ACA premium shock: Health insurers request hikes up to 30% for 2027
INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- The Annuity Evolution: New Rules, Smarter Tech
- Annuities at the speed of a cheetah — With Mark Zesbaugh
- A foundation of faith — with Cheryl D. George
- Preserve client assets with a Medicaid-compliant annuity
- The biggest domestic issue of the 21st century
- An HSA can help with high costs, but employees need more support in using it
SPECIAL FEATURE
Turning 26 creates health care challenges for Americans
Turning 26 forces many young adults into one of the first major financial decisions they've ever had to make entirely... Read More
From The Field
The biggest risk to your clients’ financial plans isn’t market volatility
Health-related income risk remains largely outside the financial planning conversation.
What self-employed workers and small-business owners should know about injury accidents
It is far easier to calculate lost wages and lost earning capacity when records involve stable salaries, regular pay periods and employer-verified records.
Reframing retirement income for greater certainty
A meaningful shift is underway among Americans approaching retirement.
ADVISOR NEWS
Amid slew of corporate tax ideas, Newsom chose one likely to hit people’s premiums
But as Newsom and leaders of the Assembly and Senate hash out their final budget agreement, the tax increase with the most momentum in those negotiating rooms is one that is likely to fall largely on everyday Californians in the form of increased costs for private health insurance monthly premiums. The money raised is not set to go into the state’ s Medi-Cal…
NEWSWIRES
Cigna tops Conn. Fortune 500
Fifteen Connecticut- headquartered companies made the 2026 Fortune 500 ranking of the largest U.S. corporations, which was released this week– the third-straight year that all of those companies representing the Nutmeg State have made the list. Bloomfield- headquartered health insurer and pharmacy-benefit manager The Cigna Group again led the…
- Average US long-term mortgage rate rises to 6.52%, just below its high for the year
- AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to SAIC Motor Insurance Limited
- The coldest case: Mystery remains 35 years after the Father's Day bank massacre
- Fed to Release 2026 Bank Stress Test Results on June 24
- Globe Life Inc. (NYSE: GL) Records 52-Week High Thursday Morning
Annuity News
NAIC regulators continue pushing for annuity illustration updates
State insurance regulators want to reopen a key annuity illustration model regulation as they weigh a significant overhaul of h... Read More
Life Insurance News
VUL sales skyrocket in Q1, signaling major market shift
According to first-quarter sales numbers from Wink, Inc., clients are embracing the flexibility offered by variable universal l... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
More Hoosiers go uninsured, resulting in higher emergency department usage
INDIANAPOLIS– Indiana hospitals are reporting a double-digit increase in the percentage of emergency department visits since th... Read More
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT RECENT FEDERAL ACTIONS INVOLVING STATE MEDICAID PROGRAM INTEGRITY
In May 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a six-month nationwide moratoria on the enrollment of new... Read More
WOMEN'S HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
The following information was released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:. Among the 98.8 million women ages 19 to 64 re... Read More
Zions Bancorporation National Association UT Has $4.82 Million Stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. $CMG
Zions Bancorporation National Association UT raised its position in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG - Free Rep... Read More
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem warns 'consecutive' rate hikes are possible — what that means for Canadian mortgage holders
Fixed-rate borrowers face a different but related pressure. Fixed mortgage rates are priced off Government of Canada bond yield... Read More
Inflation spiked to 4.2%, a three-year high, in May
Consumer price inflation reached 4.2% in May, the highest mark in three years, boosted largely by higher energy prices that hav... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Best’s Market Segment Report: Specialty Legal Professional Liability Insurers Continue to Grow, Despite Varied Performance
Insurers specializing in the legal professional liability sector have experienced considerable growth in policyholders’ surplus... Read More
Take these steps during and after a hurricane
Now that we're into hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, it's important to know what to do during and... Read More
Proposed solutions to Arizona's e-bike problem
In response to the Independent's question about regulating electric bikes: Everywhere in Europe and Asia people ride bikes... Read More
Insurtech News
Jury Found Charlie Javice Guilty Judge Gave Her to 85 Months Now She Tries No GPS Again
SDNY COURTHOUSE, June 2– JPMorgan Chase bought a start-up called Frank, which claimed to have 4 million students signed up to f... Read More
PwC: Turning AI risks into opportunities can bring competitive advantage
Those leaders who turn AI risks into opportunities can set their brand apart from the crowd, a PwC executive says. Read More
AI-generated video of Canada’s prime minister drove a widow to lose $1 million in crypto fraud
A 2025 Facebook ad featuring an AI-generated video of Prime Minister Mark Carney endorsing a cryptocurrency platform cost Judy ... Read More
