As the Department of Labor continues its work on rules extending fiduciary-like duties, some groups are not waiting. Two lawsuits filed in February may or may not have an impact on the outcome.

I’m sitting in grade six math class, doing the workbook exercises I hate. I’m asked to solve this problem…

Afra Smith sees The Melanin Project as a tool not just for education, but for advocacy. She’s adamant that payday loans should be outlawed and that schools should add financial literacy to their curriculum.

Elevated death benefits aside, most of the costs of COVID are medical and will be picked up by health insurers, Moody’s Investors Service said in a new report.

A recent study by global management consultant Oliver Wyman concluded that if insurers sold life insurance to women at the same proportion of their income as men, $500 billion in new written premiums could be created.

A majority of workers say the pandemic has made them more concerned about their finances, both immediate and long-term financial security.

Retirees and preretirees often hope for a Goldilocks financial world where investment returns increase year after year, nest eggs are more than adequate to support a long retirement, and there’s money left over to fund bequests to children, grandchildren and favorite charities.

SECURE 2.0 is on the agenda for a House floor vote Tuesday afternoon. The move pumps up hope for the bill, which passed the congressional Ways and Means Committee last year but lost momentum and was not tacked onto other bills.

The viability question of the government benefit and its trust fund is perhaps more vital for women because of the length and dependence of female beneficiaries, with a full 96% of Social Security survivor benefits going to women.

IMOs with the appetite and ability to analyze big data and accurately forecast customer product and channel engagement demands will outsmart the competition.

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, Turner spoke with InsuranceNewsNet and shared some of the steps she took on her way to the top, the challenges she encountered along the way, and her advice to other women for making it to the next level of success.