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Definity is trying to grow by buying a rival insurer and modernizing how it prices policies and handles claims, which could make the business run smoother and attract more customers online. But rising weather disasters, strict insurance rules, and the risk of a messy merger could limit how much the company can improve.Read more

Manulife is leaning into faster-growing markets and a bigger push into digital services to bring in more customers for insurance, retirement, and wealth products. But new rules in key Asian markets, credit losses, and the challenge of integrating a recent acquisition could make results bumpier than they look at first glance.Read more

Sun Life is leaning on fast-growing Asian markets and rising demand for health coverage while pushing digital tools and cost cuts to improve how the business runs. But ongoing problems in its U.S. dental arm and pressure in asset management could keep results bumpy and limit how much improvement sticks.Read more

Intact Financial is pushing into new markets and leaning harder on better tech and acquisitions to grow and steady its insurance business, even as weather-driven claims reshape the industry. The key question is whether those moves can outweigh rising disaster losses, pricing pressure, and regulatory limits that could squeeze profits.Read more

Trisura is pushing deeper into the U.S. with specialty insurance and surety, aiming to win larger projects and grow faster than in its home market. The story hinges on whether its tech and careful risk-taking can keep profits steady as competition heats up and extreme weather losses remain a threat.Read more

Great-West Lifeco’s biggest growth engine may not pull in as much retirement money as hoped, while a fast-growing reinsurance business adds uncertainty if assumptions prove wrong. Add in tougher competition and more complex products, and the stock could face pressure even if the company looks strong today.Read more

Great-West Lifeco may get a lift as more people plan for longer retirements and shift savings into managed accounts, especially as its U.S. platform looks to win more customers already on its system. The upside depends on whether it can cut costs through new technology and hold its ground as rivals push fees lower and the company reshapes parts of its business.Read more

Fairfax faces a tougher world for insurers as bigger climate losses, tighter rules, and new tech-first rivals could make it harder to keep profits steady. At the same time, its global expansion and push to modernize could soften the blow—if markets and its investment bets don’t turn against it.Read more

Key Takeaways Underestimated premium and investment income growth, combined with unrealized value in investments, may drive sustained outperformance and upside for long-term earnings. Strategic tech investments and rising global risk demand position Fairfax for improved margins, operational efficiency, and durable revenue growth.Read more