A sizable number of Americans – particularly young adults – are investing in or are considering investing in high-risk/speculative assets such as prediction markets, sports betting and cryptocurrencies.
New premium for single-premium products — both buy-out and buy-in contracts — surged 132% in the fourth quarter to $28 billion, according to LIMRA’s U.S. Group Annuity Risk Transfer Sales Survey.
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A sizable number of Americans – particularly young adults – are investing in or are considering investing in high-risk/speculative assets such as prediction markets, sports betting and cryptocurrencies.
New premium for single-premium products — both buy-out and buy-in contracts — surged 132% in the fourth quarter to $28 billion, according to LIMRA’s U.S. Group Annuity Risk Transfer Sales Survey.
A proposal to temporarily increase a state tax on health insurance premiums to help cover a $1 billion shortfall in the state budget will impact Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the state's largest health insurer, much less than the company originally feared, Wellmark officials and state administration leaders said. Kim Reynolds' administration has…
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Only 38% of affluent investors are comfortable with artificial intelligence, according to Cerulli Edge-U.S. Retail Investor Edition.
A bill advancing rapidly in the Iowa House would make a one-time tax increase on some health insurers and draw money from the Taxpayer Relief Fund to address the state's Medicaid shortfall. The bill would also include a $296.2 million transfer from the state's Taxpayer Relief Fund to account for state revenue declines caused by changes made through the…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act opens the door for advisors to implement advanced wealth transfer strategies in 2026.
Iowa House lawmakers are advancing legislation that would place a temporary tax increase on some health insurance companies in the state— matching a similar legislative proposal moving in the Senate. The House bill, like its Senate counterpart, would temporarily increase the tax on health insurance premiums from 0.925 percent to 3 percent to help the state…
If you’ re wondering why there are tax increases on top of tax increases this year, coming soon to a ballot near you if you haven’ t seen them already, one reason is Medi-Cal spending. In California, 14.5 million people are on Medi-Cal, the safety-net health insurance program for low-income people. A new report from the Legislative Analyst’ s Office warns that Medi-Cal…
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–Two of the nation's largest credit rating agencies are sounding alarms about New York City's escalating budget crisis, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani ramps up spending and pushes for tax increases to offset projected revenue shortfalls. “We believe the use of reserves for baseline budget management in the near term rather than developing other corrective…
Iowa House lawmakers are advancing legislation that would place a temporary tax increase on some health insurance companies in the state— matching a similar legislative proposal moving in the Senate. The House bill, like its Senate counterpart, would temporarily increase the tax on health insurance premiums from 0.925 percent to 3 percent to help the state…
Persistent and rising health care costs, coupled with longer life expectancies, are driving a sharp rise in retirement anxiety, according to MetLife’s new 2026 Paycheck or Pot of Gold Study.
Iowa House lawmakers are advancing legislation that would place a temporary tax increase on some health insurance companies in the state— matching a similar proposal moving in the Senate. The House bill, like its Senate counterpart, would temporarily increase the tax on health insurance premiums from 0.925% to 3% to help the state cover increasing Medicaid…
In addition to the tax increase, which lawmakers estimated would provide the state $173 million in one-time funds and $61 million in the years following, the bill also would route $70.3 million from the state General Fund to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services for the state's Medicaid program. Green said the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act approved by…
The SEC Division of Enforcement announced important updates to its Enforcement Manual to improve the consistency and uniformity of investigative practices
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A proposal to temporarily increase a state tax on health insurance premiums to help cover a $1 billion shortfall in the state budget will impact Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the state's largest health insurer, much less than the company originally feared, Wellmark officials and state administration leaders said Thursday. Kim Reynolds'…
