After Franklin Delano Roosevelt was crippled by polio in 1921, he was told he would never walk unaided again. To…
Conference Coverage
LIMRA
Annuities might be down, but they are not out. In fact, the global pandemic and associated economic disruption, punctuated by…
George Nichols was a little boy watching his mother pay the insurance man $2.68 a week. He later headed up…
There are enormous opportunities for insurance and financial services to harness data and artificial intelligence to create the systems of…
Amid all the growing concern about financial wellness, one basic question hasn’t been adequately answered: What is it? That was…
2020 will likely go down in history as the year Americans started working from home. Data is showing that many…
Data and low rates might not seem to be intersecting issues, but one definitely affects the other. Low rates are…
In January, members of LIMRA, LOMA and LL Global were ready to tackle one of the industry’s biggest problems, low…
COVID-19 is a big reason why consumers are shopping for life insurance. But in a world where more business transactions…
After a successful 12 months lobbying Congress on retirement security issues, the American Council of Life Insurers is looking for…
If you are having a tough time slogging through these days, you might be encouraged to hear that we are…
While the COVID-19 pandemic is getting most of the attention these days, work to transform the sales regulations governing insurance…
It might be on the back burner at the moment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but cybersecurity regulation has not…
The COVID-19 pandemic led to plenty of change in the insurance industry — not all of it bad. Early numbers…
The American Council of Life Insurers’ ambitious, four-point inclusion initiative ranges beyond life insurance to areas such as affordable housing…
With life insurance product sales disrupted by a variety of threats, insurers are investing heavily resources in “customer experience” analysis….
While major legislation opened the door for annuities in retirement plans, a few more hurdles remain before annuities find a…
Consumers are rushing to safety as they did early in the Great Recession, but they are running toward different products…
Accelerated underwriting continues to be a hot topic in the life insurance industry, and it has been the subject of…
The global economy fell off a cliff near the end of the first quarter and hasn’t fully climbed back. Since…
MDRT
Gregg Anthon Mannette began his insurance career at the age of 21 while pursuing a law degree. After qualifying for…
The COVID-19 pandemic led to countless changes in the way consumers behave, but it also forced several trends that already…
Million Dollar Round Table’s incoming president said the organization can be the best at anything but it can’t be the…
Advisors do more than sell insurance; they help clients maintain their dignity for the rest of their lives. That was…
The way to rebuild trust is not on an apology, Million Dollar Round Table members were told during the opening…
NAHU
Medicare enrollees who are in the workforce may not be aware of the array of rules surrounding health savings accounts…
Sustainability is the name of the game when it comes to your benefits practice. Susan Rider, vice president of sales…
Half of Americans have a mental health condition and the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing more of them into crisis, just…
Every health broker has clients who are getting medical bills that contain errors. Jim Napoli can say that because it’s…
Your heart can’t be in the right place if you never move your feet. That’s the message that Amy Waninger…
Consumers are used to instant communication, real time updates and clickable links to portals — all sorts of ways that…
Virtual meetings made the business world go around as COVID-19 moved many workplace activities out of the office. And these…
The National Association of Health Underwriters was scheduled to mark its 90th birthday by having its 2020 annual convention in…
The traditional sales pitch changed significantly over the initial months of 2020. Or at least it should have, said Steve…
NAILBA
An appearance by actor/comedian Kevin Pollack and the presentation of the Mooers Award put the finishing touches on the National…
DALLAS — While there are many products filling up their life insurance and annuity shelves, independent agents should not overlook…
DALLAS — The life settlement industry has been on a steady growth trend for some time now, and market developments…
DALLAS — Gen. John Kelly pushed back today on the “Fake News” and “Deep State” themes backed by his former…
DALLAS — The next economic cycle is likely to be accompanied by higher interest rates and higher inflation, a leading…
The National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies annual conference opens today with attendance up 16% over the past year….
DALLAS – The association representing life brokerage agencies opens its annual conference’s first full day with some wind in its…
DALLAS — Since long-term care insurance first caught on with consumers in the late 1980s, the product has struggled to…
BOSTON — LIMRA, LOMA and the Secure Retirement Institute launched FraudShare, a new platform that will enable financial services companies…
BOSTON — Insurance wholesalers have long been a critical link between insurers on one side and consumers on the other….
ORLANDO – Success in life insurance sales boils down to asking the right questions, a panel of industry veterans concluded…
ORLANDO – Some people say happiness is a choice. Danny O’Connell says happiness is a baseline. O’Connell, CEO at Next…
Serving the Hispanic marketplace can be rewarding and profitable, but advisors have to overcome a few obstacles to reach this…
Two veteran advisors and a young advisor who joined the ranks of management at a young age gave their secrets…
ORLANDO — The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors got off to a rockin’ start this morning with a…
ORLANDO — While Eszylfie Taylor is busy trying to see as many people as he can, he has thousands of…
ORLANDO — Scott Foster’s State Farm agency is firmly planted in the property/casualty world, yet he has qualified for Million…
SAN DIEGO — The National Association of Health Insurers wrapped up business here by electing new leadership to conclude the…
SAN DIEGO — Brian Doherty was national sales manager at New York Life and knew little about the important little…
SAN DIEGO — Plenty of conference speakers talk about changing the world, but Matt Irvine brought receipts. Speaking at the…
SAN DIEGO — A power struggle between generations is going on inside today’s workplaces. Benefits brokers need to understand how…
SAN DIEGO — Health care might be going through tension and turmoil, facing a most uncertain future — but agents…
SAN DIEGO — Emotion and patriotism were the theme for the morning opening ceremonies at the National Association of Health…
SAN DIEGO — Health brokers are at a crossroads, said John Sbrocco of Questige Consulting. It’s like the stockbrokers of…
SAN DIEGO — As health care delivery in general gets more complicated, it is doubly so for those relying on…
SAN DIEGO — The first day of the National Association of Health Underwriters featured a rapid fire flow of information…
