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Shares of insurance distributors tumbled on Thursday after the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) proposed sharp cuts in distributor commissions, with online distributors PB Fintech and Turtlemint bearing the brunt of the sell-off as the proposed changes are expected to hit commissions in health, term and motor insurance.   PB Fintech, the…

12:01 AM, 5th October 2026, 16 hours ago Three in 10 private tenants in England would prefer to live in social housing, which is up from 21% a year earlier. Among those aged 65 or over, that preference rises to almost half. The TDS Charitable Foundation’s national survey of more than 2,000 private tenants found…

Strata owners could see their body corporate fees slashed as a new AI-led platform streamlines and standardises the insurance process, resulting in more accurate valuations and lower premiums. Strata intelligence company Cohabit has expanded its strata connectivity platform, Cohabit Connect, to strengthen risk intelligence and defect-severity assessment across its insurance team. Cohabit said the tools…

“Whenever there’s uncertainty, everyone sort of stops,” he said. “The buyers stop, the sellers stop and wait. We’ve a little more price volatility, and some producers may be able to capture higher prices and absorb some of the duties going across the border. But other products, probably not.” Economists have also highlighted risks to the…

Banks: The Overlooked Beneficiary Of The AI Capital Cycle