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INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- 2026: The industry responds to an aging population
- Hybrids will lead the way in product trends for 2026
- Knighthead’s big move — With Ed Massaro
- Building momentum — with Lonniece McDonald
- Start 2026 workplace benefits education now
- Take advantage of the exploding $800B IRA rollover market
SPECIAL FEATURE
Indexing the industry for IULs and annuities
Clients are terrified of doing everything "right" and still running out of money. Read More
From The Field
Well-intended legislation won’t solve California’s insurance woes
Three bills introduced in California’s legislature look to rewire the equations and calculus of risk, rates and payouts determined.
The structural rise of structured products
Structured credit has shifted over the past decade.
Is the world becoming uninsurable?
Maybe, but insurers can still take back control from climate risk.
ADVISOR NEWS
Millennials seek trusted financial advice as they build and inherit wealth
Equitable published a new study, “PEAK 35TM: Guiding a New Generation of Wealth,”exploring how millennials are both building and inheriting wealth.
- NAIFA: Financial professionals are essential to the success of Trump Accounts
- Changes, personalization impacting retirement plans for 2026
- Study asks: How do different generations approach retirement?
- LTC: A critical component of retirement planning
- Middle-class households face worsening cost pressures
NEWSWIRES
San Diego OKs $6 million settlement with insurance companies for flood damage
San Diego will pay more than $6 million to a group of insurance companies that paid out property owners’ claims from January 2024 floods, after the City Council granted final approval Tuesday to a settlement. It’ s the first major settlement as the city litigates dozens of lawsuits over flooding that destroyed homes and displaced residents, most in the Chollas…
- Mystic resident attends State of Union to highlight healthcare cost increases
- Findings from University of Connecticut School of Medicine Provides New Data about Managed Care (Nursing Home Ratings and Characteristics Predict Hospice Use Among Decedents With Serious Illnesses): Managed Care
- Jeff Landry asks state-created insurer to pay for fortified roofs. Here’s why.
- Missouri, Kansas families pay nearly 10% of their income on employer-provided health insurance
- Researchers from California Polytechnic State University Report on Findings in COVID-19 (Exploring the Role of Race/Ethnicity, Metropolitan Status, and Health Insurance in Long COVID Among U.S. Adults): Coronavirus – COVID-19
Annuity News
FIAs are growing as the primary retirement planning tool
Retirement income conversations have changed their tone. Read More
Life Insurance News
IUL tax strategy at center of new lawsuit filed in South Carolina
A new lawsuit in South Carolina alleges that Pacific Life accepted more than $1 million in premium payments tied to an IUL poli... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
TrumpRx: Better prescription drug deals may already exist
At first glance, the website the Trump administration launched on Feb. 5 appears to be a solid effort to address the health car... Read More
U.S. REP. KATHY CASTOR JOINED BY TAMPA SMALL BUSINESS OWNER WHO FACES CRUSHING COST INCREASE FOR HEALTH COVERAGE FOR STATE OF THE UNION
Kathy Castor announced that Tampa small business owner Linda Misner will join her as her guest to President Trump's State ... Read More
Rep. Howell, Sen. Watson propose health insurance protection legislation
Dan Howell, R- Cleveland, and State Sen. Bo Watson, R- Hixson, have introduced legislation to strengthen consumer protections i... Read More
Insurer-backed group puts focus on hospital costs
A coalition backed by health insurers and employers is launching a new a new effort to showcase hospital pricing as a central d... Read More
Exclusive: House GOP panel subpoenas 8 health insurers
House Judiciary Committee Republicans have subpoenaed eight Affordable Care Act health insurers for documents as part of a wide... Read More
State lawmakers looking for ways to rein in auto insurance rates
State lawmakers are eying solutions to address Nevada’s high auto insurance rates, which are among the 10 most expensive in the... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Nancy Guthrie abduction puts focus on 'kidnap and ransom' insurance
The high-profile abduction of Nancy Guthrie is focusing new attention on a little-known, but quickly growing, segment of the in... Read More
U.S. insurers optimistic despite increased headwinds
U.S. insurers remain optimistic about investment conditions for 2026, even as they anticipate a more challenging macroeconomic ... Read More
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc., a specialty lines insurance group focused on providing casualty, professional liability and he... Read More
Insurance & Financial Fraud
Former NFL player convicted in nearly $200M Medicare fraud scheme
Joel Rufus French sold patient information and sham doctors’ orders for orthotic braces that patients did not want or need. Read More
