7+ hour, 29+ min ago   (541+ words) Five of America's largest employers announced or confirmed major healthcare and benefit reductions this week, part of a wider cost-containment wave that gives group brokers both a reference point and an opening heading into the 2027 renewal cycle. Walt Disney Company…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago   (722+ words) The gap between how much Canadians say they value insurance and how little they actually know about their own policies comes down to one thing: the product itself can be intimidating, according to Kristen Gill, vice-president, general insurance at TD…...

3+ hour, 32+ min ago   (583+ words) Recruitment has never been the insurance sector's biggest diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) challenge, according to Ajay Mistry (pictured), co-founder of the Insurance Cultural Awareness Network (iCAN) and founder of Gambit Insurance. The harder question, he argues, is what happens…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago   (484+ words) Most employees don't feel their workplace benefits were built for their life. A new Prudential Financial study puts a number on that disconnect: 89 percent of employers believe their benefits package shows they care about their employees, but only 66 percent of…...

16+ hour, 12+ min ago   (600+ words) Critical illness policies sold in Singapore stay on the medical definitions in force at the time of purchase, and the regulator has now confirmed nobody is coming to update them. Responding to a parliamentary question in May 2026 on whether insurers…...

1+ day, 42+ min ago   (302+ words) A federal appeals court has thrown out an out-of-network provider lawsuit over oral reimbursement promises, ruling ERISA bars the state-law claims. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on August 19, 2026, affirming the dismissal of a suit against La-Z-Boy and Blue…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (266+ words) Walt Disney Company will stop covering working spouses under its healthcare plan in 2027 if those spouses have access to coverage through their own employers. The change, first reported by Puck and subsequently confirmed by Disney, applies to the company's more…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (180+ words) The survey covered 471 employers at companies ranging from 100 to more than 25,000 workers, collectively representing 7 million employees. It was conducted between June 22 and August 7, 2026, with full results due in September. Jeff Levin-Scherz, population health leader at WTW, told the Wall Street…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (300+ words) Employers face an 11.1% increase in healthcare costs for 2027 without corrective action, according to a WTW survey preview reported by CFO Dive. Plan redesigns could pull that figure back to 9.7% - but the gap between those two numbers is exactly where a…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (356+ words) Insurance Business Alliant adds a benefits director who spent 38 years on the employer's side of the table Rick George ran benefits for one of America's largest trucking and logistics companies for nearly four decades Alliant Insurance Services has appointed Rick…...