There was an expectation by life insurers that COVID-19 deaths would decline as vaccination rates increased throughout 2021. That has not happened, but most life insurers are not reporting any strong impact from higher mortality rates.

Households must put their own personal financial safety net in place. The financial services industry, particularly the insurance segment, must step up and help.

Regulation, business interruption insurance wrangles and some high-profile cases dominated our property & casualty coverage in 2021.

Regulators were busy in 2021 and annuity sales remained a prime target.

There’s never a lack of stories about advisors and the advice they offer. As in other years, 2021 was replete with predictions and proclamations about financial direction.

NAILBA and Finseca announced today that their respective board of directors have voted to initiate a process to explore a merger, which would create a powerful industry lobbying group.

But the most popular health-related article of the year dealt with a topic that impacted our readers’ practices.

A law to ban unexpected medical bills that took effect on New Year’s Day sounds simple enough. But, like many things out of Congress, the details are complicated. There are questions about how the “No Surprises Act” will be calculated and enforced, and there already have been several lawsuits filed seeking to change or eliminate elements of the complex legislation.

Fraudsters earned plenty of headlines throughout 2021 for a variety of scams, improper sales and lawsuit activity.

Members of the financial services community perform philanthropy on a grand scale.

Sam Richter gives you tips on how you can glean information on clients and use it to help them reach their financial goals.

Katie Brewer focuses on helping young clients build the foundation they need to live their richest lives.

How to go from running hot and cold to knowing what temperature to set.