What’s behind the growth of CHOICE arrangements?
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
- A Partner on Life’s Financial Journey with Leah West
- Harnessing, cultivating and profiting from centers of influence
- A perfect storm demands better planning
SPECIAL FEATURE
Transparent Medicare Advantage guidance: Putting consumers first
Medicare Advantage is growing more complex. Learn how licensed insurance agents provide clear, ethical guidance to help consumers navigate prior... Read More
From The Field
Addressing the longevity paradox
What good is living to 100 if you’re broke and miserable?
The 72-hour crisis many families face
Families don’t have much time to make decisions when a loved one faces a stay in a care facility.
Navigating client communication in a digital age
Technology clearly has a place in the client relationship, but its value depends on how thoughtfully advisors use it.
ADVISOR NEWS
Employers shift focus from retirement access to financial outcomes
As retirement readiness, financial stress and healthcare affordability continue to challenge employees, employers are increasingly focused on a new question: Are their financial benefits actually improving outcomes?
NEWSWIRES
FINANCE EXPERT WEIGHS IN ON FED'S DILEMMA DAYS BEFORE MIDTERM ELECTIONS
The following information was released by the Virginia Tech:. Just days before the 2026 midterm election, the Federal Reserve will be faced with a high-stakes decision raise interest rates to curb inflation or hold steady. According to Virginia Tech finance expert Brad Paye, politics are sure to be an elephant in the room when the Federal Open Market Committee…
- MIDTERM ELECTION UPDATE: MEDICAID CHANGES
- TDI LAUNCHES INSURANCE FRAUD TASK FORCE TO CLAMP DOWN ON FRAUD AND PROTECT TEXAS CONSUMERS
- OWNER OF SUBURBAN CHICAGO COUNSELING CENTER AND FIVE OTHERS INDICTED FOR ALLEGED $19 MILLION HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME
- Same driver, same car: Why auto insurance quotes can differ by nearly $5,000 a year
- How to know whether jewelry insurance is worth it
Annuity News
Insurer proposes $1.1M deal to resolve CA teachers’ annuity fee lawsuit
California public-school employees are accepting a $1.1 million settlement over what they claim are improper annuity rider fees. Read More
Life Insurance News
SoFi and Prudential Financial team up to expand access to life insurance
SoFi members can now quote and purchase Prudential's SimplyTerm life insurance through a fully digital experience in the SoFi app. Read More
Virginia orders Atlantic Coast Life to halt new business Nov. 1
Virginia became the third state to address growing concerns about Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Co.'s financial health. Read More
777 Partners founder pleads guilty to $500 million fraud scheme
The case involves allegedly falsified financial records, assets pledged to multiple lenders and a separate SEC action over inve... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Wyman remembered as trailblazer and mentor
HARTFORD-- The late Nancy Wyman, a former lieutenant governor and state comptroller, was remembered Tuesday as a gender pioneer... Read More
Commentary: Charles Sauer: Medicare’s bad incentives are costing taxpayers billions
Costco, the multi-billion-dollar retailer, just partnered with health insurer Scan Group to offer Medicare Advantage plans in s... Read More
Help navigating Medicare options available at Senior and Family Services
State Health Insurance Assistance Program or SHIP counselors are available at Senior and Family Services in Washington. A free ... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Who Pays When a Delivery Driver Hits a Pedestrian While on the Job?
Most of the time, the driver's employer pays through its commercial auto insurance, as long as the driver was working when... Read More
New FEMA digital tools helps residents purchase flood insurance
DENTON, Texas— Coastal and flood-prone Texas residents can now purchase federal flood insurance policies online through a new d... Read More
Uncovered: How Florida’s governor and CFO candidates plan to fix your property insurance
As part of our Uncovered project exploring the impacts of the state "s 2022-23 insurance reforms, the Orlando Sentinel and... Read More
Insurtech News
Customers say Old National Bank failed to protect from fraud
A second Minnesota business owner in five weeks has sued Old National Bank, saying it should have but failed to... Read More
What AI transformation really means for insurance jobs and skills
As advances in artificial intelligence create new roles in the insurance industry and transform more traditional ones, industry... Read More
Experts say data is golden, but only if insurers know how to leverage it
When it comes to competing in the insurance market in an age of AI, data may be “golden” but the action insurers take with that... Read More
