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The Financial Details Every Couple Should Share Before an Emergency

The Financial Details Every Couple Should Share Before an Emergency

January is often when many couples talk about their financial intentions whether it’s saving more, paying down debt or finally getting organized. But one of the most important financial conversations often gets skipped because it feels uncomfortable or unnecessary: making sure both partners can step in if the other suddenly can’t. Emergencies don’t arrive with […]

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Social Security: Are You and Your Financial Adviser in Sync?

Social Security: Are You and Your Financial Adviser in Sync?

(Image credit: Getty Images) If you are a financial professional or you’re piloting your family’s financial ship, statistics and survey results can help you prove a point to clients or family members. Take the survey results below, which highlight the disconnect between what advisers say they do and what clients perceive regarding advice on when

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Michigan Bulletin Provides Guidance for AI Use in Financial Services

Michigan Bulletin Provides Guidance for AI Use in Financial Services

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services issued a bulletin to provide guidance to financial service providers on the use of artificial intelligence. The bulletin says that financial service providers including insurers are expected to develop, implement, and maintain a written AI Systems Program (AIS Program), which should be designed to mitigate the risk

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Britain Needs ‘AI Stress Tests’ for Financial Services, Lawmakers Say

State Insurance Legislators ‘Greatly Disturbed’ by Trump AI Regulation Order

Britain’s financial watchdogs are not doing enough to stop AI from harming consumers or destabilizing markets, a group of lawmakers said on Tuesday, urging regulators to move away from a “wait and see” approach as the technology is deployed widely. The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England should start running AI‑specific stress tests

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Turning Burnout Into (Real) Financial Freedom with 7 Rentals in Just 3 Years

Turning Burnout Into (Real) Financial Freedom with 7 Rentals in Just 3 Years

Feel trapped at a nine-to-five job that promises “success” but robs you of all joy, peace, and freedom? Today’s guest was in the same boat, but when everything came to a head, she traded it all for a new life that would allow her to pursue actual financial freedom—with rental properties! Welcome back to the

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Financial Lines MGA Verde Risk Management Launched by Asta’s MGA Platform

Six-Month US P/C Underwriting Income Jumps to $11.2B

Asta, the London-based provider of specialist underwriting platforms and services, announced the launch of MGA Verde Risk Management Ltd., which received regulatory approval from the UK regulator in December 2025. Specializing in the financial lines market, predominantly commercial crime, management liability and financial institutions, Verde will target clients domiciled in the UK, Europe and internationally.

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