4 key actions to future-proof your practice
Ways to build stronger client relationships and raise retention rates in the coming year.
RILAs: Still a teenager and already a leader
It’s difficult to imagine the demand for registered index-linked annuities fading anytime soon.
Will we need AI to monitor AI?
As we look at technology in this month’s issue, artificial intelligence jumps out as the trend that continues to receive the most buzz in the insurance industry.
AI won’t save your leadership: It will expose it
Artificial intelligence is not the magic shortcut to effectiveness.
How life insurance closes the financial confidence gap
Life insurance builds security amid consumers’ financial concerns.
The insurance industry is at ground zero in a perfect storm
For financial professionals, there has never been a better time to prepare for the Great Wealth Transfer and the increasing need for long-term care.
The Care Gap: Medicare and insurance won’t cover this
How to help clients prepare for the financial, emotional and logistical realities of long-term care.
2026 midterms: What’s in play and why it matters
Three elections that will shape control of the U.S. Senate.
Client conversations: Words to use and words to lose
Conversations are the backbone of what financial professionals do with clients.
Prudential sees life, annuity growth; shakes up Japan operations
Prudential produced a big third-quarter jump in earnings with all of its businesses turning profits.
Cigna defends decision to end drug rebates amid record Q3 revenues
Cigna Group executives stood firm Thursday on eliminating drug rebates as the best route forward for the entire industry.
Balanced growth drives Lincoln Financial’s improved Q3 results
Despite missing Wall Street’s Q3 revenue expectations, Lincoln Financial experienced a significant turnaround from the same quarter of 2024.
Trends show a new world of insurance litigation
Coverage litigation trends in U.S. federal courts since 2022 reflect a markedly different landscape from both the early COVID-19 years and the decade preceding them.
AI & Algorithms: Reshaping portfolio checkups — and outsmarting risk
Tech-savvy insurance providers are using AI-powered algorithms to automate underwriting needs and moderate risk.
Federal Reserve cuts rates gain; Powell says Dec. cut ‘not a forgone conclusion’
The Federal Reserve wrapped up a two-day meeting Wednesday with a second consecutive quarter percentage point, or 25 basis points.
Ho hum, Q3 annuity sales set yet another record at $119B, LIMRA reports
Total annuity sales increased 4% to $119.3 billion in the third quarter of 2025, setting yet another quarterly sales record, LIMRA reported.
CVS Health exits poor markets and businesses, reports record Q3 revenues
Leaving the Affordable Care Act exchange, closing some Oak Street clinics and taking a $5.7 billion charge all have CVS Health on a much better financial path.
Annuities: The key to unlocking financial security in retirement
Annuities provide guaranteed payments regardless of market conditions.
States lead effort to fix America’s long-term care crisis
States are stepping up to respond to the need for long-term services and supports in innovative ways.
