Sketching out the golden years: new book tries to make retirement planning fun
INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- What’s next for Congress in 2026?
- Relationships: The foundation of sales
- The first of everything — with Uziel Gomez
- Keeping it simple — With Bill Egan
- Using cash value life insurance as a buffer asset in retirement
- The silent retirement savings killer: Bridging the Medicare gap
SPECIAL FEATURE
IUL fits at the intersection of certainty and flexibility
Indexed universal life works best when its flexibility and long-term design are positioned with discipline and context. Read More
From The Field
Employment trends are reshaping the insurance industry
Insurers occupy a dual role in today’s employment environment.
Why smart insurance companies outsource identity management
Expecting developers to oversee identity, keep up with constantly changing user needs and carry out their primary functions is a recipe for burnout.
Heart disease: The real cost to employers and workers
The financial impact of cardiovascular disease is often overlooked.
ADVISOR NEWS
Most women say they are their household’s CFO, Allianz Life survey finds
The majority of women now report being the chief financial officer in their household, according to the latest Women Money Power Study from the Allianz Center for the Future of Retirement, part of Allianz Life.
NEWSWIRES
DIFS RECOMMENDS MICHIGANDERS REVIEW THEIR INSURANCE POLICIES DURING READING MONTH
March is Reading Month and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services recommends Michiganders carefully review their insurance policies with a licensed insurance agent or trusted advisor, and to shop around to ensure they have the protection that best meets their families' needs and budgets. Insurance affects nearly every aspect of life…
- States try 'public option' Obamacare plans to reduce coverage costs
- Novocure Announces Optune Lua® Receives Reimbursement Approval in Japan for the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Majority of Women Now Are the Chief Financial Officer of Their Household, Allianz Life Study Finds
- Minnesota teacher takes the fight to lower health insurance costs to the Legislature
- Predictable Benefits™ Launches White-Label ICHRA Platform For Benefit Providers To Offer ICHRA In A Matter Of Minutes, While Brokers Stay BOR
Annuity News
Regulators ponder how to tamp down annuity illustrations as high as 27%
Current annuity illustrations from top sellers show returns as high as 27% in one year, said Ben Slutsker, director of life act... Read More
Life Insurance News
‘Inappropriate’: CT regulator slams PHL investors for intervention bid
There is “no basis” for large policyholders to intervene in the PHL liquidation process, and Judge Daniel J. Klau should deny s... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Health care affordability pressures persist for privately insured Americans
Rising health care costs are affecting household finances for many privately insured adults, with 4 in 10 reporting higher expe... Read More
XPOVIO® Receives Reimbursement Approval in South Korea for a Second Multiple Myeloma Indication
XPOVIO ® Receives Reimbursement Approval in South Korea for a Second Multiple Myeloma IndicationPR NewswireSHANGHAI and HONG KO... Read More
Novocure Announces Optune Lua® Receives Reimbursement Approval in Japan for the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
BAAR, Switzerland---- Novocure announced today that Japan’ s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved reimbursement for ... Read More
Kalshi licenses election data from the AP
Kalshi, one of the world's largest prediction market companies, struck a deal with the Associated Press to license its election... Read More
Arthur Hayes says Fed will print money if U.S. gets dragged into Iran war, and Bitcoin wins
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX, says a prolonged U.S. military involvement with Iran would push... Read More
All in all: March arrives with increases in rates, transportation, rents, and prepaid health plans.
March will begin with a new series of increases in rates, transportation, rents, and health services, in a context in which inf... Read More
Property and Casualty News
OPINION: Medical malpractice success a win, but more needed
The passage of medical malpractice reform is the most important public policy success in New Mexico in more than a decade. In a... Read More
Va. bills say credit shouldn't be factor in auto insurance
The Senate bill sailed through that body with a 36-1 vote, but the House of Delegates version, House Bill 1228, was tabled earl... Read More
Should credit shape pricing? Virginia bills say credit shouldn't be factor in auto insurance
The Senate bill sailed through that body with a 36-1 vote, but the House of Delegates version, House Bill 1228, was tabled earl... Read More
Insurance & Financial Fraud
SEC Obtains Final Consent Judgment as to Senior Executive of Brazilian Company Charged With Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today the entry of a final consent judgment as to Fernando Passos in the SEC&a... Read More
Former NFL player convicted in nearly $200M Medicare fraud scheme
Joel Rufus French sold patient information and sham doctors’ orders for orthotic braces that patients did not want or need. Read More
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
