Judge: Class action against State Farm over PHL life policies can proceed
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
CMS places temporary moratorium on new ACA agent registrations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued an interim final rule with comment period placing a temporary moratorium on new agent and broker registrations for the federally facilitated Affordable Care Act exchanges for the 2027 plan year.
The post-AEP growth strategy every Medicare agent should know
Instead of waiting until January to begin prospecting, successful agents start planting the seeds now.
3 paths for employers to retain GLP-1 coverage in 2027
As more insurers limit GLP-1 coverage to patients for weight loss only, employers are searching for ways to preserve access for weight loss alone.
ADVISOR NEWS
House panel advances CLEAR Forms Act backed by IRI
The House Financial Services Committee advanced the CLEAR Forms Act, an IRI-backed bill aimed at simplifying disclosures for certain annuity and insurance products.
NEWSWIRES
McCormick floats dedicated department to handle AI
Dave McCormick, R- Pa., says putting AI regulation in the hands of the federal government poses risks and instead offered a different solution that he believes would be better equipped to handle the evolving technology. FINRA, under the oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, is a self-regulatory organization for member broker-dealers that…
- New Type 2 Diabetes Study Findings Reported from University of Houston (Adherence in initiators of combination therapy among drug-naive patients with type 2 diabetes: A real-world study using group-based trajectory modelKey Points): Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions – Type 2 Diabetes
- Recent Findings in Cancer Described by Researchers from Washington University (Adapting a Cancer Cost and Health Insurance Tool for Implementation: Rapid Qualitative Analysis): Cancer
- Local firm recognized as one of Atlanta’s Largest Insurance Brokers and Agents
- Briner: Wake Med, Atrium Health merger threatens State Health Plan solvency
- Finstad, USDA administrator join local farmers to hear about crop insurance
Annuity News
Regulators urged to sharply limit hypothetical data in annuity illustrations
NAIC regulators are closing in on changes that would limit the use of historical investment returns in annuity illustrations. Read More
Life Insurance News
A-Cap insurers face new takeover push in South Carolina
South Carolina insurance regulators are taking another shot at placing two Advantage Capital Partners-owned insurers into rehab... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Trump administration cancels insurance for 760,000, alleging fraud
The U.S. Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services announced Tuesday that it has canceled about 315,000 enrollments in the Fe... Read More
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL PUSHES BACK ON PROPOSED FEDERAL RULE THAT COULD THREATEN HEALTH COVERAGE, COST STATES MEDICAID FUNDING
The following information was released by the office of the Illinois Attorney General:. The rule was proposed by the Centers fo... Read More
City of Santa Fe agrees to $2.5 million settlement in fatal police shooting
The city of Santa Fe has agreed to another high-dollar payout in a civil complaint accusing police of excessive use of force— t... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Charlotte man accused of using stolen identities, fake insurance to buy vehicles
A Charlotte man is facing 14 felony charges after North Carolina investigators accused him of using stolen identities and fraud... Read More
City of Santa Fe agrees to $1.25 million settlement in use-of-force case
The city of Santa Fe and its liability insurer have agreed to a $1.25 million settlement to resolve a man’ s claim of excessive... Read More
AI Neo-Insurer MGT Expands Small Commercial Coverage to California
MGT, the leading AI-native neo-insurer modernizing P&C commercial insurance for small businesses and their agents, today an... Read More
Insurtech News
AI skills in higher demand than MBAs in financial services
As artificial intelligence continues to take over the financial services industry, a new report by PwC found there is more dema... Read More
