The pandemic has highlighted health concerns and is a special challenge for those who need long-term care services.
The market for esoteric asset-backed securities offers compelling opportunities for investors seeking greater yields against more traditional fixed-income securities of similar quality and duration
A tax-free gift to a trust that owns life insurance can potentially avoid all taxation.
The pandemic has made consumers more aware of the need for life insurance and more aware of the role of the advisor in the purchase process.
How brokers can provide their employer clients with benefits that help their workers’ financial health.
How annuities can spread wealth to subsequent generations while helping advisors retain clients in the family.
President-elect Joe Biden is busy filling out a team and putting together plans for his administration. Here are the key economic and regulatory players and the potential influence they will have on insurance and financial services.
Every client had their own challenges and opportunities from COVID-19, yet the pandemic taught advisors lessons that can help them empower all their clients in planning for what’s next.
Understand the cause of negative thinking and how it limits your potential.
How are those New Year’s resolutions going? If they are already a distant memory, here is how to restart.
Rarely has a year dawned with such trepidation and hope. The end to the COVID-19 crisis is within view. Or more accurately, we can see the beginning of the end to this crisis.
It was a tough year to be a life insurance agent as COVID-19 swept across the country and led to business restrictions and stay-home advisories. On the other hand, the pandemic reminded Americans of the value of planning and life insurance. These five most-read stories reflect the year in life insurance.
The SECURE Act opens new opportunities for advisors to discuss long-term care planning, life insurance and guaranteed income with clients.
The year in annuities included good news, bad news, regulation and legislation. Annuities sold great, sold poorly and, for a brief period, didn’t sell at all as insurers pulled products from the shelves during the raging COVID-19 pandemic. Check out these five most-read annuity stories from InsuranceNewsNet.
A look at INN’s most-read health-related articles for the year showed that long-term care insurance attracted the most reader interest, with two of the five most popular health-related articles devoted to the topic.
It’s no secret that insurers have been hit by a wave of COVID-19-related litigation. The most recent count shows 1,328 lawsuits have been filed on behalf of policyholders.
The National Council of Insurance Legislators have adopted the NCOIL Transparency in Dental Benefits Contracting Model Act at year’s end.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an increased demand for benefits like telehealth, employee assistance programs (EAP) and mental health services for employees. Employers will need to move beyond traditional employee benefits to gain a competitive advantage in the talent marketplace.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2020 — Homeless New Yorkers are targeted in a $31.7 million slip-and-fall ring … A crime ring…
