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Florida’s insurer of last resort, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. made a case to regulators Thursday for double-digit rate increases for Citizens customers across the state.
Lincoln Financial is in settlement talks with nine plaintiffs — including an ex-Lincoln agent — who allege that the insurer misrepresented the potential returns of its fixed indexed annuity.
The annuity sales landscape is changing fast, with potential disruptions from technology, regulations and distribution all converging at once. Our Wednesday, June 7th webinar will cover the trends in annuity products and sales and highlight what to look for in the coming years.
P&C insurers continue to battle fiercely for talent to fill positions such as underwriter, claims adjuster and agent. Is forcing a return to the office a good idea?
Global Atlantic is getting out of the fixed IUL business. The company will instead focus on its hot-selling annuity lines, an executive told employees.
Iowa is expected to enact legislation in the coming weeks that will open the state up for lucrative captive insurance business.
Phillip Roy Wasserman’s legal troubles did not end with his May 15 conviction on nine fraud counts. The self-styled ‘Annuity…
Life insurance sales suffered greatly from several disruptions in the first quarter, posting sales losses across the board, Wink, Inc. reported today.
The record-smashing tier of annuity sales will not be going away anytime soon, LIMRA analysts predict.
Annuity sales are smashing all historic records as consumers flock to protection products. But game-changing federal regulation looms.
State insurance-focused legislators are demanding a say, if not the final say, in regulating insurance.
Phillip Roy Wasserman, convicted earlier this month of scamming seniors out of $6.3 million, is asking a Florida judge for acquittal on all charges.
Tennessee officials are searching for policyholders as regulators and courts continue to unwind the tangled finances of troubled insurance magnate Greg Lindberg.
Stephen Romney Swensen allegedly conned up to 50 families out of $30 million with his fraudulent Crew Capital Group.
Several insurers recorded big sales in a first quarter that saw total fixed annuity sales increase 101% to $70.9 billion compared with prior-year results.
The National Council of Insurance Legislators moved closer to adopting a model law Friday on a biomarker testing coverage regulation.
Illinois legislators moved legislation this week to allow punitive damages in wrongful death lawsuits, a bill opposed by the insurance industry.
The Federation of Americans for Consumer Choice reminded a Texas court that its case against the Department of Labor’s investment advice rule grew stronger this week.
A group of Nationwide employees sent an overnight email to everyone in the company airing complaints that “expectations have become overwhelming and impractical” for claims adjusters and making six demands for change.
The Department of Labor is withdrawing an appeal of a February decision tossing out a portion of its regulation on rollover recommendations.
