Lincoln reports strong life/annuity sales, executes with ‘discipline and focus’
Lincoln Financial reported strong gains in annuity and life insurance sales during Q4 2025, helping the insurer execute on its transition plan.
2025 annuity sales creep closer to $500 billion, LIMRA reports
Total annuity sales increased 6% in 2025, according to preliminary results from LIMRA’s U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey.
SEC: Get-rich-quick influencer Tai Lopez was running a Ponzi scam
The SEC alleges that the get-rich-quick investment tips offered by prominent social media influencer Taino “Tai” Lopez were little more than Ponzi-style scams.
Is the world becoming uninsurable?
Maybe, but insurers can still take back control from climate risk.
Auto insurance rates fell in 2025, but affordability gap between states is widening
After car insurance prices eased in 2025, insurers expect the gap between the most and least expensive states to widen further in 2026.
Companies take greater interest in employee financial wellness
More firms are highly concerned about their workers’ financial well-being, with most benefit decision-makers and workers agreeing that their company has a responsibility to ensure their employees are physically, mentally and financially well.
Amazon Go validates a warning to advisors
The real threat to advisors today is not technology. It is indistinguishability.
Corebridge Financial powers through executive shakeup with big sales
Corebridge Financial is counting on steady and strong sales to muscle the company through a period of intense transition.
Proposed ACA regulations are a win for brokers, consumers
The proposal “is the most radical shift in ACA regulations since the original ACA regulations were drafted,” one expert said.
Principal builds momentum for 2026 after a strong Q4
Principal Financial Group closed out the fourth quarter with solid performance, driven by steady revenue growth across its main business lines.
Planning for a retirement that could last to age 100
Increasing longevity should change the way people prepare for, transition to and live in retirement.
CVS Health CEO David Joyner fires back at AOC’s monopoly criticism
CVS Health President and CEO David Joyner took the brunt of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s viral broadside on health insurers three weeks ago.
Annuity check fraud: What advisors should tell clients
Annuity checks are no exception when it comes to check fraud. What can advisors tell their clients to keep them safe?
The insurance industry must embrace change like never before
Our industry must adapt to the changing lifestyles and needs of younger consumers
Tax filing season is a good time to open a Trump Account
Income tax filing season is in full swing and it’s a good time for parents to open a Trump Account for their children who are eligible.
Trump executive order on AI creates more uncertainty for insurance landscape
The recent executive order proposing unified federal governance of AI laws has created more uncertainty for insurance companies.
NAIC regulators work to tighten investment guideline on PRT transfers
The NAIC is readying a new guideline to tighten how insurance companies manage the massive wave of pension liabilities landing on their balance sheets.
5 risk mitigation strategies for HNW clients
Mitigation is one way to reduce risk exposure.
Affordability vs. cost containment: What health plans will face in 2026
Health plans are trying to seek balance between affordability and cost containment pressures.
