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MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best is maintaining its stable outlook on Chile’s insurance industry, citing sustained profitability, sound reinsurance structures and abundant capacity. The Best’s Market Segment Report, “Market Segment Outlook: Chile Insurance,” notes that the country’s insurance market posted improved year-over-year results in its life and non-life segments during 2025. As of June 2026, both segments remain profitable, albeit lower as compared with the same period in 2025. Li...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TCC Global released a new e-book titled Loyalty 3.0 in the Age of Agentic Commerce...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As workforce needs are being redefined in historic ways, state and local leaders face rising pressure to turn public workforce investments into measurable economic results. Doing so requires sustained employer engagement at scale—a longstanding challenge for many public workforce systems. Guild is now bridging this gap through state and regional partnerships that align workforce strategy and training directly with labor demand. By building sustainable pipelines for new...

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coupa releases its Q3 2026 Business Spend Index Report, showing spending held firm in most sectors through six months of market and tariff shocks...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AI has become the first channel between brands and consumers that can both inform people and act for them, and Americans are letting it despite their doubts. Only 17.6% of Americans say AI agents are a good idea, yet 40.1% would let one handle at least one everyday task for them, according to The State of AI Adoption in America, a new report from Channel V Media, a PR and communications agency that builds market momentum for established enterprises and venture‑backed...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hotel Association of New York City Foundation (HANYC Foundation), the philanthropic arm of the Hotel Association of NYC, announced $30,000 in grants to two organizations supporting immigrant New Yorkers, recognizing the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) and the Arab American Association of New York (AAANY) for their work strengthening communities across the city. Each organization will receive a $15,000 grant. Funding for the New York Immigration Coalition wil...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reinsurers in sub-Saharan Africa have reported another year of robust underwriting results, maintaining rate adequacy amid moderating market conditions according to a new AM Best report.In its Best’s Market Segment Report, "Sub-Saharan Africa’s Reinsurers Maintain Robust Performance Amid Moderating Market Conditions", AM Best states that it still believes that the SSA reinsurance segment has substantial potential for continued and profitable growth and is expected to ben...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases its recap of Opal Group’s European CLO Summit, held at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square on 6 October 2026. The conference brought together collateralised loan obligation (CLO) market participants who discussed the strong European issuance and investor demand, alongside tighter transaction economics, limited primary loan supply, and increasing credit dispersion. Panellists generally described underlying credit fundamentals as broadly stable, but n...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released its monthly Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI), which analyzes the 100 largest U.S. corporate pension plans. The funded status of the Milliman 100 PFI plans rose by $19 billion during September after discount rates rose 47 basis points (bps) during the month, up to 6.47%, and shaved $54 billion off plan liabilities. This more than offset disappointing investment returns of -2.21% for t...

PARK CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Snowsports Industries America recently released their 2026 participation report....