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The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors is working with Connectiv, owners of Medicarians and the creators of InsureTech Connect and Manifest, to create Protectors Vegas 2026, a new event dedicated to advancing innovation and growth across the life and annuity landscape.
Higher costs for consumer goods are impacting the cost of property/casualty insurers paying claims for contents of homes that are damaged or destroyed.
The scheduled expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, increasing costs for Medicare and Medicaid, and the impact of tariffs on pharmaceuticals and medical supplies have created what analyst called “a three-headed monster.”
The Medicare Advantage market needs urgent attention by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a coalition of agent groups said, as more carriers cut or eliminate agent commissions.
After an outcry from health insurance agents and the associations that represent them, a new federal policy that they said hinders agents from enrolling people in coverage on the federal health insurance marketplace has been rescinded.
For the first time in 22 years, a major step in increasing health savings account expansion took place as part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” signed into law in July.
Health agents’ associations are supporting bipartisan legislation that empowers agents and brokers who sell Medicare Advantage and Part D drug plans while strengthening protections for Medicare beneficiaries.