High-risk assets gaining attention from many Americans
INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- What’s next for Congress in 2026?
- Relationships: The foundation of sales
- The first of everything — with Uziel Gomez
- Keeping it simple — With Bill Egan
- Using cash value life insurance as a buffer asset in retirement
- The silent retirement savings killer: Bridging the Medicare gap
SPECIAL FEATURE
Ethics and IUL: Tax-advantaged strategies for client success
IUL remains one of the most misunderstood and often misrepresented products in our industry. Read More
From The Field
Where love meets preparation
The day my father gave me a gift of peace, clarity, preparation – and love.
Social engineering and cyber risk
Social engineering is the top driver of commercial cyber claims.
Are the biggest life insurance opportunities hiding during tax season?
Tax filing season offers life insurance professionals a powerful yet underused window for proactive planning.
ADVISOR NEWS
LIMRA: Single premium pension risk transfer sales jump 132% in Q4 of 2025
New premium for single-premium products — both buy-out and buy-in contracts — surged 132% in the fourth quarter to $28 billion, according to LIMRA’s U.S. Group Annuity Risk Transfer Sales Survey.
NEWSWIRES
We can help find a loved one’s life insurance policy
While the staff at the Department of Insurance can’ t help you probate a person’ s will, we can help you locate a lost life insurance policy. You can find the Lost Life Insurance and Annuity Service on the Department of Insurance’ s web page at: ncdoi.gov. Last year, the tool helped North Carolinians obtain $65.9 million in claims from life insurance policies that had…
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Annuity News
The forces shaping life and annuities in 2026
In 2026, the focus is set to move beyond digitizing individual steps and toward reinventing the end-to-end operating model. Read More
Life Insurance News
Ethics and IUL: Tax-advantaged strategies for client success
IUL remains one of the most misunderstood and often misrepresented products in our industry. Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
State Pushes To Close Mental Health Insurance Gaps For Responders
Pennsylvania officials are advocating to strengthen mental health protections for first responders by closing insurance gaps du... Read More
Recent Reports from University of Michigan Medical School Highlight Findings in Hospital Pediatrics (Insurance Coverage Disruption Among Children and Caregivers After Pediatric Hospitalization): Pediatrics – Hospital Pediatrics
2026 MAR 18-- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- Fresh data on Pediatrics- Hospital Pediatrics are ... Read More
New Findings Reported from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) College of Medicine and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Describe Advances in Aortic Dissection (Health Insurance Payor Type as a Predictor of Clinical Presentation and …): Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions – Aortic Dissection
2026 MAR 18-- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- Researchers detail new data in Cardiovascular Dise... Read More
Costly plans, limited access: Why don’t NV leaders endure the same health care as the rest of us?
Nevada is one of the only states in the country where individuals, small-business owners, and the self-employed have no access ... Read More
Kraken Pauses IPO Due to Market Uncertainty: Report
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Hope Lifts Risk Appetites Ahead of the Bank of Canada and FOMC Meetings
There are three main talking points today. The first is the war. While it continues to rage, more oil is reportedly moving thro... Read More
Property and Casualty News
NFP Establishes Group Captive Practice Through Acquisition of Trinity Risk Advisors: NFP Corp.
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SCHMITT APPLAUDS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REPEAL OF HARMFUL BIDEN-ERA HOUSING REGULATIONS, EXPANDING ACCESS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP
The following information was released by Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt:. Senator Eric Schmitt's push, the Trump Administr... Read More
GOVERNOR HOCHUL RALLIES WITH LEADERS AND ADVOCATES TO HIGHLIGHT AUTO INSURANCE REFORM PROPOSALS AS SUPPORT GROWS
The following information was released by the office of the Governor of New York:. Governor Kathy Hochul today rallied with lea... Read More
Insurance & Financial Fraud
JPM Sued Over $328M Crypto Scam: Compliance Failures Under Spotlight
JPMorgan Chase JPM has been sued by victims of an alleged $328- million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme in a case that raises fresh... Read More
Advisor convicted of defrauding NBA players through viatical life sales
A California investment adviser was convicted of defrauding three former NBA players out of more than $5 million, federal prose... Read More
Former Connecticut investment advisor indicted for fraud in $3.3M 'free-riding' scheme, feds say
Mar. 3— BRIDGEPORT— A former Connecticut broker and investment advisor has been indicted for defrauding three financial service... Read More
