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INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- Senior selling: Smooth sailing or turbulent storm?
- An ‘agents first’ philosophy for growth — With Pan‑American Life’s José Suquet
- Treating financial wellness
- Building financial security through leadership and relationships
- Is the best rate always the best deal?
- Reframing life insurance to connect with Gen Z
SPECIAL FEATURE
An ‘agents first’ philosophy for growth — With Pan‑American Life’s José Suquet
Chairman of the Board and CEO of Pan‑American Life Insurance Group José Suquet said that starting his career as an agent w.. Read More
From The Field
Demand for annuities: What’s driving it and what’s next
Annuities are seeing record demand, and not just from the usual suspects. It’s a reflection of investors’ evolving priorities.
The evolving role of TPAs in building health plans
Through deeper data access, flexible plan design and a focus on member education, TPAs help employers strike a more sustainable balance between cost and care.
Your back office could be dragging you down
Disconnected systems are inconvenient and quietly erode agencies’ efficiency, profitability and competitiveness.
ADVISOR NEWS
New tax break for auto loans could save some buyers thousands of dollars. But will it boost sales?
Millions of people receive a federal tax deduction for the interest they pay on home loans. Under President Donald Trump’ s new tax-cut law, many people for the first time also could claim a tax deduction for interest on their vehicle loans. They must be assembled in the U.S. And the loans must be issued no sooner than this year, to list just a few qualifications.
- Sunny beaches and bright ideas: 2025 MDRT Annual Meeting recap
- New US Remittance Tax for Caribbean residents
- Industry groups praise tax reform provisions in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
- Pennsylvania hospitals expected to lose out under ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
- Rep. Begich celebrates passage of tax-cut bill that could cause thousands of Alaskans to lose health coverage
NEWSWIRES
Carman: The truth is drowning in an ocean of baldfaced lies
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's analysis has found that the bill, now signed into law, will eliminate about $1 trillion in federal Medicaid spending over the next decade and 11.8 million people will lose health insurance. Meanwhile, two attorneys for the unabashed liar Mike Lindell, the MyPillow dude, were ordered by a federal judge to pay $6,000…
- Higher premiums and lost coverage: How Trump's budget will change health care in California
- Trump points to easing inflation numbers, but Americans still face high prices, reduced purchasing power
- Our view: Small acts
- State Farm ups home rates 27%
- From tariffs to universities, Trump’s negotiating style is often less dealmaking and more coercion
Annuity News
Integrity hires Said Taiym from Lockton as company’s first COO
Integrity, a leading distributor of life and health insurance and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutio... Read More
CT insurance commissioner to court: loosen moratorium on PHL Variable
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew Mais is asking a judge to loosen the moratorium on PHL Variable policies. Read More
The retirement shuffle: How the industry can adapt
Market volatility, recession fears, tariff uncertainties and other macroeconomic factors are driving many investors to rethink ... Read More
Life Insurance News
Special master: Up to $300M on the way for Greg Lindberg victims
The special master assigned to unwind disgraced financier Greg Lindberg's maze of companies says the impending sale of one of t... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
NY faces billions in lost federal funding for Medicaid, food assistance
The fast-track budget deal, which was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Independence Day, lays out over $1 trillion ... Read More
Why Washington faces huge fallout from the Medicaid cuts in Trump’s megabill
The provision targets states like Washington that expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act. Carma Matti-Jack... Read More
Medicaid work requirement coming to NC; more than 48,000 could be affected in Triad region
North Carolina is committed to implementing a controversial work requirement mandate for Medicaid expansion that could lead to ... Read More
The Week Ahead: Banking Giants Face Earnings Test as Inflation Fears Mount
TLDR Big banks including JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs will report second-qua... Read More
The Week Ahead: Markets Brace for Big Bank Earnings and Key Inflation Data
TLDR Major U.S. financial institutions including JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sach... Read More
Interview With Carmen Reinhart: Sovereign Debt, The US Dollar As Reserve Currency, And More
When we talk about the dollar’s dominance, it’s important to first remember that central banks and investors are not buying gre... Read More
Property and Casualty News
Top Stories Digest
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100- year flood map before expansion, records show. The Federal Emergency Man... Read More
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
The Federal Emergency Management Agency included the prestigious girls' summer camp in a“ Special Flood Hazard Area” in it... Read More
SC home insurance rates may surge due to hurricane season 2025. Here’s how much, ways to lower cost
Home insurance rates in South Carolina could spike this year if the predicted above-normal Atlantic hurricane season comes to p... Read More
Insurance & Financial Fraud
Former insurance agent sentenced to 50 months for stealing $3.7M
Formerly licensed insurance agent Tonja Van Roy, 59, who currently resides in Las Vegas, but operated an insurance agency based... Read More
Wisconsin releases enforcement actions for June
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance recently released a list of administrative actions for June. The actions ... Read More
US Secret Service Seizes $225M in Crypto with Coinbase’s Investigation Help
TLDR Coinbase aids US Secret Service in largest crypto seizure, tracing $225M from fraud schemes. Tether freezes 39 wallets, he... Read More
