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Which life insurers retain customers the best? - Cafemutual. com
11+ hour, 36+ min ago (518+ words) Winning a customer is one thing. Keeping that customer for five years is another. Persistency ratio measures customer retention in life insurance. It shows how many policyholders continue their policies and how much premium stays with the insurer over time....
Global insurance premiums to reach $8. 95t by 2035: Deloitte
11+ hour, 3+ min ago (431+ words) Growth will be driven by rising protection demand, digital innovation, underserved markets, and ageing populations. Global insurance premiums are expected to rise from about US$5. 9t in 2024 to US$8. 95t by 2035, as demand for protection grows and digital innovation reshapes how insurers…...
Policy Me launches new guaranteed issue permanent life policy
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (342+ words) Agents should remind clients they may still qualify for traditional coverage with lower premiums, even with an existing condition Policy Me has launched a new guaranteed issue life insurance product with up to $100, 000 of coverage underwritten by Toronto-based life insurance…...
Axis Max Life Achieves Highest-Ever Claims Paid Ratio of 99. 8%* in FY26
18+ hour, 53+ min ago (215+ words) The Wire. in New Delhi, June 15, 2026: Axis Max Life Insurance Ltd formerly known as Max Life Insurance Company Ltd (Axis Max Life/ Company), has settled 20, 529 individual death claims worth "1641 Cr Since its inception, Axis Max Life has paid a total…...
Latest Poll " Soft Commissions
23+ hour, 51+ min ago (291+ words) Our latest poll question follows the FMA publishing the findings of its engagement with insurers on how they manage their customers" interests during periods of short term sales campaigns and incentives. While the FMA is addressing insurance in general, we…...
Chicago Woman's $100 K Life Insurance Policy Canceled Over $112 Shortfall
1+ day, 46+ min ago (371+ words) An 82-year-old Chicago woman nearly lost her $100, 000 life insurance policy due to a $112 payment shortfall she never knew existed. Dolly Janowiak maintained the Transamerica policy for over 25 years to ensure her children were financially secure. Her son, Greg, discovered the…...
82-year-old loses life insurance policy despite making automatic payments
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (45+ words) Yahoo A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable....
Augu Star Life enhances its suite of living benefits
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (393+ words) New feature gives clients flexible access to death benefit when they need it most CINCINNATI, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ " Augu Star" Life, a Constellation business, has enhanced its Live Now Access accelerated benefit rider with a new critical illness feature, giving clients…...
Private Insurers: Rising Profits, Declining Customer Base
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (323+ words) Whalesbook What Happened India's leading private life insurance companies are reporting a distinct shift in their business models While premium collections and profit metrics continue to climb, data from insurers like HDFC Life, ICICI Prudential Life, SBI Life, and Bajaj…...
Why premium-financed IUL is failing
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (849+ words) I appreciate Michael's willingness to defend his platform, but his argument overlooks a hard structural and mathematical reality. The widespread failure of these plans is not an execution problem caused by a few bad actors " it is the natural and…...