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John Hilton

InsuranceNewsNet Senior Editor John Hilton has covered business and other beats in more than 20 years of daily journalism. John may be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @INNJohnH.

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Globe Life reports solid quarter of sales, Bermuda reinsurer ramps up

Globe Life carved out a niche serving the middle market with smaller policies, a strategy reliant on agent recruitment.

February 5, 2026
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Cigna hails pharmacy deal with the FTC, battles elevated cost trends

The Cigna Group faced many of the same increased health care cost drivers during the fourth quarter, and it pushed profits down slightly.

February 5, 2026
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Prudential calls 90-day sales pause to sort out Japan ‘misconduct’

Prudential Financial has a Japan problem that CEO Andy Sullivan is trying to clean up via a 90-day pause on sales activity.

February 3, 2026
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Judge orders Greg Lindberg to pay $526 million to policyholders

A North Carolina judge ordered Greg Lindberg to pay $526 million to long-suffering policyholders.

February 3, 2026
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Another large policyholder asks court to intervene on PHL liquidation

Another large policyholder is asking a Connecticut judge to permit an emergency intervention in the pre-liquidation proceedings for PHL Variable.

February 2, 2026
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Court fines Cutter Financial $100,000, requires client notice of guilty verdict

A Massachusetts judge fined Jeffrey Cutter $50,000 and Cutter Financial Group $100,000 today for an Advisors Act violation involving the sale of fixed indexed annuities.

February 2, 2026
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Sixth Circuit to review class certification in State Farm vehicle value suit

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Thursday to reconsider class certification granted to plaintiffs suing State Farm over the values it assigns to totaled vehicles.

February 1, 2026

AI is here, but who will regulate it?

State and federal regulators are heading for a showdown over who will write the rules for AI.

January 29, 2026
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Investors holding $130M in PHL benefits slam liquidation, seek to intervene

Investors holding PHL Variable universal life policies with combined death benefits totaling more than $130 million say they largely funded the company while a failed rehab took place.

January 28, 2026
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Elevance making difficult decisions amid healthcare minefield

Elevance Health navigated the healthcare minefields well enough to post a $547 million profit in the fourth quarter 2025, a 31% increase over the prior-year quarter.

January 28, 2026
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$80k surrender charge at stake as Navy vet, Ameritas do battle in court

A retired Navy veteran and his wife are awaiting a court ruling on the fate of $80,000 in surrender charges tied to an equity linked annuity bought from Ameritas.

January 27, 2026
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UnitedHealth earnings plunge 41%, issues soft 2026 guidance

UnitedHealth Group previewed its new reality Tuesday morning with flat revenues and soft guidance.

January 27, 2026
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Indiana woman refiles National Life lawsuit over IUL that returned 0%

An Indiana woman, unhappy with an indexed universal life policy that returned 0%, refiled a lawsuit against National Life companies.

January 23, 2026
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‘Baseless claims’: PacLife hits back at Kyle Busch in motion to dismiss suit

Pacific Life Insurance Co. responded Thursday to racing superstar Kyle Busch’s indexed universal life lawsuit, filing more than 1,000 pages worth of exhibits in a motion to dismiss.

January 23, 2026
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Winter Storm Fern comes with billion-dollar threat to property insurers

Winter Storm Fern is gathering power and set to unleash potentially billions in property damage and devastation across middle America. Are insurers ready?

January 22, 2026
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A decade in decline: PHL Variable serving as a cautionary tale

The decade-long downward spiral of PHL Variable Insurance Co. has Connecticut regulators on the verge of liquidation proceedings.

January 22, 2026
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Conn. Insurance Dept. answers questions on PHL Variable’s $2.2B plight

The Connecticut Insurance Department agreed to answer InsuranceNewsNet’s questions regarding its oversight of PHL Variable through the years.

January 21, 2026
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Ameritas: FINRA settlement precludes new lawsuit over annuity sales

A retired Navy veteran and his wife are suing Ameritas over the alleged fraudulent sale of unsuitable equity-indexed annuities.

January 19, 2026
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Life and annuity sales to continue ‘pretty remarkable growth’ in 2026

Continued economic turmoil is a market concern, but life insurance and annuity sales are expected to remain solid throughout 2026, LIMRA projects.

January 15, 2026
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Kyle Busch hits PacLife role in amended IUL fraud claims suit

Kyle Busch and his legal team filed an amended complaint Tuesday with more specific claims of alleged indexed universal life sales fraud by PacLife.

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