October 23, 2023 Carriers are committed to AI, analysts say. Carriers plan to increase their investments in AI over the next five years Life and annuity carriers are on a journey to move from modernizing their legacy technology systems toward a greater investment…
October 23, 2023 Talent acquisition and customer experience are two major issues for the industry going forward, executives say. Are financial services’ employees ever working from the office again? WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thirteen percent of employees are full-time remote, according to Forbes, while another 28% work some form of…
NABIP names Jessica Brooks-Woods as incoming CEO June 27, 2023 (Washington, DC) – Following an extensive national search, Jessica Brooks-Woods, MPM, PHR, has been appointed as the incoming CEO of…
June 27, 2023 Seven ways benefits brokers can wow clients beyond open enrollment Any benefits broker can impress their clients when it’s time for open enrollment. But it’s what that broker does beyond…
June 27, 2023 Mental health benefits become a ‘must have’ in the workplace Mental health benefits are no longer a “nice-to-have” workplace benefit but have become a “really big, must-have pain point, especially…
June 26, 2023 Clarifying Medicare Advantage marketing rules The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been cracking down on Medicare Advantage marketing, leaving Medicare agents subject to…
June 26, 2023 Making long-term disability insurance a priority for employers, workers Benefits brokers spend only a few minutes a year discussing long-term disability insurance with their employer clients, and that means…
Rising interest rates helping to stabilize long-term care insurance policies April 26, 2023 SALT LAKE CITY – When interest rates rose, it meant good news for insurers holding books of long-term care insurance…
Speaker: will life insurance companies stop writing policies less than $250,000? April 26, 2023 SALT LAKE CITY – Inflation and rising interest rates. Regulatory pressure and market volatility. These unique economic conditions might force…
Panel: Advisors will warm to annuities, opening up big market April 26, 2023 SALT LAKE CITY – The advisor’s office is where annuity sellers have longed to find acceptance, only to be repeatedly…
RILAs showing ‘almost unprecedented’ growth, speaker says, here to stay April 25, 2023 SALT LAKE CITY – The shine might be off registered indexed-linked annuities (RILAs) now that interest rates are climbing higher…
April 25, 2023 Todd Giesing Strong annuity sales forecast through at least 2027, LIMRA says Annuity sales have settled in on a new tier – a $300 billion-a-year tier – and are expected to remain…
The customer journey through the ‘purchase funnel’ April 25, 2023 How do consumers recognize their need for life insurance, shop for it and eventually purchase coverage? The customer journey involves…
April 24, 2023 "A best interest standard is better." Annuity regulation comes into focus, but more to come The regulation of annuities is proceeding down two tracks that could come to a head very soon. There is no…
April 24, 2023 Pandemic left lasting appreciation for mortality, life insurance in young people, LIMRA/Life Happens poll shows The memory of the dark, scary days of the COVID-19 pandemic might be fading but the lessons are apparently imprinted…
April 24, 2023 The top three trends affecting distribution at BGAs and IMOs The distribution of life insurance and annuities is forever evolving, but perhaps more than usual at the moment as various…
Life insurance sales continue to backslide from pandemic highs, study finds November 16, 2022 DALLAS – Life insurance sales trends are cooling off from the COVID-19 pandemic sales bump. The question for the industry…
November 15, 2022 SECURE 2.0 might have to wait, NAILBA panelist says DALLAS – The clock might run out before Congress can get around to vote on the popular SECURE 2.0 retirement…
November 15, 2022 Panel: Acquisition activity likely to continue despite higher cost of debt The cost of debt is going up significantly with the rising interest rates, but mergers and acquisitions are likely to…
November 15, 2022 Marc Cadin speaks at NAILBA Monday. NAILBA marks merger with Finseca by urging member growth DALLAS – The National Association of Insurance and Life Brokerage Agencies and Finseca leaders finally shared a stage Monday months…