Globe Life boosts Q2 earnings, eyes AI shift for long-term growth
INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- The Medicare agent squeeze
- How to have a black belt practice — With John Terry
- Georgia insurance agent wows on ‘American Idol’ — with Philmon Lee
- ACA subsidy turbulence is reshaping employee benefits
- Regulators tackle controversial annuity illustrations
- Every role in your agency touches revenue
SPECIAL FEATURE
Change the lens you use to evaluate premium-financed IUL
The right question, with the right context, changes everything. Read More
From The Field
Has your annuity been reinsured in the Cayman Islands? Here’s why it matters
A cautionary tale about what can go wrong when an insurer loses its financial footing
Advisors don’t have an annuity problem; they have an integration problem.
For 20 years, the retirement income debate has been framed as a product argument. That framing misses a deeper issue.
Opinion: We must clear the insurance industry’s name
My recent experience taught me that leaders in our industry can and will exploit systems intended to serve policyholders for their own benefit.
ADVISOR NEWS
Nearly half of nonretirees doubt they will fully retire
This is despite 58% of nonretirees saying they’re confident they’ll have enough money to retire from their primary career on schedule.
- How much could failure to fund Social Security cost average Americans?
- How can more Americans achieve financial independence?
- Savers vs. spenders: How money management attitudes impact financial confidence
- Demonstrating the value of life insurance to Gen Z
- Poor money habits are a dealbreaker in a new relationship
NEWSWIRES
Jackson CEO Laura Prieskorn to retire at the end of 2026
Jackson Financial Inc. 1 today announced Laura Prieskorn, President and Chief Executive Officer, has shared her plans to retire at the end of 2026. Don Cummings, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will succeed Prieskorn as President and CEO and as a member of the JFI Board of Directors, effective October 1, 2026. Brian Walta will succeed…
- AM Best Comments on Credit Ratings of Horace Mann Educators Corporation and Its Subsidiaries Following Announced Transaction with Medical Mutual of Ohio
- FOUR MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO $2M MINNESOTA MEDICAID FRAUD
- Insurers hedge on Trump-backed pledge to improve denials process
- SCHNEIDER, SEWELL, OCASIO-CORTEZ LEAD 52 DEMOCRATS URGING SECRETARY KENNEDY AND ADMINISTRATOR OZ TO RESCIND TRUMP POLICY TO ALLOW HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES TO OFFER PREDATORY LOANS
- Why Fed’s July interest rate move is hard to predict
Annuity News
The next growth phase in life/annuities depends on modernization
As the life and annuity market continues to grow, the next phase of that growth will depend on how well the industry modernizes... Read More
Life Insurance News
Critical care riders: the living benefit more clients should understand
Critical care riders transform life insurance from a product that only pays out when someone passes away into a policy with liv... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Covered California health insurance premiums for San Joaquin Valley enrollees will rise by about 11% or more in 2027
Almost 167,000 San Joaquin Valley residents who are enrolled in health insurance plans under Covered California will see their ... Read More
Pennsylvania ACA health insurers propose double-digit premium increases for 2027
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Nearly all health insuran... Read More
NEW DATA: SCOTT PERRY-BACKED HEALTHCARE CUTS CAUSE MORE THAN 12,400 CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIANS TO DROP INSURANCE COVERAGE
PENNSYLVANIA Scott Perry advocated and voted for Republicans' devastating healthcare cuts calling an extension of the Affo... Read More
Property and Casualty News
NEW MERKLEY BILL TACKLES DUAL CRISES OF WILDFIRE RISK AND INSURANCE AFFORDABILITY
The following information was released by Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley:. Senator Jeff Merkley today unveiled the Wildfire Insura... Read More
Researchers’ Work from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Focuses on Economics (Competing Under Information Heterogeneity: Evidence From Auto Insurance): Economics
Funders for this research include Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, Princeton, Rochester, European Comm... Read More
Insurance companies might have to start warning homeowners about cancellation
Allen did not respond to The Center Square on this story before press time on Thursday. However, advocates of the bill told The... Read More
Insurtech News
What’s at stake if insurers rush into AI too early?
Insurers may be in a race to adopt and scale artificial intelligence faster than their competitors do, but jumping the gun coul... Read More
- Stride Joins Integrity to Transform Nation’s Individual Marketplace of Expanding Healthcare Benefits
