Life insurance applications rise 15.2% in September, MIB reports
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
The stories we tell ourselves
The stories we tell ourselves often delude us into thinking we know more than we do. Read More
From The Field
What ‘above and beyond’ means for today’s advisor
The definition of good service: not reactive, but anticipatory.
The soft market will reward real growth
The soft market gives agency owners an honest reading of what their growth is really made of.
What brokers should look for in changing benefits technology
For benefits brokers, technology has become an increasingly important part of the client conversation.
ADVISOR NEWS
Flourish brings private-bank-like cash solution to MassMutual’s network
The relationship extends Flourish Cash to MassMutual’s network of more than 6,000 financial professionals across the nation.
NEWSWIRES
Richmond Fed president speak at Rowan Chamber breakfast
Tom Barkin, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, will serve as the featured speaker at the chamber's Power in Partnership breakfast on Oct. 15, at 7:30 a.m. at Trinity Oaks. He serves on the Federal Open Market Committee, the Federal Reserve's chief monetary policy body, and is also responsible for the Richmond Fed's bank supervision and the…
- Proposed FEMA map could make some Howard residents get flood insurance
- Health affordability task force considers utility model
- Best’s Market Segment Report: AM Best Maintains Stable Outlook on Indonesia’s Non-Life Insurance Segment
- Research from University of Edinburgh Broadens Understanding of Cancer (Health insurance coverage for medical nutrition therapy in older women with cancer: a comparative health policy perspective on long-term care, frailty, and survivorship …): Cancer
- Fairview sues UnitedHealthcare over false advertising
Annuity News
Global Atlantic names Dan Farrelly head of IMO and IBD channels
Global Atlantic named Dan Farrelly head of IMO and IBD channels to help expand its annuity distribution business. Read More
What lower interest rates mean to annuity payouts
The rate environment has shifted, and not every product responds the same way. Read More
AM Best downgrades A-Cap insurers amid financial and regulatory troubles
AM Best has downgraded the financial strength ratings of two Advantage Capital Group insurers, citing deteriorating capital and... Read More
Life Insurance News
ICICI Life Insurance names Sidharatha Mishra managing director, CEO
ICICI Life Insurance Company has appointed Sidharatha Mishra as managing director and chief executive officer, effective Oct. 1... Read More
Florida suspends Atlantic Coast Life from writing policies in the state
Florida insurance regulators immediately suspended Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Co.’s authority to operate in the state. Read More
When life changes, coverage should too
The importance of life insurance checkups at every milepost. Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Fairview sues UnitedHealthcare over 2027 Medicare plan info
Fairview Health Services is suing UnitedHealthcare, saying the nation’ s largest insurer is wrongly telling seniors the health ... Read More
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS NAMES PAUL EITING VICE PRESIDENT, POLICY
The following information was released by the Federation of American Hospitals:. The Federation of American Hospitals today ann... Read More
Most Americans support switch to Medicare for all health insurance
Two-thirds of U.S. adults— up from 53% in 2020— said they are in favor of universal U.S. health insurance, often referred to as... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Police investigating after explosion damages Tacoma business
The incident happened at about 6:09 p.m., according to a news release from Officer Shelbie Boyd, spokesperson for the Tacoma Po... Read More
State insurance commissioner candidates clash over how to fix the system
Two Democrats, Ben Allen and Jane Kim, are both running for California insurance commissioner, a job that has become especially... Read More
Peyton AI Launches Platform That Screens Medical Malpractice Cases in Minutes, Not Months
Peyton AI ® today launched an AI-powered triage platform for medical negligence claims, built to help law firms, malpractice in... Read More
Insurtech News
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
