Congress unlikely to take up major health care legislation this year
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
Ethics and IUL: Tax-advantaged strategies for client success
IUL remains one of the most misunderstood and often misrepresented products in our industry. Read More
From The Field
New $6K deduction could provide tax planning window for retirees
Following the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, eligible retirees may face a lower tax bill in the coming years.
Four advisors. Four turning points. One missing assumption
Disability income protection planning is one of the most essential components of financial planning and one of the most overlooked.
Where love meets preparation
The day my father gave me a gift of peace, clarity, preparation – and love.
ADVISOR NEWS
New Trump administration rule seeks to bail out private equity, credit with workers’ 401(k) savings
Logo of the Private Equity Stakeholder Project. "–Jim Baker, PESP executive director WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, March 31, 2026/ EINPresswire.com/– Today the Trump White House proposed a rule expanding private equity and private credit firms' access to 401 retirement plans. In practice, that could make it harder for workers to challenge risky or illiquid…
NEWSWIRES
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings, Inc. and Its Life/Health Subsidiaries
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ a” of Fidelity& Guaranty Life Insurance Company and Fidelity& Guaranty Life Insurance Company of New York. These subsidiaries of Fidelity& Guaranty Life Holdings, Inc., are referred to collectively as Fidelity& Guaranty Life Group. In addition, FGL has financial…
- Triple-I Launches Legal System Abuse Awareness Campaign in Missouri
- JANE FRASER APPOINTED TO FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THE NEW YORK FED
- AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Aseguradores Argentinos Compania de Reaseguros S.A.
- INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCE PLANS TO COLLECT DATA ON CLIMATE-DRIVEN INSURANCE CRISIS
- ACT Releases 2026 Small Business Creatives Outlook Report Highlighting Industry Resilience and Opportunities for Artists and Makers
Annuity News
Employee benefits become ‘whole person focused’
When it comes to their benefits, workers are concerned over the cost of premiums but they also want flexibility in accessing th... Read More
Life Insurance News
Corebridge, Equitable merge to create potential new annuity sales king
Corebridge and Equitable announced an agreement to combine in an all-stock merger, valuing the combined company at approximatel... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Ohio Dems push affordability legislation; critics tout consequences
The Democrats blamed 20 years of Republican rule in the Ohio House for the growing costs of housing, health care, childcare and... Read More
CareFirst taps Curt C. Small as president and CEO
Small will lead the not-for-profit insurer, which serves about 3.5 million members across Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.... Read More
She Owed Her Insurer A Nickel, So It Canceled Her Coverage
Hill and her mother, who lives with her, had been enrolled in an insurance plan through HealthFirst. A monthly premium bill for... Read More
I didn’t look sick enough — My painful battle with insurance
If your health insurance company informs you that you don't appear "sick enough" to receive coverage, you know t... Read More
Romanian nationals accused of placing credit card skimmers in 6 Jefferson Parish stores
Authorities in Jefferson Parish have arrested a pair of Romanian nationals accused in other states of placing credit card skimm... Read More
Broker Charged With Insider Trading And Obstruction Of Justice
The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release:. United States Attorne... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Wyden, Merkley slam ‘baseless’ federal investigation into Oregon abortion coverage requirement
Oregon's U.S. senators are calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to drop a "needless and wastef... Read More
Private Equity’s Great Escape
This article appears in the April 2026 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Read more from the issue. Illustrations by Arif... Read More
Meals, mortgage or medicine? Floridians on Obamacare are facing tough choices
A property manager in Lake Worth Beach, she stayed at work through 10 weeks of radiation,“ until it became unbearable,” and she... Read More
Insurance & Financial Fraud
Oil heads toward record monthly gain, equities mixed
Trump said the U.S. was in serious discussions with a "more reasonable regime" to end the war that has widened since ... Read More
TRIPLE-I LAUNCHES LEGAL SYSTEM ABUSE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN MISSOURI
The Insurance Information Institute recently launched a comprehensive awareness campaign in Missouri, highlighting the devastat... Read More
DALLAS FED ENERGY SURVEY: OIL AND GAS ACTIVITY RISES AMID ELEVATED UNCERTAINTY
The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas:. Oil and gas activity increased in first quarter ... Read More
