurance Business
The growing dangers of high temperatures are expected to be felt inordinately by the insurance sector, which underwrites financial losses related to property, business, and human health and life.
Scientific American
The ECB sees the availability of high-quality sustainability-related information, at both granular and aggregated levels as essential in order to identify, assess and manage ESG-related financial risks and for it to supervise banks and insurance companies.
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Qatar Insurance Company has unveiled a personal cyber insurance product designed to mitigate financial exposure for individuals in Qatar facing online threats.
Insurance Business
If fewer Americans have health insurance due to changes the Trump administration is making and the policies embedded in the pending tax-and-spending legislative package, the health of millions of people could get worse due to forgone care.
The Conversation
Within the past week, the Trump administration announced steps to roll back mental health parity requirements in insurance coverage, risking reduced access and potentially less equitable coverage for mental health relative to physical health treatment.
Podtail
The global insurance industry has entered a critical phase marked by economic uncertainty, climate risks, digital transformation, and evolving customer expectations.
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Insurers managing personal injury claims may soon see changes in financial exposure and reserve strategies as Weightmans LLP rolls out PREDiCT Volume, a data tool that pilot tests show could cut indemnity spend by £3.82 million and reduce capital lock-up by an estimated £18.7 million.
Insurance Business
Tariffs will become a permanent fixture in the global economic landscape, shaping strategic business planning across industries, including insurance.
Insurance Business
By reducing emissions and adapting to already locked - in climate impacts, Australia has the opportunity to lower climate risks and make insurance cheaper.
Vote Earth Now
In response to rising costs and risks across the world, reinsurers raise the price of reinsurance, which flows through to Australian insurance prices.
Vote Earth Now
Cut funding for Medicaid, which could result in at least 13.7 million people losing access to health insurance.
National Council of Nonprofits
Last updated: 01 July 2025
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