Auto insurance rates fell in 2025, but affordability gap between states is widening
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
Amazon Go validates a warning to advisors
The real threat to advisors today is not technology. It is indistinguishability.
The insurance industry must embrace change like never before
Our industry must adapt to the changing lifestyles and needs of younger consumers
5 risk mitigation strategies for HNW clients
Mitigation is one way to reduce risk exposure.
ADVISOR NEWS
Tax refund won’t do what fed says it will
First, the estimated $90 billion to $100 billion increase in refunds, a result of several provisions of the budget law enacted last year, amounts to only about 0.3% of annual gross domestic product. But IRS figures show that it's difficult for any tax cut not to land mostly in the bank accounts of the affluent. In the 2022 tax year, the most recent for which such…
NEWSWIRES
New Findings from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in the Area of Military Medicine Reported (Health insurance status and hearing aid utilization in U.S. older adults: A population-based cross-sectional study): Military Medicine
2026 FEB 11– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Defense& Aerospace Daily– Research findings on Military Medicine are discussed in a new report. The objective of this study is to examine rates of ever and regular hearing aid use by insurance status in older U.S. adults.”. The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the University of Southern…
- Research Data from University of Pennsylvania Update Understanding of Computer Science (The Health-Wealth Gradient in Labor Markets: Integrating Health, Insurance, and Social Metrics to Predict Employment Density): Computers – Computer Science
- How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 2/11/2026
- First American Financial Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2025
- MONEY IN YOUR POCKETS: GOVERNOR HOCHUL HIGHLIGHTS PROPOSALS TO BRING DOWN COSTS OF AUTO INSURANCE RATES AND TACKLE FRAUDULENT CLAIMS
- Universal Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Dates
Annuity News
Annuity check fraud: What advisors should tell clients
Annuity checks are no exception when it comes to check fraud. What can advisors tell their clients to keep them safe? Read More
Life Insurance News
Globe Life reports solid quarter of sales, Bermuda reinsurer ramps up
Globe Life carved out a niche serving the middle market with smaller policies, a strategy reliant on agent recruitment. Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Will people keep their Obamacare coverage after costs increase?
More Americans than expected enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for this year, after premium subsidies were... Read More
DRUGMAKERS SIMPLY WANT A BLANK CHECK TO KEEP OVERCHARGING AMERICANS
The following information was released by the America's Health Insurance Plans:. As Congress examines how high and rising ... Read More
Farmers among many facing higher insurance premiums
MCCRACKEN COUNTY— Farmers faced many challenges last year, including low commodity prices, high input costs and being stuck in ... Read More
Many middle-income families spend at least a tenth of their income on health insurance
More than half of working-age adults get their health insurance through an employer, but in many states premium contributions a... Read More
Fewer Kentuckians covered by ACA health insurance plans as subsidies stall in US Senate
Fewer Kentuckians have health insurance through kynect after subsidies that helped millions of Americans afford health insuranc... Read More
Alldredge: Cash Bail, Judges And The Dreaded Humphrey Memo
The Hon. Brett R. Alldredge (Ret.) is a retired California Superior Court judge. The opinions expressed herein are his alone, a... Read More
Property and Casualty News
VIDEO, AUDIO, PHOTOS AND RUSH TRANSCRIPT: GOVERNOR HOCHUL HIGHLIGHTS PROPOSALS TO BRING DOWN COSTS OF AUTO INSURANCE RATES AND TACKLE FRAUDULENT CLAIMS
The following information was released by the office of the Governor of New York:. Governor Hochul: "It's time to sla... Read More
GOVERNOR POLIS AND DIVISION OF INSURANCE: WE MUST FIND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO SAVE COLORADO HOMEOWNERS MONEY ON INSURANCE COSTS
The following information was released by the office of the Governor of Colorado:. DENVER- Today, Governor Polis and the Colora... Read More
Porch Group Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Results
Porch Group, Inc., a new kind of homeowners insurance company, today reported fourth quarter and full-year results through Dece... 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
