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.
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.
There is no precedent to what the U.S. could see in health care under a second Trump presidency, a health care policy analyst said.
Public policy has a great deal of influence on health benefits, and a panel of experts looked into what the future could bring.
Long-term care is a financial risk that will touch most Americans. How will they pay for it?
Nearly three years after two financial service professionals launched a program to diversify industry events, Choir is singing its last song.
Life insurance with either long-term care riders or chronic illness riders are picking up steam in the marketplace.
Americans held $33 trillion in individual retirement accounts in 2022, and many of those IRA holders have yet to withdraw their funds and pay taxes on them.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is backing down from a plan that would have set limits on the amount of time it will pay for anesthesia in certain surgeries.
The Nov. 5 election is now history, and the nation and the financial services industry is looking ahead to see what a new administration and a new Congress will do after taking office in January.
The age wave means more older Americans need long-term care – and that need will only increase.
With an increasing number of Americans needing care, states are looking at how they can mitigate these costs without any significant federal action.
