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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
NAIFA: Financial professionals are essential to the success of Trump Accounts
The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors submitted formal comments to the Internal Revenue Service in response to Notice 2025-68 regarding the implementation of Section 530A Trump Accounts.
NEWSWIRES
EmblemHealth will pay $2.5M after investigation reveals 'ghost network' of providers
STATEWIDE— NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES ON THURSDAY SECURED MORE THAN $2.5 MILLION FROM HEALTH INSURER EMBLEMHEALTH after an investigation revealed the company repeatedly failed to ensure that New Yorkers could access mental health care services. An Office of the Attorney General investigation found that Emblem maintained inaccurate…
- Researchers from California Polytechnic State University Report on Findings in COVID-19 (Exploring the Role of Race/Ethnicity, Metropolitan Status, and Health Insurance in Long COVID Among U.S. Adults): Coronavirus – COVID-19
- Westmoreland commissioners reconvene meeting
- Racketeering case against NYC injury lawyers dismissed
- SNEED ADVANCES FOUR INSURANCE BILLS IN COMMITTEE
- AM Best to Join Rating Agency Panel Discussion at 2026 AIFA Conference
Annuity News
Crypto meets annuities: what to know about bitcoin-linked FIAs
As of late, fixed index annuities have expanded, offering indices that go beyond stocks and bonds. Bitcoin-linked FIAs are one ... 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
Senior Health Insurance in Florida Adapts to 2026 Care Costs
As healthcare expenses trend upward in 2026, Senior Health Insurance in Florida is adapting to address changes in provider cost... Read More
Officials Report Record Enrollment In CT's Health Insurance Marketplace
HARTFORD, CT— A record number of state residents are enrolled in health and dental insurance plans through Access Health CT, th... Read More
'Washington is broken': Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper pledges to fight for affordable health insurance, Medicaid expansion
"Washington is broken,'' former North Carolina two-term governor Roy Cooper said to a small Greensboro group Th... Read More
Resilient Florida funding slated just above statutory minimum as storm and insurance pressures persist
As budget negotiations continue, proposed cuts to the Resilient Florida Grant Trust Fund are drawing scrutiny. The House and Se... Read More
Allstate Boosts Cat Bond Capacity & Pays Dividend Amid Winter Storm Fern Losses
The Allstate Corporation, a stalwart in the U.S. and Canadian property‑liability insurance market, announced a series of corpor... Read More
Here’s how much Californian families spend on health care
Data: Commonwealth Fund; Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios Health insurance costs ate up 11% of median family income in California in 20... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Bills to rein in home insurance costs fail to advance in Oklahoma Legislature
OKLAHOMA CITY— Two bills aimed at reining in soaring home insurance costs went down in flames Thursday, but Democrats and Repub... Read More
Louisiana’s fortified roof grant program can’t keep up with demand from homeowners
State officials also doled out several hundred more grants through partnerships with nonprofits and officials in Jefferson Pari... Read More
Insurance Premium Pressure: 57% Have Made Financial Sacrifices to Afford Home Insurance | Insurify
High home insurance rates are straining Americans' budgets as they enter 2026. A new survey from Insurify found that 59% o... 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
