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Five years after COVID-19 disrupted the world, the effects are still being felt. One of the biggest effects to impact the world of health insurance and benefits is greater awareness around mental health.
Market volatility can affect investors in a variety of ways, depending on their financial situation and where they are in their financial life cycle.
Kevin Tostado uses his skills developed as an Emmy-winning filmmaker to help clients achieve their financial dreams.
Medicare Advantage plans increasingly rely on middlemen for marketing, a move that is hiking costs and making it more difficult for government to oversee and regulate the health plans that millions of older Americans rely on. That was among the findings of a report released last week by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee.
Tariffs and fear over uncertainty are driving market volatility, a panel of experts said.
Two professional associations representing health agents and brokers came out against the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s view of those who enroll consumers in coverage.
Insurance executives are optimistic about the major trends influencing their industry, but remain aware of critical risks to their organization.
This is the year the health insurance agents “take our industry back for good,” the president and CEO of Health Agents for America told InsuranceNewsNet.
Profitability will be the biggest top-of-mind issue for insurers in 2025, while advanced data and analytic technologies will be insurers’ top strategic priority this year.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been tasked with leading the charge of making America healthy again? How might he do it?
Forget cold calling and free dinners! Advisors are finding novel ways to connect with prospects and turn them into clients.
Bronwyn Martin brings the analytical skills she learned in the scientific field to provide advice to ‘the millionaires next door.’
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is due to expire at the end of this year, but clients who want to save money on their taxes through charitable giving still have some tools they can use,
Morningstar said a flexible strategy called the guardrails approach, when combined with delayed Social Security claiming, was found to yield the highest level of lifetime income.
The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals will gather next week for its annual Capitol Conference, with a long list of issues its members will discuss with their representatives in Congress.
The long-term care insurance market in 2025 is maturing and robust but still needs a large amount of sales to help meet the need that is out there.
House Republicans proposed slashing Medicaid as a way to pay for federal budget cuts that would fund a GOP agenda that includes tax cuts, border security and energy production.
Insurers must remain adaptable to seize emerging opportunities as several key trends will shape the 2025 insurance landscape.
The U.S. economy is showing momentum in early 2025, despite lingering uncertainty in the wake of the November elections.
Health insurers and consumers both have a big stake in whether enhanced premium tax credits for coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplace will continue.
