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April 13, 2026

AI won’t solve the workforce crisis; here’s what will

Thousands of insurance professionals are expected to retire from the industry in the next 10-15 years. How will the industry respond?

Agam Capital Announces the Continued Growth of Agam ISAC’s Bermuda Platform

April 13, 2026

TEANECK, N.J.& HAMILTON, Bermuda—- Agam Capital, a global leader in insurance-related asset and liability analytics, is advising one of the largest mutual life insurers in the United States, in the formation and launch of an incorporated segregated account company as a Bermuda- domiciled Class E life and annuity reinsurer. Agam’ s Co-Founders, Chak Raghunathan and…

An Application for the Trademark “PREMIER ACCESS” Has Been Filed by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America: The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

April 10, 2026

2026 APR 10– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a trademark application has been made for“ PREMIER ACCESS” by Catherine M.C. Farrelly Frankfurt Kurnit Klein& Selz, representing The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Farrelly Frankfurt Kurnit…

AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to North American Fire & General Insurance Company Limited and North American Life Insurance Company Limited

April 10, 2026

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B++ and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ bbb+” to North American Fire& General Insurance Company Limited and North American Life Insurance Company Limited. NAFICO was incorporated in Guyana in 1989 and is the third-largest carrier in the country’ s insurance industry. Overall, both companies belong to the…

April 10, 2026
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Older clients might still be a fit for life insurance.

Supporting the ‘better late than never’ market with life insurance

Life insurance, both for protection and as a financial planning tool, remains a crucial part of any portfolio for clients nearing retirement.

Best’s Special Report: Analysis Shows Drastic Shift in Life Insurance Reserves Toward Annuity Products, and a Slide in Credit Quality

April 10, 2026

A new AM Best analysis reveals that funds held to back individual annuity policies now account for over 36% of the U.S. life/annuity insurance segment’ s overall reserves, which is up from 32% prior to the financial crisis of 2008. It illustrates a shift from traditional, defined benefit retirement and income protection approaches toward strategies more…

April 10, 2026
Image shows a couple holding a baby.
Childless couples are not necessarily out on life insurance.

The child-free client: how advisors can support this growing demographic

Recent data from the Pew Research Center found that among adults under 49 without children, 47% say they never wants kids. But do they need life insurance?

WoodmenLife 2025 annual report celebrates family, community and country

April 9, 2026

WoodmenLife today released its annual report for 2025, celebrating the efforts of the Omaha-based life insurer’s members to honor family, community, and country, while achieving superior financial results. 

April 9, 2026

Overcoming price objections by reframing costs

The premium rarely stops the decision. The misunderstanding behind the premium does.

Virginia insurance regulators order rate cuts for several Aflac policies

April 9, 2026

As a result, Aflac— also known as American Family Life Assurance Co.— is cutting premium rates on 16 different policies by as much as 35%, its filings with the bureau show. In addition, Aflac agreed to pay a $64,000 fine to settle the matter. In the review, bureau staff checked six specific Aflac policies that offered supplement coverage when policyholders suffer…

AM Best Maintains Under Review With Positive Implications Status for The Fortegra Group, Inc.’s Insurance Subsidiaries

April 9, 2026

The property/casualty operating subsidiaries of Fortegra include Lyndon Southern Insurance Company; Insurance Company of the South; Response Indemnity Company of California; Blue Ridge Indemnity Company; Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company; and Fortegra Europe Insurance Company SE. Furthermore, AM Best has maintained the under review with positive…

April 9, 2026

Life insurance application activity sees record-breaking Q1

U.S. life insurance application activity showed double-digit growth of +14.3% year-to-date in Q1-2026, representing the highest Q1 growth on record and achieving the highest total volume for any quarter on record, according to the MIB Life Index.

Virginia insurance regulators order Aflac rate cuts

April 9, 2026

As a result, Aflac— American Family Life Assurance Co.— is cutting premium rates on 16 different policies by as much as 35%, its filings with the bureau show. In addition, Aflac agreed to pay a $64,000 fine to settle the matter. In the review, bureau staff checked six specific Aflac policies that offered supplement coverage when policyholders suffer injuries from…

ATTORNEY GENERAL MAYES ANNOUNCES PRISON SENTENCES IN FRAUDULENT LIFE INSURANCE SCHEME TARGETING VULNERABLE ARIZONANS

April 8, 2026

On April 2, 2026, Shannon Ariel Lovell was sentenced to 3.5 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections, to be followed by supervised probation for 3 years. On March 12, 2026, Ryan Patrick Michell was sentenced to 5.5 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections, also to be followed by supervised probation for 4 years. From July 1, 2017 through approximately…

Virginia orders rate cuts for 16 Aflac policies

April 8, 2026

As a result, Aflac— American Family Life Assurance Co.— is cutting premium rates on 16 different policies by as much as 35%, its filings with the bureau show. In addition, Aflac agreed to pay a $64,000 fine to settle the matter. In the review, bureau staff checked six specific Aflac policies that offered supplement coverage when policyholders suffer injuries from…

Virginia insurance regulators order rate cuts for several Aflac policies

April 8, 2026

As a result, Aflac— American Family Life Assurance Co.— is cutting premium rates on 16 different policies by as much as 35%, its filings with the bureau show. In addition, Aflac agreed to pay a $64,000 fine to settle the matter. In the review, bureau staff checked six specific Aflac policies that offered supplement coverage when policyholders suffer injuries from…

April 8, 2026
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Total life premiums and considerations in 2025 reached a record high of $1.09 trillion.

Life insurers post modest gains following record 2024, S&P Global finds

The life insurance industry experienced a 4.3% increase in total direct premiums and considerations in 2025, reaching a record high of $1.09 trillion.

Aflac overcharging Virginians, SCC finds

April 8, 2026

As a result, Aflac— American Family Life Assurance Co.— is cutting premium rates on 16 different policies by as much as 35%, its filings with the bureau show. In addition, Aflac agreed to pay a $64,000 fine to settle the matter. In the review, bureau staff checked six specific Aflac policies that offered supplement coverage when policyholders suffer injuries from…

Virginia orders rate cuts for Aflac policies

April 7, 2026

As a result, Aflac— also known as American Family Life Assurance Co.— is cutting premium rates on 16 different policies by as much as 35%, its filings with the bureau show. In addition, Aflac agreed to pay a $64,000 fine to settle the matter. In the review, bureau staff checked six specific Aflac policies that offered supplement coverage when policyholders suffer…

QANDA WITH OBI BOARD CHAIR JUSTIN DELANEY

April 7, 2026

Following two years as vice chair of OBIs board of directors, Justin Delaney recently took over as board chair from Lori Olund. He joined the company in 1997 following his graduation from Lewis and Clark Law School. Founded by Leo Samuel in 1906 as the Oregon Life Insurance Company, The Standard currently provides nearly every type of insurance except for…

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