Susan Rupe is editor in chief, magazine, for InsuranceNewsNet. She formerly served as communications director for an insurance agents' association and was an award-winning newspaper reporter and editor. Contact her at susan.rupe@innfeedback.com.
What is volatility and why does controlling it matter in terms of fixed indexed annuities and pricing?
S&P Global Ratings’ outlook for the life and property/casualty industry is stable, despite a predicted slowdown in the overall U.S. economy.
Medicaid remains in the crosshairs as House Republicans consider a proposal to impose per capita caps on funding for the program that provides health care for low-income Americans, including children and nursing home residents.
Advisors turn their attention to helping younger women form good financial habits and protect what’s important to them.
Sam Philbrook took the lessons in leadership and service he learned in the Army to serve his clients and community.
Congress returns to Washington from its spring recess to face a jam-packed agenda, with extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act its top priority.
Medicaid cuts would disproportionately impact rural communities, older and disabled Americans, and commuities of color.
Money is the one tool we all use, and anyone can sharpen their skills with it. Those are the words that Stephanie Batten lives by as she helps others hone their financial literacy skills.
Protection is the new performance in today’s volatile market environment, and that is why so many consumers are turning to indexed universal life.
Key provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 are set to expire Dec. 31, and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors is making renewal of those provisions one of its top legislative priorities this year.
Tari Trowbridge shares her experience of establishing and running a small business with high school students in her community, to help educate them on the realities of the business world.
The financial services profession and industry has an opportunity “to go on offense” now that a new administration and a new Congress has taken over the reins in Washington, said Finseca CEO Marc Cadin.
The Trump tariffs will dampen gross domestic product growth not only for the U.S. but for the rest of the world, The Conference Board said.
An aging population combined with increased usage of long-term care insurance means more opportunity for misuse of funds and fraud, waste and abuse.
Long-term care in the U.S. is in crisis, and one way to help more Americans prepare for future care needs is for LTC insurance carriers to focus on the middle market.
Tariffs have radically altered Morningstar’s second-quarter U.S. economic outlook as the organization’s chief U.S. economist said President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs have pushed projected gross domestic product down, pushed projected inflation rates up and increased the risk of a recession to 40%.
Do they bite the bullet and pay more for their coverage? Do they opt to reduce their benefits in an attempt to save money? Or do they choose to stop paying on their policies altogether?
Even though women are controlling more wealth than ever before, they face a number of challenges and they need a financial professional’s help.
A CGA is an agreement between a donor and a nonprofit organization that provides the donor with a fixed income stream for life.
Inflation is persisting, interest rates are still high and economic uncertainty is all around. Consumers need their advisors to help them navigate this terrain.
