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INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- Risk-control index innovation grows as regulators scrutinize complexity
- Keeping it simple — With Tom Bumbolow
- Nationwide marks 100 years as a modern mutual
- Harnessing, cultivating and profiting from centers of influence
- A Partner on Life’s Financial Journey with Leah West
- A perfect storm demands better planning
SPECIAL FEATURE
What lower interest rates mean to annuity payouts
The rate environment has shifted, and not every product responds the same way. Read More
From The Field
The 48-hour service rule driving commercial account retention
Four critical data signals show where commercial client loyalty lies.
Giving while you’re living: 3 frequently asked questions about gifting
Retirement planning eventually becomes about more than simply making sure you have enough money to live comfortably.
When life changes, coverage should too
The importance of life insurance checkups at every milepost.
ADVISOR NEWS
A rising retirement challenge: The license to spend
A new study shows that many retirees need guidance, clear withdrawal strategies, and guaranteed lifetime income to feel they have a “license to spend” on things they enjoy.
- Important year-end financial conversations every advisor must have
- What happens to insurance planning when a client retires early?
- Ask the right questions to turn clients into raving fans
- The first 5 years of your career could determine the next 50
- Your client’s $3 million portfolio doesn’t tell you their insurance needs
NEWSWIRES
Jobs report fuels hopeful stock market Equities close higher, rate-hike expectations down (copy)
NEW YORK- Stocks advanced Friday to close out the trading week after weaker-than-expected jobs data dampened expectations for a rate hike from the Federal Reserve at its policy meeting this month. The Labor Department said nonfarm payrolls increased by 29,000 jobs last month, with the count for the prior two months also revised sharply lower, and well below…
Annuity News
What lower interest rates mean to annuity payouts
The rate environment has shifted, and not every product responds the same way. Read More
Life Insurance News
ICICI Life Insurance names Sidharatha Mishra managing director, CEO
ICICI Life Insurance Company has appointed Sidharatha Mishra as managing director and chief executive officer, effective Oct. 1... Read More
Panel: Insurers need to rethink products, distribution to close protection gap
Life insurers must rethink how they reach consumers, develop financial advisers and design products, a LIMRA panel agreed. Read More
John Hancock expands protection portfolio
BOSTON -- John Hancock announced enhancements to both its Protection IUL 26 product and its term life insurance portfolio, expa... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Norwood Davis, former CEO of health insurance giant Trigon, dies at 86
Norwood H. Davis Jr., who for two decades led the company that became the largest health insurer in Virginia, died Sunday. Davi... Read More
Soaring cost of health insurance also pinching healthcare workers
BOISE, Idaho- Joshua and Ashley Durham run a family medicine practice, and for the first time in their lives, they have no heal... Read More
UNDERSTANDING YOUR COVERAGE: DIFS SHARES INSURANCE GUIDANCE FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services is encouraging Michig... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Child on auto policy? What to know
Car insurance is expensive, and insuring young adult drivers adds to the cost. "It’ s not an age question," said Mar... Read More
What to know about flood insurance
The recent nor'easter that slammed the Outer Banks was a not-so-subtle reminder that hurricane season is still upon us and... Read More
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Enact Re Ltd.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a-” of Enact Re Ltd.. The o... Read More
Insurtech News
Could AI in insurance drag employee morale down?
Fears about being replaced by artificial intelligence could be sucking morale out of today’s insurance workforce, as a Glassdoo... Read More
