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Dean Vagnozzi is suing the SEC and Amie Riggle Berlin, senior trial counsel, for alleged constitutional violations and abuse of power.

Dean Vagnozzi’s lawsuit against the United States and a Securities and Exchange Commission attorney should be dismissed on multiple legal grounds, government lawyers argue.

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Woods Aitken LLP, along with the Lincoln Human Resource Management Association and the Lincoln Journal Star, have announced the finalists for the 2026 Best Places to Work in Lincoln awards. Small companies: Americom Communications, Custom Blinds& Design and Wellbeing Initiative, Inc.. Extra-Large Companies: Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., Assurity Life…

Investors Heritage Life Insurance Company is pleased to announce that Anna Reynolds was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Counsel effective 2025.. Ms. Reynolds joined Investors Heritage in 2017 and has previously served as Associate General Counsel and Assistant Vice President. Ms. Reynolds earned her Juris Doctor from Northeastern…

Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the FSR of A+ and the Long-Term ICRs of“ aa-” of Old Republic National Title Insurance Company and American Guaranty Title Insurance Company. The ratings of Old Republic, which is considered the lead rating unit in the ORI enterprise, reflect its balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as strongest, as well as its strong…
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Dean Vagnozzi is suing the SEC and Amie Riggle Berlin, senior trial counsel, for alleged constitutional violations and abuse of power.

Dean Vagnozzi’s lawsuit against the United States and a Securities and Exchange Commission attorney should be dismissed on multiple legal grounds, government lawyers argue.

NAIFA supports DOL’s proposal to replace the current guidance “with guidance that is substantially similar to the guidance DOL adopted in 2021,” NAIFA President Christopher Gandy wrote in a letter to Andrew Rogers, administrator of the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division.

Unum Group today reported net income of $232.0 million for the first quarter of 2026, compared to net income of $189.1 million for the first quarter of 2025.. Included in net income for the first quarter of 2026 is a net after-tax investment loss on the Company’ s investment portfolio of $4.0 million and the Closed Block segment after-tax adjusted operating…

InspereX, the tech-driven distributor of fixed income, structured products, exchange-traded funds, and alternative investments, today announced a strategic expansion into the annuity marketplace through a new partnership with AuguStar ® Retirement, a Constellation company. “We’ re thrilled to partner with AuguStar to bring new solutions to financial…

James Kenfack, financial analyst at AM Best and one of the authors of the report, said,“ AM Best expects life insurance savings products to continue to be favoured over banking alternatives over the next 12 months. Morgane Hillebrandt, associate director, analytics, added,“ AM Best has noted that diversification efforts in the segment have continued as insurers…
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An Iowa widow claims that life insurers sold her indexed universal life policies in a risky premium financing plan.

An Iowa widow has filed suit against two life insurers, alleging a complex estate-planning strategy using IUL left her family’s debt-free farmland at risk.

NEW YORK& MIAMI—- Agam Capital, a global leader in insurance-related asset and liability analytics, and 1823 Partners LLC, a differentiated asset management firm focused on insurance-first investment strategies, today announced that they have formed a long-term strategic partnership to serve global insurance companies. Anant Bhalla, Co-Founder and CEO of…