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.
As CEO Stephen Hemsley nears six months back in control of UnitedHealth Group, the health insurance giant is executing the financial turnaround he promised.
The Model Bulletin on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers is acceptable to the industry, but a bitter disappointment for consumer groups.
The widow of a New York City man who jumped to his death has settled a lawsuit with the insurance companies and a broker who sold him annuities.
A public comment period ended on Thursday, with insurance regulators no closer to a final decision on a controversial proposal to limit the publication of risk-based capital [RBC] data.
Insurance companies are being challenged by climate change, artificial intelligence and many other pressues, Deloitte finds in its 2026 Global Insurance Outlook.
Despite repeated controversies and investigations, Globe Life just keeps on delivering strong earnings growth.
Updated research from Milliman finds that surrender rates on variable annuities with guaranteed living withdrawal benefits more than doubled from 2022 to the end of 2024.
Elevance Health kept medical costs under control during a financially strong third quarter. But increased Medicaid costs are coming.
Artificial intelligence is finding a home in the insurance industry. Insurers are all-in on AI, but there are risks and regulation to be aware of.
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has a plan to expedite rate reviews in light of State Farm’s experience following the devastating wildfires earlier this year.
PHL Variable is now in the hands of Connecticut regulators, who are trying to sort out its finances while a moratorium on benefits remains in place.
More than a year after first circulating a draft guidance on compliance expectations for its best interest standard for annuity sales, regulators are nearing a final version.
The cozy relationship between state insurance regulators and industry trade associations is concerning to many observers and watchdog groups.
Mortality has become a topic of greater importance in the life insurance industry following the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
A North Carolina judge approved the release of personal policyholder information so the special master can begin getting funds to victims of Greg Lindberg’s fraud.
A Massachusetts judge accepted a recommendation Friday to dismiss a consolidated pension risk transfer complaint filed against AT&T Inc. and State Street Global Advisors last year.
A pair of private equity-backed life insurers announced significant reinsurance deals this week with Japanese reinsurance companies.
Plaintiffs established a case that turning their pensions into Athene annuities pose a risk to their retirement earnings, the judge said Monday.
Plaintiffs are going to court to challenge CVS Caremark’s decision to stop covering Zepbound, a weight-loss drug that is also used to treat sleep apnea.
Regulators are in two camps on whether to move forward with a model law governing the use of artificial intelligence by insurance companies.
