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Another record-setting Medicare open enrollment period closed this week with more than 65 million Americans having to choose between Medicare or more than 40 different Medicare Advantage options.
Now offered by more than 25 percent of plans that offer fitness benefits, federal data show that “brain training” is the fastest growing Medicare Advantage fitness benefit.
Insurance leaders in 2023 will navigate turbulence not seen since the 2008 financial crisis, according to a predictive analysis from Forrester.
With natural catastrophe losses at record levels and spiraling costs from inflation, insurers, reinsurers, and property owners are girding for one of the toughest markets ever as they head to the January 1 renewal period.
A comprehensive Ernst & Young analysis of retirement savings scenarios concluded that integrating insurance products into a financial plan significantly boosts value to investors when compared with investment-only strategies.
The burgeoning and critical need for mental health resources in the U.S. extends well beyond families and schools to the workplace, with more than half of employers saying that mental health issues have affected their businesses in the past year, according to a recent study.
A J.D.Power study found customers are initiating purchase of life insurance much more frequently than before, with industry-wide quote rates rising last year for the first time in 30 years, and increasing another 9% this year.
Emboldened by a landslide election victory in Massachusetts that reformed dental insurance, the American Dental Association plans to take the issue national. Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to deliver consumer dental protections.
A new report from Delinea, an access management and security company, found that nearly 8 out of 10 companies it surveyed have had to use their cyber insurance and more than half of those have used it multiple times.
Despite technological innovations and a growing emphasis on customer service, customer contentment with auto insurance industry is declining, according to a J.D. Power claims satisfaction study.
Many Americans fear the country may slide into recession, according to a new MDRT study, which also found that people would prefer personalized financial advice rather than relying on digital platforms or “universal rules.”
As expected, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday continued its assault on inflation by jacking up interest rates another three quarters of a point and signaled yet again it’s not done firing the weapons it has.
Nearly half of individuals who apply for traditional long-term care insurance after age 70 are denied by an insurer, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.
Battered by a weak yen, higher interest rates, and post-pandemic conditions worldwide, Aflac Monday reported somewhat weaker than expected financial results, depending on whose consensus you consult, but Wall Street seemed to take it in stride.
Advisors provide their top reasons why consumers need coverage.
Significant changes have occurred under the Medicare umbrella that should improve enrollment procedures and drug pricing for seniors just as the open enrollment period gets underway.
Northwestern Mutual Insurance said it will once again break its own industry-leading payout record with an expected $6.8 billion to be delivered to policy owners in 2023.
The IRS announced the largest ever increase in contribution limits to 401(k) plans and other federal savings programs, raising the amount individuals can contribute to 401(k) plans to $22,500 in 2023, from $20,500 in 2022.
We asked real estate agents and other experts to weigh in on how homeowners should react to softening home values in the face of rising interest rates and inflation.
Customer satisfaction with individual life and annuity products starts declining relatively soon after purchase, resulting in low likelihood of the purchase of other insurance and financial services products, according to two recent studies from J.D. Power.
