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INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- The Medicare agent squeeze
- How to have a black belt practice — With John Terry
- Georgia insurance agent wows on ‘American Idol’ — with Philmon Lee
- ACA subsidy turbulence is reshaping employee benefits
- Regulators tackle controversial annuity illustrations
- Every role in your agency touches revenue
SPECIAL FEATURE
Change the lens you use to evaluate premium-financed IUL
The right question, with the right context, changes everything. Read More
From The Field
3 summer sales habits that build next year’s pipeline
For employee health and benefits sales leaders, this is not your quiet period.
Financial planning could solve the looming Medicaid disaster
If policymakers want to ease the mounting pressure on entitlement programs, they should begin by helping more Americans incorporate long-term care into their broader financial planning.
The insurance distributor that builds its own software will win the next decade
When everyone claims the same edge, no one has an edge.
ADVISOR NEWS
Americans aren’t turning retirement plans into action, LIMRA finds
Nearly six in 10 pre-retirees consider themselves well prepared for retirement, while about four in 10 do not, new LIMRA research finds.
- Ashley Hinson ‘death tax’ story collides with truth
- How advisors can prepare clients for an uncertain retirement landscape
- Investors aren’t waiting out uncertainty
- Transamerica and Advo(k)ate Advisors launch pooled employer plan
- ‘I wish I’d met him sooner:’ Karlan Tucker remembered for integrity, faith
NEWSWIRES
Data on Finance Detailed by Researchers at Federal Reserve Board (Does Government-Sponsored Mortgage Securitization Mitigate or Aggravate Financial Crises?): Business – Finance
2026 AUG 07– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Daily Real Estate News– Fresh data on finance are presented in a new report. According to news reporting from Washington, District of Columbia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ This paper analyzes a model of the mortgage market, allowing for scenarios with and without government-sponsored mortgage…
- Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
- Endorsing Janoo
- ATTORNEY GENERAL BROWN JOINS COALITION URGING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DENY OPPORTUNITY FINANCIAL MERGER
- Why Indiana homeowners insurance may pay less for roof fixes
- Spokane fires could be latest disaster to unsettle property insurance market
Annuity News
Jackson Financial CEO caps 40-year career with blockbuster Q2
Jackson's Q2 retail annuity sales of $5.9 billion were up 34% from the second quarter of 2025. Read More
Life Insurance News
Supporting small businesses starts with smarter benefits conversations
Most employers want to invest in their people, but intention alone doesn’t solve for execution. Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Ashley Hinson unveils insurance transparency bill amid scrutiny of her health care record
Ashley Hinson is rolling out new healthcare legislation aimed at increasing transparency in the health insurance industry while... Read More
Why Gen Z turns everything – even murder – into a joke
A supporter waits outside a federal courthouse in New York ahead of a January 2026 hearing for Luigi Mangione. After Luigi Mang... Read More
Ashley Hinson unveils insurance transparency bill amid scrutiny of her health care record
Ashley Hinson is rolling out new healthcare legislation aimed at increasing transparency in the health insurance industry while... Read More
Property and Casualty News
South Carolina budget committee rejects proposal to relax bar insurance mandate
South Carolina bar owners won't get a reprieve from needing to carry at least $1 million in liability insurance. The final... Read More
Insurance rate hikes to be reviewed
Prior to the bill signings, Illinois was one of only two states, with Wyoming, that did not exercise regulatory control over in... Read More
Pritzker signs bills allowing state to review insurance rate increases
Prior to the bill signings, Illinois was one of only two states, with Wyoming, that did not exercise regulatory control over in... Read More
Insurtech News
Agentic AI is transforming insurance sales both for consumers and agents
The use of agentic AI in the insurance industry has positively impacted sales by empowering consumers and helping less experien... Read More
- Stride Joins Integrity to Transform Nation’s Individual Marketplace of Expanding Healthcare Benefits
