Guidance, bulletin or reg? NAIC debates form of annuity illustration update
INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- How AI Is Changing Life Insurance
- Indexed Universal Life: Tax-Free Promise or Costly Illusion?
- The triumph of daily victories — With John Nichols
- Patrick Crayton’s New Insurance Playbook
- The power of independence in the high net worth market
- Turning awareness into action during Life Insurance Awareness Month
SPECIAL FEATURE
How to prepare for new AEP rules
As we head into this Annual Election Period, the biggest mistake you can make is to assume a plan that... Read More
From The Field
Keep the transcript; Don’t delete the audio
The transcript is worth having on its own merits, and that’s the part most Medicare agents will skip past.
Is financial security possible in the longevity economy?
The industry has the tools it needs. What’s missing is the roadmap for how to use them.
The cost of ignoring long-term care
Why agents can’t afford to stay silent.
ADVISOR NEWS
IRI pitches retirement agenda to Jeffries as democrats shape affordability platform
IRI is urging House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to include retirement-security proposals in Democrats’ affordability agenda.
- When new investment trends emerge, Gen Z is most likely generation to be first in
- Could ‘plain English’ become an advisor’s secret weapon?
- IRI urges Senate action on 403(b) parity legislation
- Three estate planning ideas to protect your clients and their wealth
- What advisors must know about accessible client documents
NEWSWIRES
GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES NEW REGULATION PROPOSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES INCREASING TRANSPARENCY FOR POLICYHOLDERS IN THE AUTO INSURANCE MARKET
The following information was released by the New York State Department of Financial Services:. Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services has proposed a regulation amending the process for filing private passenger auto insurance rates, implementing reforms enacted in the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget to…
- THE HISTORY OF HOMECARE FRAUD: NGO'S, BUREAUCRATS, AND LABOR UNIONS UNDERMINED MEDICAID FRAUD PREVENTION
- Third Wave Insurance Appoints Paul Vredenburg as Chief Executive Officer
- Agam Capital Advises JAB Insurance on Completing the Acquisition and Successful Rehabilitation of Columbian Financial Group
- New York approves increase for health insurance in 2027
- 25 years after 9/11: Victim family members share experiences, strength and hope
Annuity News
Nationwide adds mutual fund-linked strategy to New Heights Select FIA
Nationwide and Annexus have added what they said is the first mutual fund-linked strategy to a fixed indexed annuity. The... Read More
NAIC working group pressed to accelerate annuity illustration overhaul
The working group is weighing revisions addressing how insurers present non-guaranteed crediting rates and other issues. Read More
Wink: Annuity sales post strong Q2, led by MYGAs and structured products
Annuity sales seem to be settling at a level the industry can sustain, with second-quarter sales again topping $100 billion. Read More
Life Insurance News
DLA Piper adds former NAIC CEO Gary Anderson to its Insurance practice
DLA Piper has added Gary Anderson as a Partner in its Insurance practice in Boston, where he advises insurers, reinsurers,... Read More
How advisors can get clients to act sooner on life insurance
Clients often delay a life insurance purchase because they think they’re too young and too healthy to need it. Read More
When technology becomes easy to rent, what still separates life and annuity carriers?
If you are not a leader in the AI race, what makes you stand out? Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
State announces rates for 2027 Affordable Care Act plans
The New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance has approved 2027 rates for individual market Affordable Care Act plans so... Read More
More than half of insured Americans fear a major medical bill
But a new survey of 1,887 people with health insurance conducted from May through July of this year by GoodRx, a platform for m... Read More
Starbucks raises health insurance premiums, sparking worker tension
Rising costs for health insurance premiums offered to Starbucks workers are sparking tension. Starbucks told The Seattle Times ... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Research Conducted at University of Miami Has Updated Our Knowledge about Engineering (Insuragent: a Large Language Model-empowered Agent for Simulating Individual Behavior In Purchasing Flood Insurance): Engineering
2026 SEP 08-- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- Investigators publish new report on Engineering. F... Read More
Wisconsin regulators to review proposed transfer of control of SU Insurance Co.
Wisconsin regulators will hold a Sept. 21 hearing on a proposal to transfer control of SU Insurance Co. to the Polaski Family T... Read More
Best’s Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty Industry Nearly Tripled Net Underwriting Income in First-Half 2026
The U.S. property/casualty industry recorded $31.2 billion in net underwriting income in the first half of 2026, nearly three t... Read More
Insurtech News
Why the insurance claims payout process could deter AI adoption
While many insurers are moving to adopt AI across various aspects of their businesses, claims payouts are being overlooked. Read More
