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INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- 2026: The industry responds to an aging population
- Hybrids will lead the way in product trends for 2026
- Knighthead’s big move — With Ed Massaro
- Building momentum — with Lonniece McDonald
- Start 2026 workplace benefits education now
- Take advantage of the exploding $800B IRA rollover market
SPECIAL FEATURE
Indexing the industry for IULs and annuities
Clients are terrified of doing everything "right" and still running out of money. Read More
From The Field
More shopping, less switching and a new kind of buyer
While an expectation of a mass switching frenzy in the year ahead seems logical, the most relevant data says otherwise.
Indexing the industry for IULs and annuities
Clients are terrified of doing everything “right” and still running out of money.
AI in life and health: Poised for a 2026 breakthrough?
With compelling use cases emerging across the life and health sector, the age of artificial intelligence is here.
ADVISOR NEWS
Finseca and IAQFP announce merger
Finseca and the International Association of Qualified Financial Planners announced their merger.
- More than half of recent retirees regret how they saved
- Tech group seeks additional context addressing AI risks in CSF 2.0 draft profile connecting frameworks
- How to discuss higher deductibles without losing client trust
- Take advantage of the exploding $800B IRA rollover market
- Study finds more households move investable assets across firms
NEWSWIRES
RNC chairman pushes change to Florida insurance law backed by GOP megadonor
A billionaire Republican megadonor is behind a bill moving through the Florida Legislature that the state’ s insurance commissioner warned could force cash-strapped condo owners into riskier and more expensive policies. One company in particular wants to create that new platform: Ryan Specialty, a Chicago- based firm whose co-founder, Patrick Ryan, and his…
- First American Title Named a 2026 HousingWire Tech100 Real Estate Winner
- Franklin County Seeks Administrator for Human Services Division
- Bessent says it would be up to Trump whether to sue his Fed nominee over interest rates
- Alphabet and discouraging updates on the US job market hit Wall Street as bitcoin tumbles
- In2Leadership Delivers Practical Leadership Tools for Today’s Risk Management and Insurance Workforce
Annuity News
Court fines Cutter Financial $100,000, requires client notice of guilty verdict
A Massachusetts judge fined Jeffrey Cutter $50,000 and Cutter Financial Group $100,000 today for an Advisors Act violation invo... Read More
Life Insurance News
Another large policyholder asks court to intervene on PHL liquidation
Another large policyholder is asking a Connecticut judge to permit an emergency intervention in the pre-liquidation proceedings... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Health care inflation continues to eat away at retirement budgets
HealthView Services 2026 Retirement Healthcare Costs Data Report and Supplemental Data Fact Sheet show that health care inflati... Read More
Pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform included in government funding package
Pharmacy benefit manager reform, along with other health care measures, was part of legislation signed by President Donald Trum... Read More
Health insurance CEOs say they lose money in Obamacare marketplace despite subsidies
"We lost money in the exchange all but two years since 2014," Cigna CEO David Cordani said. The testimony dealt a bl... Read More
Health care costs are breaking Vermont schools
Removing employee health insurance from education budgets would ease pressure on schools. Read the story on VTDigger here: Heal... Read More
Poll: Most want Supreme Court to rule against Trump on tariffs, Fed control
Large majorities of the public want the Supreme Court to rule against Trump's tariffs and against his attempt to fire Lisa... Read More
Savant Capital LLC Acquires 7,064 Shares of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc $PNC
Savant Capital LLC lifted its stake in The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc (NYSE:PNC - Free Report) by 8.7% during the 3rd qu... Read More
Property and Casualty News
STATE SENATE PASSES BENNINGHOFF LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS ALLEGED LAPSES IN AUTO INSURANCE
The following information was released by Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Republican Caucus:. Legislation authored by st... Read More
Legal Notice
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE FILE NUMBER: 23 SP000016-210 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed... Read More
RICO case alleges sham lawsuits by N.Y. firm; Photos of clients include soccer, bowling
Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company sued Liakas Law, Jumpstart Funding and several health care practices last week in New... Read More
Insurance & Financial Fraud
Trump Sues JP Morgan For ‘Nice Bank You Got There, Be A Shame If Something Happened To It’
JAMIE DIMON, COME ON DOWN! Trump announced the litigation 10 days ago on Truth Social, insisting that he would never consider a... Read More
"Commercial defamation." Trump sued JP Morgan for its "progressive beliefs" and demanded millions in compensation.
US President Donald Trump has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Wall Street's largest bank, JP Morgan Chase, and its ... Read More
Wisconsin releases enforcement actions for December
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance recently released a list of administrative actions for December. The acti... Read More




