State Auto Financial Declares 113th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

–Health Insurance Innovations, Inc., a leading cloud-based technology platform and distributor of affordable health insurance, life insurance and supplemental plans, today announced the launch of www.agilelifeinsurance.com, a new on-line marketplace where consumers can easily compare and purchase an array of affordable life insurance products..

Insurance.com released a new study examining the worst states for auto accident claims.

Despite the fact that a significant number of families are having tough early conversations about paying for college, a new Citizens Bank survey shows that they still wish they had more time to plan, and the process is more difficult than expected.

–The National Insurance Crime Bureau today, released the most recent three-year analysis of insurance claims associated with hail storms in the United States, and Texas and Colorado continue to remain at the top of the list. According to a review of claims data from ISO ClaimSearch ®, there were a total of 2,891,291 hail loss claims from January 1, 2016 through…

–American parents are feeling the weight of familial financial obligations. In fact, 42% of parents say they were not financially prepared to have a child, according to a new white paper from Policygenius, the nation’s leading online insurance marketplace. “The reality is, it’s expensive to have a child, especially when you add that strain to the rest of your…

Forty percent of non-retired Americans say that “how much income they’ll have in retirement” is the most important question they face about retirement. And eight in ten (80%) non-retirees indicate they lack a specific financial plan that they follow. One-third are not preparing for retirement because they don’t have enough time.

Total new premium for individual life combination products dropped 2% to $4.3 billion in 2018, according to LIMRA. Life combination products provide life insurance coverage with long-term care or chronic illness coverage, an attractive value proposition to consumers. In 2018, combination products represented 27% of the overall U.S. individual life insurance market.

A new Colonial Life survey finds Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials and Gen Zers can all agree on one thing:. Regardless of age, full-time U.S. employees turn to humans– and not the web– when they need benefits information during enrollment season, according to new research from Colonial Life. In a survey of 1,506 full-time U.S. employees, Colonial Life found just 11%…

According to a new Wells Fargo survey, Americans are willing to do what it takes to make their homeownership goals a reality— such as taking on a side job, cutting expenses or considering a less-expensive location. More than one in four (27%) say the down payment is the biggest barrier, and it’s even more pronounced for millennials.

“Integrating Whole Life Insurance into a Retirement Income Plan: Emphasis on Cash Value as a Volatility Buffer Asset,” by Wade D. Pfau, Ph.D., CFA, and Michael Finke, Ph.D., CFP, considers several asset scenarios of people preparing for retirement. “This report shows that using insurance with other investments can really lay the foundation for better outcomes in…

A federal appeals court has requested written arguments on whether the House of Representatives and various Democratic-leaning states can step in to appeal a ruling striking down President Barack Obama’s health care law. The question is significant because President Donald Trump’s administration isn’t defending the law.

The Trump administration is expanding options for employers to use special accounts to help workers buy their own health insurance, upgrade job-based coverage, or choose low-cost plans with limited benefits, officials said.