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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
LTC: A critical component of retirement planning
Long-term care has always been an essential piece of retirement planning discussions.
- Middle-class households face worsening cost pressures
- Metlife study finds less than half of US workforce holistically healthy
- Invigorating client relationships with AI coaching
- SEC: Get-rich-quick influencer Tai Lopez was running a Ponzi scam
- Companies take greater interest in employee financial wellness
NEWSWIRES
Nevada's health insurance marketplace sees growth since inception and new public plan
Nevada Health Link, the state's insurance marketplace under the Affordable Care Act, saw 104,286 people sign up during the enrollment period ending Jan. 15, with 10 percent of those enrolled in a new public option known as Battle Born State Plans, according to a news release from the organization. Nevada's new public option was offered for the first time this year.
- Data from University of Indonesia Advance Knowledge in Diabetes Mellitus (The Impact of Performance-based Capitation On Diabetes Care: Evidence From Indonesia’s National Health Insurance Program): Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions – Diabetes Mellitus
- Findings from Jason Zhang and Co-Researchers Advance Knowledge in Managed Care (A Regional Analysis of Medicare Reimbursement Rates for Plastic Surgery From 2012 to 2025): Managed Care
- Findings from Ryan Haumschild et al Update Understanding of Mucopolysaccharidoses (AMCP Market Insights: The role of managed care in improving patient care in mucopolysaccharidoses): Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions – Mucopolysaccharidoses
- Hassett says Fed researchers should be punished for tariff analysis
- Oregon wildfire mitigation bill escapes legislative deadlines
Annuity News
Conning says insurers’ success in 2026 will depend on ‘strategic adaptation’
Experts at Conning Asset Management say insurers must remain strategically adaptive to stay ahead in 2026. Read More
Life Insurance News
Bermuda tightens reinsurance regs, sees a decline in new entrants
Bermuda saw a decline in new life and annuity reinsurance entrants during 2025, but the country remains the dominant offshore h... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Studies from Costs of Care Further Understanding of Cancer (High-Deductible Health Plans and Mortality Among Cancer Survivors): Cancer
2026 FEB 18-- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Cancer Daily-- A new study on Cancer is now available. According to news ... Read More
Report: 16 Nevada insurance carriers illegally give mental health care claims short shrift
A state report shows at least 16 insurance carriers in Nevada likely violated the federal mental health and addiction parity la... Read More
RISING EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH INSURANCE RATES
The following information was released by the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities:. Researchers from the State Health Access D... Read More
Nasdaq gains steam, Dow in the green as Fed minutes show widening gap
2:30pm: Fed minutes show widening divide Federal Reserve policymakers are signaling that further interest rate cuts are unlikel... Read More
Emergency room doctors shouldn't have to be bill collectors | Opinion
The Oklahoma legislators is considering a bill to require health insurers to pay the full allowed amount for care. That will help. Read More
Jacksonville Bold for 2.18.26: Guana gift
Floridians are closer to getting a heads-up anytime protected lands are potentially being unloaded by the state, after the Hous... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Albany lawmakers urged to approve Hochul's auto insurance reforms
–Business groups are urging New York lawmakers to crack down on staged accidents and other auto insurance fraud by overhauling ... Read More
Legislation would lead to higher insurance premiums for homeowners
Illinois families are feeling financial pressures †"from groceries to utilities to property taxes â€" as the cost o... Read More
iA Financial Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results
For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, iA Financial Group recorded core diluted earnings per common share†† of $3.10, ... Read More
Insurance & Financial Fraud
Trump Sues JP Morgan For ‘Nice Bank You Got There, Be A Shame If Something Happened To It’
JAMIE DIMON, COME ON DOWN! Trump announced the litigation 10 days ago on Truth Social, insisting that he would never consider a... Read More
"Commercial defamation." Trump sued JP Morgan for its "progressive beliefs" and demanded millions in compensation.
US President Donald Trump has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Wall Street's largest bank, JP Morgan Chase, and its ... Read More
Wisconsin releases enforcement actions for December
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance recently released a list of administrative actions for December. The acti... Read More
