The modern advisor: Merging income, insurance, and investments
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SPECIAL FEATURE
AI is coming to Medicare claims
Artificial intelligence can process a prior authorization request in mere seconds, cross-referencing thousands of variables without fatigue. Read More
From The Field
How life insurance became a living-benefits strategy
Life insurance is increasingly being positioned as a living financial strategy.
When an MEC is an effective planning tool
A modified endowmnent contract isn’t inherently good or bad.
Medicare Advantage: What agents in the field are seeing
The economics are straightforward, and they’re ugly.
ADVISOR NEWS
Financial shocks, caregiving gaps and inflation pressures persist
The Society of Actuaries Research Institute has published its latest Retirement Risk Survey complete report of findings, providing insights on Americans’ retirement concerns and preparedness in retirement.
NEWSWIRES
Jerome Powell and the so-called 'Fed independence'
Jerome Powell is finished as Federal Reserve Board chairman, but he has time left in his term, so he is sticking around. In 2008, prior to the advent of "quantitative easing," the M2 supply was $7 trillion… today it is $22.7 trillion. If you have a $100 bill in your wallet, $69 of those dollars were printed in the last 18 years, the other $31 were printed in the century before.
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Annuity News
LIMRA: Annuity sales notch 10th consecutive $100B+ quarter
Total U.S. annuity sales were $104.6 billion in the first quarter of 2026, 2% below first quarter 2025 results, LIMRA reported. Read More
AIG to sell remaining shares in Corebridge Financial
American International Group announced Tuesday that it will sell about 25 million shares of common stock of Corebridge Financia... Read More
Corebridge Financial, Equitable Holdings post Q1 earnings as merger looms
Corebridge and Equitable announced a March merger to form a $22 billion entity, a deal expected to close by year-end 2026. Read More
Life Insurance News
Life insurance premium jumps 10% in 1Q
Total U.S. individual life insurance new annualized premium plus excess jumped 10% year over year to $4.5 billion in the first ... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
MCCLELLAN INTRODUCES BILL TO HELP VIRGINIANS KEEP THEIR MEDICAID COVERAGE
Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan and Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. introduced the Medicaid Outreach and Assistance for Commun... Read More
The Spine of Justice Roberts
I do not like Chief Justice John Roberts. I think his loyalties lie more with defending the entrenched powers of the political ... Read More
SENATE APPROVES BILL TO LIMIT PREMIUM INCREASES, PROTECT ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
DENVER, CO The Senate today passed legislation to blunt health insurance rate increases and reduce the number of Coloradans who... Read More
Heritage Insurance Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
Heritage Insurance NYSE: HRTG reported what management described as the most profitable first quarter in the company’s history ... Read More
Promising Fintech Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist – May 10th
Rocket Companies, Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz, and UP Fintech are the three Fintech stocks to watch today, according to Market... Read More
Horace Mann Educators Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
Horace Mann Educators NYSE: HMN reported record first-quarter 2026 core earnings per share of $1.28, up 20% from the prior-year... Read More
Property and Casualty News
U.S. SENATORS TINA SMITH, DAVE MCCORMICK, RUBEN GALLEGO AND THOM TILLIS INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO EXTEND THE TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR SEVEN YEARS
The following information was released by the office of Minnesota Sen. Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Dave McCormick, Ruben G... Read More
Richmond National Insurance wins second place for midsize company Richmond National Insurance wins second place for midsize company
I love my job because... Richmond National Insurance is a specialty property and casualty insurance company that offers insuran... Read More
Candidates for California insurance commissioner say they can fix the state’s coverage crisis
In an opinion column last month, legislators representing communities from San Francisco to San Diego are sending the same mess... Read More
Insurtech News
Record Lows and Highs for Medicare Advantage and PDPs by Mark Farrah Associates
Medicare Advantage market penetration remains strong; however, the growth rate has slowed to a record low, of 2.4%; while Presc... Read More
NAIC regulators debate the scope of AI guardrails
State insurance regulators are at the implementation phase of guidance on artificial intelligence, following broader adoption o... Read More
WHY POLITICAL PRESSURE ON CENTRAL BANKS CAN RAISE YOUR BORROWING COSTS
The following information was released by the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business Administration:.... Read More
