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“The most patriotic thing you can do is take care of yourself,” Dr. Mehmet Oz told the audience at an AHIP event this week.

The bid to reform indexed illustrations took another step this week with a presentation at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ spring meeting in San Diego.

“Employer-sponsored coverage isn’t one small part of the health care system – it is the American health care system,” said Dan Aronowitz, assistant secretary of labor and head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.

Health care affordability is the “north star” for AHIP, its president and CEO said Monday at the opening of the association’s annual Medicare, Medicaid, Duals and Commercial Markets Forum in Washington.

Two advisors were penalized last week for scamming clients and advisory firms out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

How annuities can replace bond and cash allocations to enhance retirement income security for current and future retirees.

As investors increasingly seek advice that goes beyond portfolio construction and performance, new research highlights charitable-giving conversations as an under-realized aspect of financial planning.

Total new annualized premium exceeded $17.5 billion in 2025, up 10% year over year, according to LIMRA’s individual life insurance sales survey.

Insurers remain optimistic about their investments going into 2026, despite heightened market uncertainty.

High-net-worth families often face elevated cyber risk because of their visibility, financial resources, and complex lifestyles.

A group of health plan customers has filed a lawsuit accusing CVS Caremark and affiliated entities of orchestrating a scheme that allegedly drove up prescription drug costs.

A new National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ working group aims to identify policy solutions to rising health care costs and insurance premiums.

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.

A federal judge officially killed the Department of Labor’s Retirement Security Rule on Tuesday.

In 2025, favorable economic conditions, along with aging demographics and more advisors selling annuities, led to record-breaking individual annuity sales across bank, BD and wirehouse channels.

Only 38% of affluent investors are comfortable with artificial intelligence, according to Cerulli Edge-U.S. Retail Investor Edition.  

Florida’s recent tort reforms were designed to reduce lawsuit incentives and the additional costs that arise when claim payouts increase because of societal and legal pressures.

Despite several high-profile lawsuits and continued market turbulence, indexed life insurance remains the preferred product for consumers.

A panel of insurance and legal leaders says artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the life and annuities industry, but compliance is a concern.