Could ‘plain English’ become an advisor’s secret weapon?
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
Record IUL sales don’t diminish the need for continued customer engagement
Record IUL growth is raising the standard for case design, consumer education and long-term policy service as financial professionals move... Read More
From The Field
Is financial security possible in the longevity economy?
The industry has the tools it needs. What’s missing is the roadmap for how to use them.
The cost of ignoring long-term care
Why agents can’t afford to stay silent.
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?
ADVISOR NEWS
When new investment trends emerge, Gen Z is most likely generation to be first in
When a new investment trend emerges, Generation Z is the generation most likely to get in first, even when doing so comes with greater risk
- IRI urges Senate action on 403(b) parity legislation
- Three estate planning ideas to protect your clients and their wealth
- What advisors must know about accessible client documents
- Your client texted. Now what? The compliance rules advisors better know
- Helping small-business owners build, grow and exit
NEWSWIRES
Study: Florida legal reforms strengthen insurance market
The actuarial study, released September 2 by the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, found that Florida policyholders paid nearly $3 billion less for homeowners and personal auto insurance in 2025 than the year before. The study, Florida’ s Legal Reforms: Lower Insurance Costs and Less Litigation, was commissioned by the APCIA and conducted by…
- AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Sammons Financial Group, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries
- Vanderbilt Employee Sues After Being Denied Gender-Affirming Care Coverage
- NUNN INTRODUCES BILL TO CUT RED TAPE, GIVE IOWANS CLEARER INSURANCE INFORMATION
- LEE INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO LOWER THE COST OF CAR INSURANCE
- Rapper stole checks and sold the recipe for others to copy him
Annuity News
Legacy Marketing Group partners with Malibu Life USA for annuity launch
Legacy Marketing Group and Malibu Life USA have partnered to launch two fixed indexed annuities, expected to debut in September... Read More
Industry pushes back on linking ‘financial strength’ to annuity illustrations
Regulators began looking harder at annuity illustrations this year after learning that some products were illustrating as high ... Read More
Cayman Islands premier to meet with U.S. reinsurance regulators
Premier and Minister for Financial Services and Commerce, the Hon. André M. Ebanks MP is travelling to Columbus, Ohio, this... Read More
Life Insurance News
DLA Piper adds former NAIC CEO Gary Anderson to its Insurance practice
DLA Piper has added Gary Anderson as a Partner in its Insurance practice in Boston, where he advises insurers, reinsurers,... Read More
How advisors can get clients to act sooner on life insurance
Clients often delay a life insurance purchase because they think they’re too young and too healthy to need it. Read More
Wildfire smoke, increasing in frequency, has implications for morbidity
As wildfires occur more frequently, research shows that breathing wildfire-related particulate matter is as hazardous to health... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
NEW REPORT SHOWS RHODE ISLAND'S PROGRESS ON PRIMARY CARE REIMBURSEMENT RATES; GOVERNOR MCKEE COMMITS TO NATIONAL-LEADING NEW INVESTMENT
The following information was released by the office of the Governor of Rhode Island:. A new September 2026 report from the Off... Read More
AG NESSEL JOINS COALITION CHALLENGING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S LATEST ATTACK ON YOUTH HEALTHCARE
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 22 states in challenging the Trump administration's attempt to... Read More
BYNUM INTRODUCES BILL TO EXPAND HEALTHCARE COVERAGE FOR YOUNG AMERICANS
Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum and Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost introduced the Launching with Healthcare Act to allo... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Man convicted of arson, auto insurance fraud
A local jury on Monday convicted a man of arson and automobile insurance fraud, the Kern County District Attorney's Office... Read More
Report says insurance is weighing down the housing market
A new report from the Insurance Fairness Project finds that the home insurance crisis has moved from the margins to the core of... Read More
Best’s Market Segment Report: Casualty Sidecars Transfer the Risk, But Not Always the Tail
A new AM Best report delves into the growing capacity materializing in the combined property and casualty sidecars segment with... Read More
Insurtech News
Why the insurance claims payout process could deter AI adoption
While many insurers are moving to adopt AI across various aspects of their businesses, claims payouts are being overlooked. Read More
