Annuity sales hit record $126.3B as RILA sales top $25B
INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- AI: Going beyond the chatbot
- The velocity of money — with Stefun Darts
- Adapt and fly — With Panos Leledakis
- Failing to plan for succession sends a troubling signal
- Demographics are destiny — and, for advisors, opportunity
- 4 ways to give workplace life insurance a higher profile
SPECIAL FEATURE
Start estate planning before the family needs it
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From The Field
Weathering business interruption coverage in a super El Niño
From coastal erosion on the Pacific Coast to flooding rains in the South, we have already had a small taste of what El Niño could bring.
After the midterms: Addressing your clients’ tax concerns
Help clients understand the exposure, examine their choices and take appropriate action before a transaction or deadline limits what they can do.
The caregiving generation doesn’t want to repeat their parents’ mistakes
The generation witnessing the consequences of inadequate preparation is becoming the one most determined not to repeat them.
ADVISOR NEWS
Berkeley arts tax heads toward passage while public bank measure looks likely to fail
Meanwhile, a proposal to make Berkeley residents the main funders of a regional public bank for the East Bay trailed significantly in preliminary results from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters. A sales tax increase to balance the city's budget and a $300 million infrastructure bond— the only ballot measure to require a two thirds majority— were both…
- Americans’ sense of overall prosperity still ticks upward
- Turning expanded eligibility into a better coverage plan for federal clients
- Election 2026: Which of Berkeley's 7 ballot measures will pass?
- How advisors can help frugal retirees finally enjoy their savings
- Wealth planning vs. estate planning: Honoring your client’s wishes
NEWSWIRES
Best’s Market Segment Report: AM Best Maintains Stable Outlook on Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises Segment
AM Best is maintaining its market segment outlook for the delegated underwriting authority enterprise segment at stable, citing an anticipated moderation in premium growth amid more disciplined expansion efforts. The DUAE market posted its fifth consecutive year of double-digit premium growth, outpacing the broader U.S. property-casualty industry.
- Studies from Federal Reserve Board Describe New Findings in Investment (Disruptions To Foreign Trade and Us Banks’ Returns): Investment
- Medicare plan volatility leaves older Clark County residents with fewer choices, higher prices
- Gov.-elect Becerra’s rate freeze plan could pit him against powerful interests
- Study Results from Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in the Area of Managed Care Reported (Ten-year Performance of the Multi-Layer Insulated Defibrillation Lead in the Medicare Population): Managed Care
- Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance to Acquire Outstanding Stake in Canopius with KKR and KIC
Annuity News
Jackson reports record annuity sales, increases share repurchase authorization
LANSING, Mich. — Jackson Financial reported third-quarter 2026 results highlighted by record retail annuity sales, higher earni... Read More
Why the market doesn’t need more carriers
Protection, income and supplemental gaps remain large despite crowded product shelves. Read More
Equitable, Corebridge steam toward merger with strong Q3 annuity sales
The “new Equitable” is expected to debut in early 2027 as regulatory approvals are anticipated by the end of the year, executiv... Read More
Life Insurance News
Start estate planning before the family needs it
Families who plan have options when it matters most. Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Insurance cost hikes, fewer Medicare options add to Wyomingites' healthcare struggles
UnitedHealthcare ends a supplemental Medicare plan in Wyoming while people insured on the ACA marketplace see premiums jump aga... Read More
Insurance Barriers to Mental Health Care Are Breaking Down
Health insurance rules have long shaped who receives mental health care, how quickly treatment begins, and how much patients pa... Read More
States push short-term insurance as healthcare costs climb
Nov. 9— Earlier this year, Madison Harden-Stein and her colleagues at the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Refo... Read More
Property and Casualty News
AM Best upgrades Nationwide P&C outlook to positive
AM Best has changed its outlook for Nationwide's property and casualty business to positive from stable. The rating agency also... Read More
Mark Gongloff: Why home insurance costs more than property taxes
An annoying, persistent myth of climate discourse is the idea that trying to stop the planet from becoming a charred hellscape ... Read More
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Mercantil Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A.
Mercantil Seguros is a Panama- based insurer established in 2013, with insurance services revenue mainly composed of health, wh... Read More
Insurtech News
AmeriLife partners with Palantir on AI rollout across insurance distribution
AI capabilities are already operating within Crump Life Insurance Services as AmeriLife prepares to expand its partnership with... Read More
