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The sales of Annexus to Integrity had social media buzzing this week.
Integrity Marketing Group gains substantial distribution power with its deal to acquire Annexus.

Total 2021 deferred annuity sales of $243.6 billion represented a major bounceback year for the industry, according to new Wink’s Sales & Market Report data.
COVID-19 is having a wide-ranging impact on the economy, but not so much on life insurance claims.

The best way for the U.S. to prepare for a future pandemic is one that combines private-sector leadership with government action, said Dr. Mark McClellan, founding director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University.
Adventist and Anthem Blue Cross agreed to extend current deal.
Adventist and Anthem Blue Cross continue efforts to bridge the gap in negotiations.

The pandemic impact on talent is just one trend explored in the EY 2022 Global Insurance Outlook. It takes into consideration three trends that are particularly important in the coming months.
Interest rate hikes are upon us.

With its asset purchase programs fully winding down last week (the Fed was buying $120 billion a month of U.S. Treasury and mortgage securities), the Fed has signaled that it is ready to take the next step towards policy normalization.
Congress is grappling with several big-ticket items and it's an election year.

Voters will choose a new Congress as the nation enters its third year of the COVID-19 public health emergency. What will it mean for health policies and priorities in Washington in the coming year?
Source: Haver/Commonwealth Financial Network

According to the Energy Information Administration, the price of conventional gasoline has risen 57 percent in the past year, and consumers are feeling the squeeze.
Financial education programs are proving beneficial for employees and employers both.

According to a 2020 MDRT study, 85% of Americans would be more likely to trust recommendations from human advisors who demonstrate emotional intelligence, or EQ.
Georgia wants to set up its own health insurance marketplace.
The federal government says Georgia's health insurance marketplace plan does not meet regulations.

The Casualty Actuarial Society published a series of reports on race and property/casualty insurance pricing.
Regulators set future mortality rates today.
COVID-19 death rates will impact how insurers do business.

LIMRA is parsing the data to determine the mortality impact across the demographic groups from COVID, deteriorating health and deaths of despair.