Globe Life boosts Q2 earnings, eyes AI shift for long-term growth
INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- The Medicare agent squeeze
- How to have a black belt practice — With John Terry
- Georgia insurance agent wows on ‘American Idol’ — with Philmon Lee
- ACA subsidy turbulence is reshaping employee benefits
- Regulators tackle controversial annuity illustrations
- Every role in your agency touches revenue
SPECIAL FEATURE
Change the lens you use to evaluate premium-financed IUL
The right question, with the right context, changes everything. Read More
From The Field
Has your annuity been reinsured in the Cayman Islands? Here’s why it matters
A cautionary tale about what can go wrong when an insurer loses its financial footing
Advisors don’t have an annuity problem; they have an integration problem.
For 20 years, the retirement income debate has been framed as a product argument. That framing misses a deeper issue.
Opinion: We must clear the insurance industry’s name
My recent experience taught me that leaders in our industry can and will exploit systems intended to serve policyholders for their own benefit.
ADVISOR NEWS
Nearly half of nonretirees doubt they will fully retire
This is despite 58% of nonretirees saying they’re confident they’ll have enough money to retire from their primary career on schedule.
- How much could failure to fund Social Security cost average Americans?
- How can more Americans achieve financial independence?
- Savers vs. spenders: How money management attitudes impact financial confidence
- Demonstrating the value of life insurance to Gen Z
- Poor money habits are a dealbreaker in a new relationship
NEWSWIRES
Everyday Economics: The Fed takes center stage this week
The Federal Reserve’ s job is straightforward to state and difficult to deliver: maximum employment, low and stable inflation, and a financial system capable of supporting both. Congress formally describes the first two as the Fed’ s dual mandate. Financial stability is the foundation underneath it.
- ICYMI – CANDIDATE COOPER NOW TRYING TO BLAME HIS HEALTH INSURANCE PALS FOR GOVERNOR COOPER'S 57% INCREASE IN HEALTHCARE COSTS IN NC
- Lenoir council to discuss flood insurance changes, cell tower
- Business People: Edric Funk to take over as Toro Co. CEO
- Food bank has fed Pierce Co. for 50 years. Now 59% of visitors are older adults
- Insurers propose premium increases for ACA customers in Iowa
Annuity News
The next growth phase in life/annuities depends on modernization
As the life and annuity market continues to grow, the next phase of that growth will depend on how well the industry modernizes... Read More
Life Insurance News
Critical care riders: the living benefit more clients should understand
Critical care riders transform life insurance from a product that only pays out when someone passes away into a policy with liv... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
How Does New CareScout Long-Term Care Insurance Policy Compare In Cost
New report compares newest long-term care insurance policy from CareScout against other leading long-term care insurance polici... Read More
They harvest the nation’s food, but a new rule may strip them of health insurance
It's a heightened concern for the estimated million-plus farmworkers who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, a... Read More
A new option for long-term care costs
Kelly Haggett figures that a mandatory surcharge added to Washington state's payroll tax cost her about $500 last year. Th... Read More
Property and Casualty News
4 Myths about Insurance in California
Editor's Note: Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barba... Read More
Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company Trademark Application for “CATIC ACADEMY” Filed: Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company
2026 JUL 24-- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- According to news reporting originating from Washi... Read More
Florida Democrats Annette Taddeo and Earle Ford compete to face CFO Blaise Ingoglia in November
For months, it appeared the Florida Democratic Party would strike out in fielding a candidate to oppose GOP incumbent Blaise In... Read More
Insurtech News
What’s at stake if insurers rush into AI too early?
Insurers may be in a race to adopt and scale artificial intelligence faster than their competitors do, but jumping the gun coul... Read More
- Stride Joins Integrity to Transform Nation’s Individual Marketplace of Expanding Healthcare Benefits
