CFA calls for insurers to be penalized over delayed claims payouts
INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- How AI Is Changing Life Insurance
- Indexed Universal Life: Tax-Free Promise or Costly Illusion?
- The triumph of daily victories — With John Nichols
- Patrick Crayton’s New Insurance Playbook
- The power of independence in the high net worth market
- Turning awareness into action during Life Insurance Awareness Month
SPECIAL FEATURE
How to prepare for new AEP rules
As we head into this Annual Election Period, the biggest mistake you can make is to assume a plan that... Read More
From The Field
Protecting client data in the age of AI
AI will undoubtedly create new opportunities and efficiencies, but innovation should not come at the expense of privacy.
Overcoming the AI trust gap
What happens when a client receives an AI-influenced decision and wants to know why?
Why life insurance riders aren’t solving the LTC crisis
True long-term care protection is designed around the realities of aging, not as an add-on to a life insurance policy.
ADVISOR NEWS
Benefit Costs Squeeze Schools, Driving Cuts, Tax Hikes And Difficult Tradeoffs
School districts across Camden County are confronting a budget problem that is both familiar and difficult to control: employee health benefits are taking a larger share of the money available for classrooms, staffing and student programs. Collingswood School District health care spending rose from $4.74 million in 2020-21 to $7.33 million in 2025-26….
- Most Gen Z investors think less than a year ahead when making financial decisions
- IRI pitches retirement agenda to Jeffries as democrats shape affordability platform
- Help child-free clients plan for their later years
- When new investment trends emerge, Gen Z is most likely generation to be first in
- Could ‘plain English’ become an advisor’s secret weapon?
NEWSWIRES
CMS, SBA, AND GEORGIA RECOGNIZE INNOVATIVE CHOICE ARRANGEMENTS AS MAJOR WIN FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
The following information was released by the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services:. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the U.S. Small Business Administration are raising awareness of CHOICE Arrangements- a proven tool that enables some small employers to offer health benefits at a fraction of the cost of traditional group insurance.
- Best’s Market Segment Report: Competition Moderates US Surplus Lines Premium Growth, But Customization Solidifies Market’s Value
- AM Best to Present at IASA Combined Mid-Atlantic and Metro NY/NJ Fall Chapter Meeting
- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Names Jennifer Smith Customer and Broker Engagement Leader for the Southeast Region of the United States
- First American Title Expands No-Cost Property Title Monitoring to Its Independent Title Agent Network and Their Clients
- CANDIDATES GIVE MEDICAID VIEWS
Annuity News
Guidance, bulletin or reg? NAIC debates form of annuity illustration update
An NAIC working group is leaning toward a model bulletin to quickly address problems with annuity illustrations. Read More
Life Insurance News
Life insurance sales rise across all product lines in Q2, Wink reports
Life insurance sales topped $3.1 billion in the first quarter, Wink, Inc. reported, up substantially over the first quarter and... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Candidates differ on Medicaid future
DES MOINES— The future of private management of Iowa's $7 billion Medicaid program hinges on which candidate voters choose... Read More
Hospitals could lose billions with policy change
SPRINGFIELD— Illinois hospitals stand to lose upwards of $4 billion in revenue over the next several years due to impending cha... Read More
State reverses one-third of health insurer decisions
When an insurer denies a patient's claim, Connecticut residents can fight the decision. Data from the Connecticut Insuranc... Read More
Property and Casualty News
What California's insurance commissioner does — and how it affects your wallet
SACRAMENTO, CA., 9/ 12/ 2026– In November, California voters will choose who oversees one of the biggest insurance markets in t... Read More
Fact Check: Where candidates Donalds and Jolly stand on property insurance
Polls consistently show that affordability is Florida voters’ biggest concern leading into the November election, and the candi... Read More
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Kemper Corporation, Its Affiliates and Subsidiaries
AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Iss... Read More
Insurtech News
When technology becomes easy to rent, what still separates life and annuity carriers?
If you are not a leader in the AI race, what makes you stand out? Read More
