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New individual life premium hits record-setting $17.5B in 2025

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Total new annualized premium exceeded $17.5 billion in 2025, up 10% year over year, according to LIMRA’s individual life insurance sales survey. Read more
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House panel votes to raise certain taxes, transfer money to offset Medicaid shortfall

A bill advancing rapidly in the Iowa House would make a one-time tax increase on some health insurers and draw money from the Taxpayer Relief Fund to address the state's Medicaid shortfall. The bill would also include a $296.2 million transfer from the state's Taxpayer Relief Fund to account for state revenue declines caused by changes made through the…

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2025: A record-breaking year for annuity sales via banks and BDs

In 2025, favorable economic conditions, along with aging demographics and more advisors selling annuities, led to record-breaki... Read More

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'No-cost" Lantern surgical benefit has modest early use from SHP members

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ACA TURNS 16 AS MEGABILL'S ANTI-IMMIGRANT STANCE SETS PATH TO END COVERAGE GAINS AMONG PEOPLE WITH LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS

The ACA significantly increased health coverage access among people who immigrated to the United States. In 2013, 36 percent of... Read More

WARNER, SENATE DEMOCRATS UNVEIL PLANS TO LOWER HEALTH COSTS AMID TRUMP'S BROKEN PROMISES TO AMERICANS

The letter, sent to Senate colleagues and signed by Senators Ron Wyden, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Tamm... Read More

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Cincinnati Financial Corporation $CINF Shares Acquired by Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd

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Tudor Investment Corp ET AL Purchases 870,612 Shares of Red Cat Holdings, Inc. $RCAT

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL boosted its position in Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT - Free Report) by 214.0% in the third q... Read More

VERTICAL INTEGRATION: Impact on the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Insurance Market

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Haskell County insurance producer fined, license revoked following investigation

OKLAHOMA CITY— The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced it has fined and revoked the license of Leslie Clark, a resident ins... Read More

MARC HYDEN: Lawmakers mull good, bad and ugly insurance reforms

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Sanchez introduces AB 1620 to address California's affordability crisis

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JPM Sued Over $328M Crypto Scam: Compliance Failures Under Spotlight

JPMorgan Chase JPM has been sued by victims of an alleged $328- million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme in a case that raises fresh... Read More

Advisor convicted of defrauding NBA players through viatical life sales

A California investment adviser was convicted of defrauding three former NBA players out of more than $5 million, federal prose... Read More

Former Connecticut investment advisor indicted for fraud in $3.3M 'free-riding' scheme, feds say

Mar. 3— BRIDGEPORT— A former Connecticut broker and investment advisor has been indicted for defrauding three financial service... Read More

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