The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is terminating its Insure U consumer education website.
Read moreSurprise medical billing is a source of anger and frustration to consumers. Now, two House committees are releasing their proposals to protect consumers from the practice.
Creating an effective benefits communication and enrollment strategy isn’t something you toss together a few weeks before the annual enrollment begins. It takes knowledge of employee behavior as well as your clients’ company demographics and culture, plus time to map out key steps. That’s why it’s a good idea to start now to ensure your fall enrollments deliver optimal results.
A bill introduced by State Sen. Annette Taddeo, D, would make Florida the 12th state to elect its insurance commissioner.
Surprise medical billing is a source of anger and frustration to consumers. Now, two House committees are releasing their proposals to protect consumers from the practice.
Creating an effective benefits communication and enrollment strategy isn’t something you toss together a few weeks before the annual enrollment begins. It takes knowledge of employee behavior as well as your clients’ company demographics and culture, plus time to map out key steps. That’s why it’s a good idea to start now to ensure your fall enrollments deliver optimal results.
A bill introduced by State Sen. Annette Taddeo, D, would make Florida the 12th state to elect its insurance commissioner.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recently named 32 consumer liaison representatives for 2020.
The Secure Retirement Institute surveyed consumers who save in a retirement savings account to find out how they preferred to get their retirement plan information.
New Jersey became the latest state to pass a law to better protect senior citizens from financial exploitation.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners named its 2020 committee chairs and vice chairs.
Three key provisions of the SECURE Act will likely affect the way client’s handle their IRA. These provisions went into effect on Jan. 1 and include 1) eliminating the stretch provision on inherited IRAs, 2) increasing the RMD age from 70½ to 72, and 3) allowing individuals older than 70½ to make contributions to traditional IRAs.
The Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee voted to pass a strengthened annuity sales standard on to the NAIC Executive Committee and Plenary. The executive committee could take the final vote on the annuity rule changes early in 2020.
Once again, lawsuits and regulation were the most-read annuity topics on InsuranceNewsNet during 2019. Otherwise, readers were naturally interested in annuity sales rankings, among other topics. Here are the top five most-read annuity stories of the year.
The framework of client trust, like a building, requires a strong foundation. In this case, that foundation is questions. Every question causes an emotional reaction. To remove a negative emotional reaction, preface questioning by explaining the purpose for the questions.
The independent broker-dealer space is growing at a healthy pace, but just not as healthy as registered investment advisors are, one leading analyst said. That is one trend line not likely to change anytime soon, said Chip Roame, managing partner of Tiburon Strategic Advisors.
Life insurance can enable your client to pass on wealth while they are still alive.
Apparently, my kids don’t go to school and brag about how their dad sells indexed annuities. Stocks and bonds are clearly more glamorous. I wonder if my kids have watched too many Ken Fisher commercials?
While the third quarter is typically a tough quarter for life insurance sales, this year is was “particularly challenging,” said Sheryl Moore, president and CEO of Wink, Inc. With state insurance commissioners working to tighten up regulation of illustrations, it might remain a tough market.
