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If Chubb absorbs Hartford in the $23 billion deal, it will mark the final stage for a company known to many over the decades as The Hartford, a favorite across the life insurance and property/casualty markets.

By adopting best practices now and having an open mind to the future, advisors can ensure that their post-COVID work policies contribute to a productive, fair and growth-oriented office culture.

In addition to providing funding to carry out the Biden administration’s COVID-19 response plans, the American Rescue Plan contains what Manatt Health called “the most significant changes to health care coverage and access policies since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.”

In the fourth quarter, total life insurance new premium dropped 8%, compared with the record-breaking sales results in fourth quarter 2019. Total policy sales were up 2% in the fourth quarter, according to LIMRA’s U.S. Individual Retail Life Insurance Sales Survey.

President Joe Biden signed the sweeping $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package last week, and $1,400 checks are already arriving in individual bank accounts. When the checks are getting the most attention, several items in the bill will help small-employer agencies and advisor businesses, trade association executives say.

Despite Corporate America’s interest in diversity, equity and inclusion, the workforces, board rooms and C-suites of many financial services companies are not representative of the communities they serve. Members of a conference panel gave their thoughts on how to turn that situation around.

Many in the insurance industry are holding their collective breath as things get back to normal. A major worry is that deferred care will come crashing through the system by this summer, representing a flood of claims once people are willing to see a doctor again.

Think about clients who have money in IRAs, annuities or other brokerage accounts that they are using for emergency funds. Instead of leaving the money in a taxable account, consider repositioning those tax-inefficient dollars into a tax-free solution that offers additional leverage.

There could be plenty more changes in store before the investment advice rule is finally in place, said Brad Campbell, a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, during a Thursday webinar sponsored by the National Association for Fixed Annuities.

The employer sponsored insurance system “has been popular and resilient” and is here to stay, a policy think tank expert told attendees at America’s Health Insurance Plans’ virtual National Health Policy Conference on Thursday. But he added that it needs to be improved to ensure preservation.

Washington, D.C. – March 11, 2021 – A new study conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute examining individual account…

With Democrats holding a razor thin majority in Congress, and with some Democrats having misgivings on expanding the government’s role in health care, there is not enough support in Congress for a public option or Medicare buy-in, a consultant said during America’s Health Insurance Plans’ virtual National Health Policy Conference.
FILE PHOTO: Then-Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Gary Gensler testifies at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill July 30, 2013. REUTERS/Jose Luis Magana/File Photo

Gensler was chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2009 to 2014, and since November has led Biden’s transition planning for financial industry oversight. At the CFTC, Gensler implemented dramatic new swaps trading rules mandated by Congress.

In this rapidly diversifying country, the insurance and financial services industries are trying to catch up and diversify in advisors and clientele. Women are growing in percentage of agents and advisors, but progress has been slow. In this webinar, we will discuss the challenges women face in doing business in what has been a male-dominated business.