America’s health care affordability crisis is driven by unchecked health care consolidation, particularly among hospitals, according to a report released by Families USA.

As life insurers toast another quarter of strong sales, executives are also eyeing the elephant in the room: a looming Equitable-Corebridge powerhouse.

A modified endowmnent contract isn’t inherently good or bad.

Two shifts in care are bringing more people to hospital outpatient departments, and these hospital departments are more expensive than independent physician offices for the same service.

Genworth Financial continues to grow its CareScout brand while doubling down on efforts to proactively manage its mispriced LTC blocks.

CVS Health reported strong first-quarter results Wednesday, with its insurance business, anchored by Aetna, showing meaningful improvement.

Total U.S. individual life insurance new annualized premium plus excess jumped 10% year over year to $4.5 billion in the first quarter of 2026, according to LIMRA’s preliminary U.S. Life Insurance Sales Survey.

Advisors expect that 54% of clients will receive ongoing comprehensive planning advice by 2027, up from the current 48%, according to the latest Cerulli Edge—U.S. Advisor Edition.

The economics are straightforward, and they’re ugly.

Corebridge and Equitable announced a March merger to form a $22 billion entity, a deal expected to close by year-end 2026.

Transamerica reached a settlement on charges that it improperly increased COI charges on certain life insurance policies in 2022 and 2023.

While many insurance providers have begun adopting artificial intelligence, others are already racing ahead to the next stage of scaling solutions.

Something significant is happening in the life insurance market, and it is unfolding quietly.

Advisors who recognize this and serve their female clients accordingly are better positioned to build meaningful, long-term relationships.

Although Americans are bracing for a higher tax burden in retirement, most are not doing proactive, year-round tax planning to mitigate their exposure.

Since the 2020 pandemic, life insurance sales have surged. In 2025, policy counts jumped 7% year over year, but there remains work to be done, LIMRA researchers say.