NABIP asks Congress to stabilize ACA market, address affordability
The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals is in Washington this week to urge lawmakers to ensure affordable and high-quality health care for all Americans.
FIAs are growing as the primary retirement planning tool
Retirement income conversations have changed their tone.
Former NFL player convicted in nearly $200M Medicare fraud scheme
Joel Rufus French sold patient information and sham doctors’ orders for orthotic braces that patients did not want or need.
IUL tax strategy at center of new lawsuit filed in South Carolina
A new lawsuit in South Carolina alleges that Pacific Life accepted more than $1 million in premium payments tied to an IUL policy after firing the agent.
Jackson Financial ramps up reinsurance strategy to grow annuity sales
Jackson Financial unveiled its latest growth phase after the close of the fourth quarter 2025, but those significant moves dominated the insurer’s quarterly call on Thursday.
NAIC group nearly set to kick off pilot test to evaluate insurers’ use of AI
State insurance regulators moved closer Tuesday to launching a multistate pilot of a new artificial intelligence system evaluation tool this spring.
The new frontier in obesity care for seniors
How to help clients navigate Medicare rules for Part D coverage of GLP-1 drugs.
NABIP looks to reset after CEO’s departure
The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals Board of Trustees announced that, effective immediately, Jessica Brooks-Woods is no longer serving as the association’s CEO.
Lawsuit accuses Cigna PBM of ‘demanding kickbacks’ from drug maker
The Plumbers’ Welfare Fund has filed a lawsuit accusing Express Scripts and its parent company Cigna of a multibillion-dollar scheme to allegedly inflate drug costs.
Conning says insurers’ success in 2026 will depend on ‘strategic adaptation’
Experts at Conning Asset Management say insurers must remain strategically adaptive to stay ahead in 2026.
Bermuda tightens reinsurance regs, sees a decline in new entrants
Bermuda saw a decline in new life and annuity reinsurance entrants during 2025, but the country remains the dominant offshore hub for reinsurers.
LTC: A critical component of retirement planning
Long-term care has always been an essential piece of retirement planning discussions.
The structural rise of structured products
Structured credit has shifted over the past decade.
Invigorating client relationships with AI coaching
Tools that once felt unfamiliar have quietly become a part of daily life. AI is following a similar path.
Lincoln reports strong life/annuity sales, executes with ‘discipline and focus’
Lincoln Financial reported strong gains in annuity and life insurance sales during Q4 2025, helping the insurer execute on its transition plan.
2025 annuity sales creep closer to $500 billion, LIMRA reports
Total annuity sales increased 6% in 2025, according to preliminary results from LIMRA’s U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey.
SEC: Get-rich-quick influencer Tai Lopez was running a Ponzi scam
The SEC alleges that the get-rich-quick investment tips offered by prominent social media influencer Taino “Tai” Lopez were little more than Ponzi-style scams.
Is the world becoming uninsurable?
Maybe, but insurers can still take back control from climate risk.
Amazon Go validates a warning to advisors
The real threat to advisors today is not technology. It is indistinguishability.
