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SPECIAL FEATURE
Overcoming price objections by reframing costs
The premium rarely stops the decision. The misunderstanding behind the premium does. Read More
From The Field
How carriers and agents can close the appetite gap
A costly friction runs through the insurance distribution channel.
Advisors must lead the policy risk conversation
Retirement planning has always involved contemplating uncertainty.
New $6K deduction could provide tax planning window for retirees
Following the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, eligible retirees may face a lower tax bill in the coming years.
ADVISOR NEWS
Equitable launches 403(b) pooled employer plan to support nonprofits
Equitable announced the introduction of the Equitable Retirement Access ERISA 403(b) pooled employer plan, a new offering designed to help nonprofit organizations offer a scalable, cost‑efficient way to provide their employees with retirement plan benefits.
- Health-related costs are the greatest threat to retirement security
- Social Security literacy is crucial for advisors
- The $25T market opportunity in mid-market and mass-affluent households
- Gen X more anxious than baby boomers about retirement
- Taxing trend: How the OBBBA is breaking the standard deduction reliance
NEWSWIRES
Alexi Giannoulias: Illinois can't afford unchecked auto insurance rates
That principle is at the heart of the Driving Change legislation our office is championing in Springfield, which would move Illinois toward a fairer, more affordable system that prioritizes what should matter most: a driver's record behind the wheel. This proposal is part of Senate Bill 1486, which also aims to rein in the surging cost of homeowners' insurance…
- AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Summit Insurance Company Limited
- AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to North American Fire & General Insurance Company Limited and North American Life Insurance Company Limited
- Esparto fireworks owner also accused of suspected payroll fraud, cheating the state
- Neil Dauby Elected to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- AM Best Removes From Under Review With Developing Implications and Affirms Credit Ratings of Amherst National Insurance Company; Affirms Credit Ratings of Amherst Specialty Insurance Company
Annuity News
CT commissioner: 70% of policyholders covered in PHL liquidation plan
Interim Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Joshua Hershman estimates that about 70% of PHL Variable Insurance Co. policyholders... Read More
Life Insurance News
Overcoming price objections by reframing costs
The premium rarely stops the decision. The misunderstanding behind the premium does. Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Largest health insurer in Mass. may owe $23.5M amid bankruptcy fallout
Two years after Steward Health Care’ s collapse upended hospital care across Massachusetts, the bankruptcy battle is far from o... Read More
Texas lawmakers hold hearing on ‘epidemic' of social services fraud as state increases scrutiny
Texas policymakers spent almost eight hours discussing how to reduce fraud in social services programs, as state and federal pr... Read More
GOVERNOR KELLY SIGNS BIPARTISAN BILL TO EXPAND HEALTH COVERAGE FOR KANSAS CHILDREN
Governor Laura Kelly today announced she has signedSenate Bill 271, bipartisan legislation that permanently updates the outdate... Read More
Oil Shock: Will The Fed Intervene – Part II
Surging Brent crude prices create a stagflationary trap for the Federal Reserve. Read More
War, rates, inflation: More headwinds ahead for homebuyers
On Feb. 26, right before the Iran war, the average Freddie Mac 30- year mortgage rate dropped to 5.98%. The price of a gallon o... Read More
More Federal Reserve officials see possible rate hikes this year, minutes show
"The number of Fed policymakers willing to consider an interest rate hike rose ... as higher gas prices stemming from the ... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Legislature will try again to lower homeowners insurance rates by funding hail-resistant roofs
Colorado insurance premiums have risen 65% in 5 years. Colorado lawmakers want to impose a per-policy fee on home insurance pro... Read More
New York trial lawyers lobby against auto insurance reforms
—Legal watchdog groups are accusing New York trial lawyers of funneling millions of dollars into democratic lawmakers’ politica... Read More
AM Best Maintains Under Review With Positive Implications Status for The Fortegra Group, Inc.’s Insurance Subsidiaries
The property/casualty operating subsidiaries of Fortegra include Lyndon Southern Insurance Company; Insurance Company of the So... Read More
Insurance & Financial Fraud
Wisconsin releases enforcement actions for March
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance recently released a list of administrative actions for March. The actions... Read More
Broker Charged With Insider Trading And Obstruction Of Justice
The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release:. United States Attorne... Read More
Crypto Firm Goliath Ventures Files for Bankruptcy After CEO Arrested Over $328M Ponzi Scheme
TLDR Goliath Ventures filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Florida Founder Christopher Delgado was arres... Read More
