Oaktree grabs control of Atlantic Coast Life Co. in blockbuster A-Cap deal
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
How to elevate annuity discussions during tax season
Tax season creates a rare opportunity for engagement, making it the ideal moment to connect tax awareness with long-term income... Read More
From The Field
The forces shaping life and annuities in 2026
In 2026, the focus is set to move beyond digitizing individual steps and toward reinventing the end-to-end operating model.
‘Make It FAIR Act:’ What California policyholders need to know
The bill aims to expand what the FAIR Plan covers, strengthen how claims are handled and hold the system accountable when it fails policyholders.
The ‘Great Wealth Transfer’ is a workplace opportunity
For employers and benefits brokers, this moment presents more than a trend; it presents an opportunity.
ADVISOR NEWS
Health insurance premium tax bill advancing
Iowa House lawmakers are advancing legislation that would place a temporary tax increase on some health insurance companies in the state— matching a similar legislative proposal moving in the Senate. The House bill, like its Senate counterpart, would temporarily increase the tax on health insurance premiums from 0.925 percent to 3 percent to help the state…
NEWSWIRES
Money has run out for Louisiana fortified roof grants. Will lawmakers add more?
After years of struggling to bring down rates of homeowners’ insurance, Louisiana lawmakers have coalesced around one program that has proven to lower premiums: Building stronger roofs. Housing advocates have also called for a bigger state investment in the program, in hopes that fortifying a large swath of south Louisiana will bring widespread relief.
- Money has run out for Louisiana fortified roof grants. Will lawmakers add more?
- From $500 to $1.5K: Marylanders feel financial impact of expired ACA tax credits
- The politics behind America's new health insurance shock
- Families oppose bill locking in Iowa Medicaid privatization
- State auditor approves new school health trust with at least 150 school districts on board
Annuity News
Variable annuity sales surge as market confidence remains high, Wink finds
Annuity buyers continued to show faith in the market as 2025 came to a close, with traditional variable and structured annuity ... Read More
Life Insurance News
Marv Feldman, life insurance icon and 2011 JNR Award winner, passes away at 80
In 1967, while finishing his senior year at Ohio State University, Marv Feldman signed his first insurance contract with New Yo... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
5 KEY FACTS ABOUT MEDICAID PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
The following information was released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:. Medicaid is theprimary programproviding compr... Read More
ATTORNEY GENERAL BONTA OPPOSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSED EXPANSION OF CATASTROPHIC HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS
The following information was released by the office of the California Attorney General:. OAKLAND California Attorney General R... Read More
Data on Pain and Central Nervous System Reported by Researchers at National Health Insurance Service (Unintended Consequences of Expanded Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reimbursement: A Nationwide Analysis Revealing Low Clinical Efficiency): Pain and Central Nervous System
2026 MAR 13-- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Pain& Central Nervous System Daily News-- Investigators discuss new f... Read More
San Jose mayor behind in polls but ahead on prediction markets
Traditional polling puts San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan toward the back of the pack in the race for California governor. But online ... Read More
Escalating Middle East Tensions Cloud the U.S. Economic and Credit Outlook
Middle East conflict disrupts oil flows and shipping routes, raising inflation risks and uncertainty for the U.S. economy and g... Read More
Lack of hurricanes in 2025 will drop roof prices | Opinion
Roofing prices and insurance premiums are tightly intertwined. A quiet hurricane season reduces those payouts. Read More
Property and Casualty News
What is the 'vision' that large employers and local officials have for Hartford?
Members of the Vision Committee, a group formed last year that includes the CEOs of property-and-casualty insurer The Hartford ... Read More
Agero Enters into Agreement to Acquire Urgently, for $5.50 in Cash Per Share, Expanding Tech-Driven Roadside Assistance Across Automotive, Fleet, Rental, and Insurance Markets
MEDFORD, Mass.& ASHBURN, Va.---- Agero, Inc., the leading white-label provider of digital driver assistance services and so... Read More
GOVERNOR HOCHUL AND MTA LEADERSHIP ANNOUNCE PROJECTIONS FOR MAJOR TRANSIT SAVINGS UNDER GOVERNOR'S AUTO INSURANCE REFORM PROPOSAL
The following information was released by the office of the Governor of New York:. I've said it before, New York State pay... Read More
Insurance & Financial Fraud
Advisor convicted of defrauding NBA players through viatical life sales
A California investment adviser was convicted of defrauding three former NBA players out of more than $5 million, federal prose... Read More
