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 coming year will bring a shift in how health care premiums are paid, as well as the need for consumers to have a portfolio of health care products, including health insurance, direct primary care and telemedicine.
While UnitedHealth Care dominated health news headlines during 2025, excess mortality was the biggest health story of the year.
Private placement securities continue to offer insurers attractive opportunities to enhance portfolio income, according to a recent Conning report.
SECURE 2.0 introduced innovative provisions that allow plan sponsors to tailor benefits to meet diverse employee needs.
The life insurance industry must find new ways to reach young consumers in a world of short attention spans and increased dependence on social media influencers.
HSA and FSA users and non-users have some common attitudes and behaviors, said Heather Ruff, Visa senior account executive, health care and employee benefits.
The Idaho Department of Insurance Director described his state’s actions against unfair trade practices regarding Medicare Advantage plans, while the head of an agents’ association expressed her frustration.
Carriers must do a better job of educating advisors and consumers about long-term care riders on life insurance policies.
Global economic growth is expected to moderate over the next 15 years in relation to prior decades, according to economists at The Conference Board.
Health plan prescription drug formularies continue to increase in complexity, and changes to those formularies are especially challenging for consumers to navigate.
“A client doesn’t have to have something huge to make a difference” when it comes to paying for long-term care, said Holly Westervelt, vice president of sales for Krause Agency.
Property/casualty insurers and their agents have a sizable opportunity to serve middle-market businesses, a Conning report said.
Clients are interested in long-term care solutions, but they often are not ready to make the jump from interest to planning.
Several proposals are floating around Washington but will any of them become law?
Consumers in their 30s and 40s might think they are too young to plan for their own long-term care, but having the LTC conversation with these younger adults will help them prepare for the time when their parents face a care crisis.
Advisors can use the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in three types of strategies under the new tax environment that the bill creates.
Insurers will prioritize customer experience in the coming year as declining customer satisfaction reveals the need to focus on retaining clients.
When it comes to retirement, the baby boomers get all the attention but it is Generation X that faces a retirement crisis.
Preston Cherry specializes in helping members of Generation X live their best financial lives while he teaches the next generation of professionals.
States are taking the lead in addressing long-term care needs while federal support lags.
