Advisors in Texas and California banned for fraud scams
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
House panel votes to raise certain taxes, transfer money to offset Medicaid shortfall
A bill advancing rapidly in the Iowa House would make a one-time tax increase on some health insurers and draw money from the Taxpayer Relief Fund to address the state's Medicaid shortfall. The bill would also include a $296.2 million transfer from the state's Taxpayer Relief Fund to account for state revenue declines caused by changes made through the…
- Iowa House backs temporary tax hike to fill Medicaid gap
- Iowa Medicaid temporary tax plan draws sharp public opposition
- Iowa Medicaid temporary tax plan draws sharp opposition
- Iowans voice concerns that HMO tax bill could raise health insurance costs
- House panel votes to raise certain taxes, transfer money to offset Medicaid shortfall
NEWSWIRES
Did your Obamacare premiums rise this year? Tell us about it
Since the start of the year, health insurance premiums have risen for many Floridians who purchase their coverage on the federal Health Insurance Marketplace. Premiums had been on the rise for some time, but the expiration of enhanced subsidies through the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, caused some people’ s premiums to jump in 2026..
- An Application for the Trademark “LLOYDS BANK” Has Been Filed by Lloyds Bank Plc: Lloyds Bank Plc
- Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Trademark Application for “MIZUHO LEASING” Filed: Mizuho Financial Group Inc.
- New Breast Cancer Study Findings Have Been Reported by Researchers at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (Health Insurance and Neighborhood Deprivation as Determinants of Diagnostic Delays and Survival in Breast Cancer): Oncology – Breast Cancer
- State receives approval to move 1.3 million New Yorkers back to Basic Health Plan insurance
- HHS to investigate Oregon, 12 other states that require insurers to cover abortions
Annuity News
LIMRA: Final retail annuity sales total $464.1 billion in 2025
Total U.S. annuity sales increased 7% to $464.1 billion in 2025, according to LIMRA’s U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey, whi... Read More
2025: A record-breaking year for annuity sales via banks and BDs
In 2025, favorable economic conditions, along with aging demographics and more advisors selling annuities, led to record-breaki... Read More
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. Read More
Life Insurance News
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
Health/Employee Benefits News
ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES' HEALTH CARE HELPLINE RECOVERS OVER $1.5 MILLION FOR NEW YORKERS IN 2025
The following information was released by the office of the New York Attorney General:. New York Attorney General Letitia James... Read More
Medicaid cuts could add pressure to already-stressed psychiatric units
Between 2023 and 2024, 126 hospitals across the U.S. shut down their inpatient psychiatric units, according to data provided to... Read More
Massachusetts probed over abortion coverage mandate
BOSTON— Massachusetts is being investigated by the Trump administration for alleged violations of federal law over a 2023 state... Read More
Illinois pushes rate-hike protections forward despite consumer cost fears
(The Center Square) – Home and auto insurance providers in Illinois could face new oversight and regulation after a Senate bill... Read More
Investing Resources
Free Resources for Investing:Stocks & Options Not long ago, serious investing research meant paying for expensive data term... Read More
Watch the mail: Nearly 500K NY Essential Plan insured face coverage loss
Nearly a half-million New Yorkers are slated to get booted off of New York’s publicly funded Essential Plan health insurance pr... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Illinois pushes rate-hike protections forward despite consumer cost fears
–Home and auto insurance providers in Illinois could face new oversight and regulation after a Senate bill recently passed the ... Read More
California lawmaker proposes income tax deduction for homeowners’ insurance
Billed as an effort to tackle affordability issues in the state, a new proposal pitched last week by an Orange County legislato... Read More
UNDERSTANDING FLOOD INSURANCE COVERAGE AS STORMY WEATHER CONTINUES
The following information was released by the office of the Governor of Hawaii:. With more severe weather in the forecast, the ... Read More
Insurance & Financial Fraud
JPM Sued Over $328M Crypto Scam: Compliance Failures Under Spotlight
JPMorgan Chase JPM has been sued by victims of an alleged $328- million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme in a case that raises fresh... Read More
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
Former Connecticut investment advisor indicted for fraud in $3.3M 'free-riding' scheme, feds say
Mar. 3— BRIDGEPORT— A former Connecticut broker and investment advisor has been indicted for defrauding three financial service... Read More
