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'Everything is a fight': Family warns others to scrutinize insurance after explosion
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (1005+ words) For eight months, Tracey Sands has been trying to help her parents'both in their 80s'make sense of their home insurance coverage after an explosion next door tore through the Marshall Street house in south Barriethey'd called home for generations. Instead,…...
Insurer Herconomy deepen drive for women's financial inclusion
20+ hour, 41+ min ago (166+ words) Date: 11 April 2026 5: 02am WAT Efforts to advance women's economic empowerment in Nigeria are gaining momentum, as financial institutions and fintech platforms scale up initiatives aimed at closing the gender gap in access to finance and business opportunities. In line with this…...
Expert Advocates Improved Insurance, Pension Awareness For Informal Workers
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (523+ words) Okonta made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. He said millions of Nigerians in the informal economy remained vulnerable due to limited awareness and participation in structured financial protection systems....
The billion-dollar bet that turned insurance into entertainment
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (742+ words) AOL. com Here is the paradox at the center of the American insurance industry: the companies that dominate market share today got there not by explaining what they sell, but by refusing to mention it. Warren Buffett's GEICO spends more…...
No fixed repayment terms for disability loans, House told
15+ hour, 39+ min ago (540+ words) DODOMA: THE government has said there is no fixed repayment period for loans issued to persons with disabilities under the 10 per cent loan scheme, telling the National Assembly that timelines depend on the nature of the financed activities. Deputy Minister…...
Personal Independence Payment claims rise but approvals drop
10+ hour, 15+ min ago (282+ words) Claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have reached a record high, with nearly 3. 9 million people now receiving support across England and Wales. The latest figures, released in early 2026, show demand continuing to rise as households face ongoing cost pressures. Around…...
MHIT pilot phase to address structural gaps in insurance and takaful sector
18+ hour, 25+ min ago (356+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian insurance and takaful industry is expected to address any structural gaps during the pilot phase of the Malaysia Health Insurance and Takaful Initiative (MHIT), which is scheduled for rollout in the second half of 2026. Deputy Finance…...
Insurance in uncertain times: What protection really means today
21+ hour, 14+ min ago (743+ words) Sat, Apr 11, 2026 | Shawwal 23, 1447 | Fajr 04: 41 In recent weeks, as regional tensions have begun to affect travel routes and airspace, insurance has quietly come into sharper focus for UAE residents. For many, it was something you bought out of habit " before a…...
April Brings Showers, Flowers and Your Financial Fitness Plan From a Financial Planner
15+ hour, 4+ min ago (549+ words) April is Financial Literacy Month, a perfect time to examine what you might not know about your own finances. According to a Global Financial Literacy Survey, only 33% of adults worldwide demonstrate basic financial literacy, highlighting how common these knowledge gaps…...
Americans need to save this amount to retire comfortably - and it keeps going up
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (633+ words) How much money you need in retirement might depend on your lifestyle, but Americans are slowly realizing that saving for retirement is a necessity. Personal finance Dave Ramsey recently shared an alarming statistic: 42% of Americans are not saving enough for…...