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America’s oldest active fraternal benefit organization is merging with another insurance provider that also has its roots in the Czech-Slovak community.
The top trends impacting health plans in the coming year.
Global insurers cited misinformation as the top risk in 2024, toppling extreme weather from the place it held in a similar survey10 years ago.
The U.S. economy is heading for a soft landing, with some slowing expected midyear and rebounding at the end of 2025.
The combination of dry conditions, heat and extreme winds led to an extreme event.
State Farm, California’s largest property insurer, is giving Los Angeles-area homeowners an option to renew their coverage for another term.
Generation Z is emerging as the future of America’s workforce, but their financial health is not good, and they need support from their employers.
More than $5 trillion in federal spending cuts – including cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act – are part of a “menu” that House Republicans are circulating to fund President-elect Donald Trump’s top priorities this year, including tax cuts.
Private equity is putting profits over patients, a Senate Budget Committee report said as the panel looked into two private equity firms’ efforts to squeeze more money out of hospitals in underserved areas.
Variable universal life and registered index linked annuities are expected to see the highest percentage of growth across life and annuity products in 2025, two LIMRA executives said during a recent webcast.
The mandatory one-year moratorium prevents homeowners insurance cancellations and nonrenewals in affected areas of Southern California.
These latest California fires hit at a time when property insurers have been canceling coverage in the Golden State, leaving thousands of property owners at risk.
The Social Security Fairness Act repeals two provisions that reduce or eliminate Social Security benefits for public sector workers.
Long-term care planning is a challenge for advisors and clients alike. What is the likelihood that a client will need care someday?
As the baby boomer generation continues to age, more and more individuals who need long-term care are opting to age in place and receive informal care in their homes, with care being provided by a family member, partner or close friend.
Confidence is the key to cold calling and that confidence comes from being uncomfortable.
Investors must keep their eyes on three issues as they look ahead to the new year, according to a panel of Morningstar experts.
The U.S. economy “is in a sweet spot,” an economist said during a recent webinar.
Raising the retirement age is just another way of saying, “Cut Social Security,” said the executive director of a Social Security advocacy organization in the wake of a congressman’s recent suggestion that full retirement age should be pushed back.
Thomas “T” Priester discovered he belongs in the industry and created a space for others to belong as well.
