Are Americans financially prepared to age where and how they want?
INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- Risk-control index innovation grows as regulators scrutinize complexity
- Keeping it simple — With Tom Bumbolow
- Nationwide marks 100 years as a modern mutual
- A Partner on Life’s Financial Journey with Leah West
- Harnessing, cultivating and profiting from centers of influence
- A perfect storm demands better planning
SPECIAL FEATURE
Death and taxes: How the right analysis for life insurance changes the picture
The question is not whether your client should own life insurance. The question is whether their family wealth can survive... Read More
From The Field
Risk transfer has become compliance theater
What contractual risk transfer looks like.
Could a narrower focus help grow your practice?
A strong niche brings together the right audience and opportunity with your expertise and experience.
What 70% doesn’t tell you
Is the long-term care statistic real?
ADVISOR NEWS
U.S. debt hits $40 trillion: how to support concerned clients
Now that U.S. debt has reached $40 trillion, some clients may be concerned about its impact on their retirement portfolios.
- Flourish brings private-bank-like cash solution to MassMutual’s network
- Majority of Americans concerned recent market highs are unsustainable
- GLP-1 users choose between medication and retirement saving
- Gen X and millennials seek new retirement model
- Are families ready for the costs of aging at home?
NEWSWIRES
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Taiping Reinsurance Company Limited and Its Subsidiary
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ a” of Taiping Reinsurance Company Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary, Taiping Reinsurance Company Ltd.. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. The reinsurer’ s net profit grew to HKD 1.3 billion, driven by both insurance service results and investment…
- AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Al Dhafra Insurance Company P.S.C.
- Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC) Hits New 52-Week Peak
- SBLI Lowers OmniTrak Term Rates and Expands Underwriting Flexibility
- Triple-I/Milliman: P/C Industry Continues to Benefit from Underlying Economic Conditions and Underwriting Profitability; Geopolitical and Natural Catastrophe Risk Anomalies Should be Watched Closely
- Wipro Announces Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2026
Annuity News
Insurer proposes $1.1M deal to resolve CA teachers’ annuity fee lawsuit
California public-school employees are accepting a $1.1 million settlement over what they claim are improper annuity rider fees. Read More
Life Insurance News
BILTIR conference draws more than 750 insurance leaders to Bermuda
Industry leaders and regulators discussed retirement security, emerging technologies and the evolving relationship between U.S.... Read More
Death and taxes: How the right analysis for life insurance changes the picture
The question is not whether your client should own life insurance. The question is whether their family wealth can survive with... Read More
Life insurance applications rise 15.2% in September, MIB reports
Q3 application activity was up 15.9%, with growth strongest among older applicants Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Trump administration bars Pa. and other states from using federal funds on transgender youth care
The rule applies to youth under 18 covered by Medicaid and patients under 19 using the Children's Health Insurance Program... Read More
State Health Plan loses bid to stop Atrium program, shifts Atrium to out-of-network tier
"The plan's new provider tier network created competition and resulted in providers like UNC Health, Novant Health a... Read More
Capable and experienced
Brian Collamore, Dave Weeks and Terry Williams have worked hard in recent years to support Governor Scott's efforts to fig... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Hit by an uninsured driver? What to know
When you get behind the wheel, you feel more secure strapping on your seatbelt and knowing that you have a car insurance policy... Read More
Longview Country Club sues insurer over $500K in fire-damaged golf carts
However, the club's insurer, American Fire and Casualty Company, capped the payout for the carts at $110,000. American Fir... Read More
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for AmTrust Group’s Members
AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Iss... Read More
Insurtech News
Customers say Old National Bank failed to protect from fraud
A second Minnesota business owner in five weeks has sued Old National Bank, saying it should have but failed to halt an advance... Read More
What AI transformation really means for insurance jobs and skills
As advances in artificial intelligence create new roles in the insurance industry and transform more traditional ones, industry... Read More
Experts say data is golden, but only if insurers know how to leverage it
When it comes to competing in the insurance market in an age of AI, data may be “golden” but the action insurers take with that... Read More
