Helping clients prepare for one of their biggest retirement expenses
INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- Risk-control index innovation grows as regulators scrutinize complexity
- Keeping it simple — With Tom Bumbolow
- Nationwide marks 100 years as a modern mutual
- Harnessing, cultivating and profiting from centers of influence
- A Partner on Life’s Financial Journey with Leah West
- A perfect storm demands better planning
SPECIAL FEATURE
What lower interest rates mean to annuity payouts
The rate environment has shifted, and not every product responds the same way. Read More
From The Field
When life changes, coverage should too
The importance of life insurance checkups at every milepost.
Making insurance easy has never been harder
Insurance has digitized many processes without actually redesigning the experience.
Quoting a new-venture motor carrier
A five-point checklist for agents.
ADVISOR NEWS
Important year-end financial conversations every advisor must have
Life moves quickly, and some valuable opportunities could be missed.
- The first 5 years of your career could determine the next 50
- Your client’s $3 million portfolio doesn’t tell you their insurance needs
- How life insurance can provide liquidity for wealthy families
- Retirement providers turn to digital engagement to retain assets
- Looking out for clients with diminished mental capacity
NEWSWIRES
NYC'S MEDICAID HOMECARE INDUSTRY MAY HAVE FRIENDS IN THE CHINESE REGIME
The leader of the coalition is the Chinese-American Planning Council, an NGO that has allegedly taken money from banks linked to the Chinese Communist Party. The Community Homecare Consortium is a coalition of Medicaid homecare nonprofits operating in New York City that work to expand their bloated and fraud-plagued industry. The manager of this…
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 THE DUAL MANDATE IN RURAL AMERICA
- Insurance Research Council Survey Finds Attorney Involvement in Auto Claims Often Begins Within Days of an Accident
- Village of Potsdam entering into new agreement for retiree insurance
- Thousands in WA lose Apple Health coverage as Trump’s changes take effect
- Texans 65 and older are getting a huge property tax break. Everyone else is picking up the tab.
Annuity News
What lower interest rates mean to annuity payouts
The rate environment has shifted, and not every product responds the same way. Read More
Life Insurance News
Panel: Insurers need to rethink products, distribution to close protection gap
Life insurers must rethink how they reach consumers, develop financial advisers and design products, a LIMRA panel agreed. Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Virginia Democrats warn more healthcare strains loom after November election
RICHMOND— Christina Rivera kept her health insurance this year because she needed major back surgery. But maintaining coverage ... Read More
As health insurance costs soar, healthcare workers also feel the pinch
BOISE, Idaho— Joshua and Ashley Durham run a family medicine practice, and for the first time in their lives, they have no heal... Read More
Humana Maintains Affordable Medicare Advantage Plans and Expands Specialized Care Options for 2027
Members will have continued access to the benefits they value most– including $0 cost-sharing on in-network primary care visits... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Bottoms pledges cuts to taxes on auto insurance and fuel
ATLANTA— With gasoline prices topping $4 a gallon less than two weeks ahead of early voting, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms pled... Read More
Triple-I/CAS Analysis Finds Motor Vehicle Tort Filings Reach 30-Year High
Motor vehicle lawsuits have risen sharply over the past decade, adding to costs that can affect what consumers pay for auto ins... Read More
Independent Insurance Agents Seek Stronger Partnerships with Carriers
Despite increased use of AI in the insurance shopping process 1 and direct-to-consumer marketing efforts by carriers, independe... Read More
Insurtech News
Could AI in insurance drag employee morale down?
Fears about being replaced by artificial intelligence could be sucking morale out of today’s insurance workforce, as a Glassdoo... Read More
