Proposed health care premiums for 2017 in nine states are expected to rise by an average of 12 percent over 2016, reaching an average of $503 a month. This is according to a health care researcher’s analysis of insurance company rate filings.
Rising longevity and health costs cry out for more Medigap coverage.
Among the five distribution channels through which voluntary benefits are sold, the employee benefit broker channel saw the largest market share gain in 2015.
Advisors might not be seriously looking at ESG ratings for mutual funds, but their millennial clients are.
Company officials say the time is right for Athene to do some serious expansion in the retirement services marketplace.
As the presidential race narrows to two, focus starts to shift to issues.
The regulatory impact analysis the Department of Labor used to produce its fiduciary rule is flawed and wrong, industry veteran Kim O’Brien says. So are many other aspects of the rule.
Independent insurance agents working through independent marketing organizations, or IMOs, to sell fixed indexed annuities can’t satisfy exemptions afforded them…
Fixed indexed annuity supporters who subdued the SEC six years ago see definite parallels between that fight and the…
The National Association for Fixed Annuities filed a second lawsuit Thursday to stop the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule. The trade association argues the rule is ‘arbitrary and capricious.’
Plaintiffs explain the decisions behind filing a U.S. District Court complaint asking a judge to vacate the Department of Labor fiduciary rule.
Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez says fiduciary rule is ‘built upon solid statutory and legal foundations.’
Lincoln Financial has introduced a term life policy that aims for approval in as little as 20 days
Here are the eight counts that form the basis of the complaint asking the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to overturn the DOL fiduciary rule.
Nine co-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court to stop the Department of Labor fiduciary rule. The lawsuit seeks an injunction, which could delay the rule until the next administration.
What advisors suggest a lottery winner should do with a mega-sized jackpot to make sure there are no rainy days in the future.
Advisors would do well to learn as much as possible about elderly health care financing, a new report says. Social Security benefits will not keep pace with health care spending, meaning advisors add value if they have insights to offer.
Will a new guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit entire buyers to return to variable annuities? Pacific Life is betting it will.
The Phil Mickelson case shows that sometimes a good, healthy fund is a better choice than a big play on a “sure-fire” tip.
