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Insurers and employers were mostly searching for answers in the wake of the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned the pivotal Roe vs. Wade case that granted women a constitutional right to abortion.
With a unanimous 28-0 vote the U.S. Senate Finance Committee passed the Enhancing Americans Retirement Now (EARN) Act.
Experts say that with inflation surging and markets tanking – and with stocks and bonds moving in concert during inflationary times – the classic 60/40 formula for asset allocation in portfolios may be in need an of update.
The volatile factors of government health care expansion, the fallout from COVID-19, the looming midterm elections, along with proposed legislative changes all could change the way health agents do business and potentially create market confusion for consumers.
Financial analysts, bankers, economists and others disagreed on whether the 0.75-percentage-point rate hike announced by the Fed on Wednesday will be effective and if it signals an overriding concern that the economy would slip into recession.
Property and casualty insurers are bracing for another year of record losses from catastrophic hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters already unfolding.
We talk to experts who look at 5 strategies for dealing with inflation pressure on retirement savings to help preserve retirement buying power during this record period of inflation.
The US said Friday the Consumer Price Index rose to 8.6%, a level not seen for 40 years.
Having come on the heels of a Department of Labor warning about using crypto currency in retirement accounts, Fidelity’s April…
The three largest credit bureaus will clear medical debts from consumer credit reports beginning in July. Normally such derogatory statements stay on a person’s credit report for up to seven years.
Survey finds more than 12% of U.S. adults self-identifying as LGBTQ+ say they have been discriminated by their health insurance provider.
It is estimated that nearly a half-million insurance workers will leave their jobs in the next few years, creating openings that the industry may find impossible to fill. Insurance executives and others weigh in on the issue.
According to research unveiled by the Society of Insurance Research, COVID may have changed people’s perceptions of life insurance.
The industry is caught in a perfect storm of increasing claims costs and a worker shortage. What does that mean for premiums?
Top advisors who have adopted technology are growing their book of business revenue by 26%, year-to-year.
The ballooning inflation rate in the U.S. may peak and stabilize within the next six to eight weeks, but the war in Ukraine has blurred predictions how the world’s economy will fare in the coming months.
There’s hope Congress will adopt some enhanced retirement savings legislation, as well as changes to capital and unrealized gains, wealth taxes, and new estate and trust rules that are included in President Joe Biden’s proposed budget.
Florida just became the largest state to require financial literacy for a diploma and several other states are considering similar measures or have laws on the books waiting to be enacted.
Sixty-two percent of those with an annuity said they believed their money saved will last the rest of their life, while 48% of those without an annuity didn’t think so.
While the massive growth in private equity investment in insurtechs continues unabated, private equity is generating new levels of scrutiny from regulators and insurance commissioners concerned about the impact the trend will have on the insurance industry as a whole.
