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A Massachusetts judge rejected Jeffrey Cutter’s bid to reverse his guilty verdict on improper annuity sales.
It was a good year for life insurance sales. But problems with indexed universal life overshadowed some of that good news.
The year in annuities started well, ended well, and was pretty good in the middle, also.
A bid by disgraced financier Greg Lindberg to loosen the receivership controls over his business assets was rejected last week by the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
In a political climate that has moved decidedly away from diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, Integrity Marketing Group is leaning into DEI.
An executive order on artificial intelligence issued by President Donald Trump on Thursday is not going over well with state lawmakers and regulators.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is retooling efforts to improve climate change modeling and be better prepared for its impacts on the insurance industry.
Iowa submitted a brief Wednesday in support of Lockheed Martin Corp. in a lawsuit over its choice of Athene Annuity and Life Co. in a pension risk transfer deal.
State insurance regulators are committed to kicking off a pilot program in 2026 to test insurers’ use of artificial intelligence.
In all but three states it’s often more expensive for homeowners to have poor credit than to live in an area with a high risk of natural disasters.
In one product trend, regulators are seeing more guaranteed living withdrawal benefits attached to non-variable annuities.
Advocates urged regulators Monday to focus efforts on health care coverage access during the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ fall meeting.
New York Life sold 50% more annuities through three quarters than in 2024, LIMRA reported in its updated sales rankings.
A California judge granted motions to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a group of 29 plaintiffs who claim that Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. and several co-defendants ran a tax-avoidance scam.
Regulators discussed the purpose of risk-based capital data last week as work progressed on an at-times controversial set of RBC principles.
A Connecticut judge signed off Tuesday on changes to a moratorium on benefits available to the financially troubled PHL Variable Insurance Co.
The Department of Labor fiduciary rule is again on the ropes after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the government’s appeal Friday.
Washington state homeowner’s insurance rates increased by 51% over the past six years. In a new lawsuit, a pair of residents say oil companies are to blame.
Tuesday’s announcement of a massive private donation to expand President Donald Trump’s “baby accounts” renewed the debate over how effective the seed investment will be.
Several companies are competing to take over or reinsure all or parts of the troubled PHL Variable Insurance Co. business.
