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SPECIAL FEATURE
Living benefits: A better way to position life insurance
More people are now considering how a health event could affect income, independence and long-term financial stability. Read More
From The Field
Generational expectations: A challenge for the industry
Business as usual is no longer sufficient.
5 steps to take before selling your firm
Taking steps to prepare an agency or brokerage before putting it on the market can increase its valuation.
Rethinking the ways employers manage benefits risk
Employers who are waiting for benefits costs to stabilize may be misunderstanding what is happening in the market.
ADVISOR NEWS
Pay or Die: The scare tactics behind LA County’s Measure ER tax increase
Measure ER in Los Angeles County is a one-half percent sales tax increase to pay the cost of providing full health insurance to illegal immigrants. It was placed on the ballot by a 4-1 vote of the Board of Supervisors, with only Kathryn Barger in opposition. Proponents, led by Supervisor Holly Mitchell, insist that this tax increase is necessary because of federal…
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NEWSWIRES
Jerome Powell ends term as Federal Reserve chief clouded by Trump tumult
—Jerome Powell's stint leading the Federal Reserve is finished, but his battle with President Donald Trump is far from over. Powell's second four-year term as chair of the Fed board ended Friday, two days after his successor, Kevin Warsh, was confirmed by the Senate as the bank's next chief. As Trump's first year back in the White House wound down, the president…
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- FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD ANNOUNCES TERMINATION OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WITH UBS GROUP AG, CREDIT SUISSE AG, CREDIT SUISSE HOLDINGS (USA), INC., AND CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
- FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD ANNOUNCES APPROVAL OF APPLICATION BY THE STEPHEN M. CALK 2025 TRUST
- FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD ANNOUNCES IT DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE CONVERSION OF UNITED TEXAS BANK, OF DALLAS, TEXAS, FROM A BANK SUPERVISED BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO A NATIONAL BANK SUPERVISED BY THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
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Annuity News
Beyond the S&P 500: The case for RILA diversification
New data from Equitable reveals that diversifying into less understood or potentially more volatile asset classes, like small-c... Read More
Life Insurance News
3 ways AI can help close the gap for women’s insurance coverage
Artificial intelligence may also help address a longstanding industry issue: the gender gap in coverage. Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
GLP-1 Drug Costs Cited as Heights Schools Hike Taxes and Cut Staff
Confronting rising health insurance costs and relatively low state aid, the Haddon Heights Board of Education on Tuesday approv... Read More
Column: N.C.’s Medicaid ‘compromise’ comes at a cruel cost
It's understandable that North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein decided to host a signing ceremony last week that featured a smatt... Read More
Idaho farmers can band together to buy cheaper health insurance through Farm Bureau deal
That's common among members of the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, an association that serves over 10,000 Idaho farmers, sai... Read More
Stock Market vs Private Family Banking for Long-Term Growth: 2026 Guide Released
PLG Insurance releases an analysis comparing private family banking to stock market investments for affluent families. The reso... Read More
Why Filing a Police Report Is Essential After a Car Crash
According to the Insurance Research Council’s 2023 claims analysis, nearly 40% of car accident disputes that escalate to litiga... Read More
How does Forbes Magazine rate CURE Auto Insurance – which is the number one worst insurance company in New Jersey and the number two worst in Michigan – as one of the best in the U.S?
Two weeks ago I was driving to the Philadelphia airport to catch my flight home to Detroit. On the way, I saw a CURE Auto Insur... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Smart Ways Homeowners Are Managing Higher Costs in the Current Housing Market
Across the United States, homeowners are facing higher costs tied to housing, utilities, insurance, maintenance, and borrowing.... Read More
Lawmakers eye 'Big Oil' as property insurance rises
Desperate to get a handle on rising property insurance costs driven by natural disasters, some state lawmakers are opening up a... Read More
EDITORIAL: Endorsement: Elect Ben Allen California's next insurance commissioner
There is no greater looming threat to affordability in California than its home insurance crisis. Rates have risen sharply acro... Read More
Insurtech News
Murphy said national discussion needed about profit in medical care
An impasse between ECU Health and insurer UnitedHealthcare shows that advances in medical technology like those offered by Nipr... Read More
Binance says its AI systems stopped $10.5 billion in fraud since 2025 as crypto scam costs collapse
Binance says its AI-powered security systems have blocked more than $10.5 billion in potential fraud losses since early 2025, w... Read More
MARA Holdings Sells $1.5 Billion Bitcoin As It Pushes Into A.I. Data Centres
Cryptocurrency miner MARA Holdings (NASDAQ: $MARA) has sold $1.5 billion U.S. worth of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) as it expands int... Read More
